The major theme for our 2026 Festival will be Boundaries: setting them and crossing them

Speakers announced so far include:

Cormac Moore on The Irish Boundary Commission, subject of his latest book

Lewis Baston on his book Borderlines: A History of Europe in 29 Borders

Sam MacBride discussing the book For and Against a United Ireland, which he co-authored with Fintan O'Toole

Elaine Farrell and Leanne McCormick, authors of Bad Bridget: Crime, Mayhem and the Lives of Irish Emigrant Women as well as a podcast of the same name

Leanne Calvert on her recent book  Life, love and family in Presbyterian Ulster

Sonja Tiernan, speaking about Eva Gore-Booth to mark the anniversary edition of Sonja's biography of the activist, writer and poet who broke boundaries in every aspect of her life

Tickets will go on sale shortly on this website, and check back here and on our Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn accounts for more speaker announcements!