In her first public event as the fourth Laureate for Irish Fiction 2025-2028, Éilís Ní Dhuibhne discussed her writing career to date and her role as Laureate with Niall MacMonagle. This event was recorded at  the National Library of Ireland on 16 September 2025.

Section 6 of the 'Artists with Disabilities at the Intersection of Work and Welfare' Report: Literature Review.

VO Artist: Dorothy Grace Laity

Section 5 of the 'Artists with Disabilities at the Intersection of Work and Welfare' Report: Policy Context.

VO Artist: Dorothy Grace Laity

Section 4 of the 'Artists with Disabilities at the Intersection of Work and Welfare' Report: Recommendations.

VO Artist: Dorothy Grace Laity

Section 3 of the 'Artists with Disabilities at the Intersection of Work and Welfare' Report: Findings.

VO Artist: Dorothy Grace Laity

Section 2 of the 'Artists with Disabilities at the intersection of Work and Welfare' Report: Background, Rationale and Methodology.

VO Artist: Dorothy Grace Laity

Introduction to the 'Artists with Disabilities at the Intersection of Work and Welfare' report 2025.

VO Artist: Dorothy Grace Laity

Patricia Forde, Laureate na nÓg 2023 - 2026, delivered her inaugural laureate lecture at Baboró 2024, inspired by the theme she has chosen for her laureate, “Making It Up As We Go Along”. Patricia discussed the importance of reading in a child’s creative development and the importance of immersive play in fostering the skills required to read and write creatively.

The December Art of Reading book club features Laureate for Irish Fiction Colm Tóibín in conversation with writer Elaine Feeney about his book 'How to Build a Boat'.

“Elaine Feeney’s second novel, set in a small, fictional Irish town on the west coast, tells the story of Jamie, a boy who seeks to connect with his dead mother. ‘Feeney’s prose,’ The New York Times has written, ‘is both careful and relaxed — detailed in its description of place and character and of the effortful human urge to find order in the natural world.’” — Colm Tóibín

Learn more about the Art of Reading Book Club and the Laureate for Irish Fiction programme: https://www.artscouncil.ie/uploadedFiles/wwwartscouncilie/Content/Arts_in_Ireland/Literature/Laureate_for_Irish_Fiction/Art%20of%20Reading%20Book%20Club%202024.pdf

The November Art of Reading book club features Laureate for Irish Fiction Colm Tóibín in conversation with writer Michael Magee about his book 'Close to Home'.

“Michael Magee’s first novel deals with the Troubles as both legacy and aftermath. At its centre is Sean who has returned to Belfast. The book has been described by The Guardian as ‘a staggeringly humane and tender evocation of class, violence and the challenge of belonging in a world that seems designed to keep you watching from the sidelines.’”

— Colm Tóibín

Learn more about the Art of Reading Book Club and the Laureate for Irish Fiction programme: https://www.artscouncil.ie/Arts-in-Ireland/Literature/Laureate-for-Irish-Fiction/The-Art-of-Reading-Book-Club/