The second of 3 podcasts featuring judges of the 2008 Féile Filíochta International Poetry Competition run by Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Libraries, recorded at the Pavilion Theatre in Dun Laoghaire. In this episode celebrated Irish-language poet Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill reads from her latest work, a dual language collection with Paul Muldoon titled The Fifty Minute Mermaid. Her poetry is characterised by its focus on the rich cultural and linguistic heritage of Ireland, as well as its constant crossing of boundaries between, for instance, the mythic and the everyday, sexuality and

spirituality, the past and the present. Her works have also been translated into several

languages and she is a regular broadcaster on Irish radio and television. Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill is introduced by Dun Laoghaire Rathdown's writer in residence, Katie Donovan. Sound Recording by Matt Verso at the Pavilion Theatre. Produced by Edgecast Media on behalf of the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Libraries.

The first of 3 podcasts featuring judges of the 2008 Féile Filíochta International Poetry Competition run by Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Libraries, recorded at the Pavilion Theatre in Dun Laoghaire. This episode features award winning poet and playwright Rita Ann Higgins. A native of

Galway, Rita Ann has published eight collections of poetry. Five with Salmon publishing

and three with Bloodaxe, including her latest collection ‘Throw in the vowels: new

and selected poems’. She has written four plays and has been writer in residence

at the National University of Ireland and also writer in residence with Galway and

Offaly County Councils. She was the Green Honors Professor at Texas Christian

University in 2000, was awarded an Honorary Fellow at Hong Kong Baptist University in 2006 and is a member of the Irish arts affiliation, Aosdána. Rita Ann Higgins is introduced by Dun Laoghaire Rathdown's writer in residence, Katie Donovan. Sound Recording by Matt Verso at the Pavilion Theatre. Produced by Edgecast Media on behalf of the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Libraries.

The second part of the Books in the Park podcast features the adult authors who took part. The speakers are Paul Carson, Sarah Webb, Robert Dunbar, Marisa Mackle and Jacinta McDevitt. Recorded at Cabinteely Park, Dublin, Ireland on 23rd June 2007. "Books In The Park" was jointly organised by the Library Service and Parks Sections of Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council. The reporter is Brian Greene. Produced by Edgecast Media Ltd on behalf of the Public Library Service of Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council.

5 childrens authors read at an outdoor event at Cabinteely Park, Dublin, Ireland on 23rd June 2007. "Books In The Park" was jointly organised by the Library Service and Parks Sections of Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council. The speakers in this episode include: authors Don Conroy, Oisin McGann, Aisling O Loughlin, Joe O Brien and Derek Landy, Mairead Owens and Conor Peoples from the Library Service and members of the public. The reporter is Conn Ó Muíneacháin. Produced by Edgecast Media Ltd on behalf of the Public Library Service of Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council.