Jean Harrington, President of Publishing Ireland said, ‘We are delighted to be in a position to extend both the duration and scope of the Dublin Book Festival at a time when funding for the arts is in decline.’
Although the event schedule will not be released until the Thursday, 24 February, the festival will feature over 60 of Ireland’s leading authors, poets and journalists taking part in readings, debates, workshops and book launches spread between City Hall the National Library of Ireland and the Project Arts Centre.
The City Hall hub will feature a bookshop with titles for sale from over 100 Irish publishers and coffee shop run by Insomnia.
All events in the City Hall location will be free of charge, though some events at other locations may require donations from patrons.
The festival is backed by Irish book publishers and supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture and Sport, Foras na Gaeilge, Dublin City Libraries and Dublin City Council.
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