Opening Reception of the 26th West Cork Literary Festival

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Time and date

Friday 12 July 2024

5:00 pm

Location

Bantry Library
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Join us as we gather in Bantry once again and welcome audience members, workshop participants, festival sponsors and supporters and of course the writers who will be with us over the course of the week.

This year's brochure cover art is a detail from Eilis O'Connell's painting REST.

The festival will be officially opened by Mary McCarthy, director of the Crawford Art Gallery

Admission: Free. All welcome

Rest by Eilis OConnell

Writer

Mary McCarthy

Mary McCarthy

Mary McCarthy is the Director of Crawford Art Gallery one of Ireland’s National Cultural Institutions. She was appointed Director of the Crawford Art Gallery in 2018 and since then has worked with the...

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