Theme "Extraordinary Travels, Extraordinary Lives"

For further information on any festival event please contact us. To enquire about booking tickets for any of the Immrama events visit our booking page on this web site.

11th June

8.00 p.m. – 10.00 p.m.
Catherine de Courcy - Author and historian, most recent book "An Adventure in Grief"
Venue: Courthouse Theatre
Price: €15.00

12th June

Morning Session
Áine Uí Fhoghlú - Poet
Poetry workshops. Confined to primary schools only.
Venue: Lismore Public Library

6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Launch of Alan Murphy's Children's Poetry Book 'Mona Lisa's on our fridge' by Susan Knight, winner of the 2008 Molly Keane Creative Writing Award
Venue: Lismore Public Library
Price: FREE

8.00 p.m. – 10.00 p.m.
Rory Maclean - Canadian Travel Writer Books include: "Stalin's Nose; The Magic Bus; Falling for Icarus".
Venue: Courthouse Theatre
Tickets: €15.00

13th June

11.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m.
Donald Brady - Waterford County Librarian. Presentation on "Film and Film making in Waterford"
Venue: Courthouse Theatre
Price: FREE

11.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.
Creative Writing Workshop Part 1
Annie Rogers and Mary Branley
Venue: To be determined
Tickets Part 1 and 2: €75.00

12.30 p.m. – 1.45 p.m.
Lunchtime with....
Dermot Somers - Writer, Broadcaster and Mountaineer
Venue: Lismore House Hotel
Price: FREE - Light lunch provided at additional cost.

2.00 p.m. – 2.45 p.m.
Presentation of The Molly Keane Memorial Creative Writing Award
Venue: Public Library
Price: FREE

3.00 p.m. – 5.00 p.m
Kate Adie - Author and former BBC Chief News Correspondent. Author of "The Kindness of Strangers," and "Nobody's Child: the Lives of Abandoned Children"
Venue: Blackwater Community School
Tickets: €25

8.00 p.m. – 10.00 p.m.
Fergal Keane - Journalist and Author. Books include "The Bondage of Fear", and "There Will Be Sunlight Later - A Memoir of War; A Strangers Eye; Letters Home; Letter to Daniel and Season Of Blood"
Venue: Blackwater Community School
Tickets: €25.00

10.00 p.m. – 12.00 p.m.
Open Mic Poetry Session
New and Emerging Poets read and discuss their works in an open forum facilitated by Jean Webster, Asst. County Librarian.
Venue: Lismore House Hotel
Price: FREE

14th June

8.30 a.m. – 10.30 a.m.
Literary breakfast with....
Manchán Magan - Author, Travel Writer and Television documentary maker. Venue: Ballyrafter House Hotel
Tickets: €25.00

11.00 a.m.
Gregorian Mass
Venue: St. Carthage's Catholic Church

12.00 p.m. – 2.00 p.m.
Travel Writing Workshop Part 2
Annie Rogers and Mary Branley
Venue: To be determined
Tickets Part 1 and 2: €75.00

2.00 p.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Afternoon in Millenium Park
Children's Fun Events with Galway Circus Project, Wobbly Circus, Music

6.30 p.m. – 8.30 p.m.
An evening with ....
Dervla Murphy - Travel Writer
Venue: Fort William House, Glencairn
Tickets: €20.00

Programme subject to change
Season Tickets for literary events (excluding workshop and Sunday events) €70.00
Saturday Special ticket (Kate Adie and Fergal Keane) €40.00. (Saving €10.00)
Bookings and Tickets at 058 53803 or 058 54975

Fringe Events

Please note that these events although taking place during the festival weekend are not organised by Immrama and are not included in any ticket arrangements. (More events may be organised)

Open Gardens - (All weekend)
Bonnies Bouquets, New Street, Lismore
Ballyin Gardens, Ballyduff Road, Lismore

Spectacular Sculpture Exhibition - (All weekend)
Of large scale works by renowned wood turner and sculptor Liam O'Neill.
Tourin House & Gardens, Co. Waterford.

Scallywags Grand Opening - (Saturday 13th June 11am to 2pm)
Bóthar Mochuda, Lismore, Co. Waterford.

An Interview With James Ballantyne - (Sunday 14th June 1pm)
The Summerhouse, Lismore, Co. Waterford.

Sunday June 15th Lismore Farmers Market including 'A Taste of West Waterford'
Local Chefs showcasing local produce.
Castle Avenue, Lismore