Children & YA 2023

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Clara Kumagai: Catfish Rolling

8 July 202311:30 am
Bantry Bookshop
Free. Age 14+ (also loved by adults!)
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Yeva Skalietska: You Don't Know What War Is: The diary of a young girl from Ukraine

8 July 20235:00 pm
Bantry Library
Free
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Leona Forde: Milly McCarthy is a Complete Catastrophe

9 July 20233:00 pm
St. Brendan’s Hall
Free but ticketed
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The Summer I Robbed a Bank: Family Theatre

12 July 20233:00 pm
St. Brendan’s Hall
Free but ticketed. Age 8+
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Children & YA
Meet the Writers

Past Events

Saturday 8 July 2023

Sir Adam The Brave & The Moody Monsters: David & Adam King

8 July 202311:00 am
St. Brendan’s Hall
Free but ticketed. Age 3+
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Poetry As Commemoration: Teen workshop

8 July 202311:00 am
Marino Church, Bantry
Free but ticketed. Max 15 people. Age: 14-17
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Clara Kumagai: Catfish Rolling

8 July 202311:30 am
Bantry Bookshop
Free. Age 14+ (also loved by adults!)
Find out more

Yeva Skalietska: You Don't Know What War Is: The diary of a young girl from Ukraine

8 July 20235:00 pm
Bantry Library
Free
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Sunday 9 July 2023

Leona Forde: Milly McCarthy is a Complete Catastrophe

9 July 20233:00 pm
St. Brendan’s Hall
Free but ticketed
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Monday 10 July 2023

IWC/WCLF Young Writer Delegates Programme 2023

10 July 2023
Apply by 17 May. Ages 18-26
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Wednesday 12 July 2023

Elephant Island: Leo Timmers

12 July 202311:00 am
St. Brendan’s Hall
Free but ticketed. Age: 4-11
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The Summer I Robbed a Bank: Family Theatre

12 July 20233:00 pm
St. Brendan’s Hall
Free but ticketed. Age 8+
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Thursday 13 July 2023

Can Bears Ski? Raymond Antrobus

13 July 202311:00 am
St. Brendan’s Hall
Free but ticketed. Age 3+. ISL Interpreter
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The Rainbow Library with Kip Alizadeh

13 July 20232:15 pm
St. Brendan’s Hall
Free
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Fáilte Ireland
Wild Atlantic Way
CCC Library & Arts Service
Cork County Council
Pure Cork
Creative Places West Cork Islands
RTÉ Supporting The Arts
Maritime Hotel