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@livirishfest.bsky.social📚 Who will take home this year's John McGahern Annual Book Prize?
Now in its seventh year, the £5,000 award celebrates the best debut work of fiction by an Irish writer.
📅 2.30pm, Sun 18 Oct
📍 VG&M
🎟️ Free, booking required
@livirishfest.bsky.social📚 Discover the life of one of Ireland's great writers.
Professor Frank Shovlin discusses his new authorised biography of John McGahern, drawn from more than two decades of research.
📅 11.30am, Sun 18 Oct
📍 VG&M
🎟️ £8/free students
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@livirishfest.bsky.social📰 180 years on: Coranna... versus the Horsemen of the Apocalypse 🏇
Our latest #LIF2026 article takes us back to 1846 and the remarkable story of George Henry Moore and his horse.
After winning the Chester Gold Cup, Moore used the winnings to help people affected by An Gorta Mór.
@livirishfest.bsky.social💃 A new generation of céilí!
Movema and The Saltcutters bring Irish traditional forms together with multiple-heritage perspectives, live music and dances.
No partner or experience needed.
📅 7–11pm, Sat 17 Oct
📍 St Bride’s Church
🎟️ £20
@livirishfest.bsky.social🎭 Two sisters. One family. A lifetime of secrets.
High Tea explores love, resentment, memory and reconciliation when two estranged sisters are brought back together.
📅 3pm, Sat 17 Oct
📍 Liverpool Irish Centre
🎟️ £10/£8 conc
@livirishfest.bsky.social🏐 Following our Gaelic Football taster session, young players can get involved in blitz sessions and an underage tournament at Liverpool's only dedicated GAA pitch.
📅 2.30–4pm, Sat 17 Oct
📍 John Mitchel’s GAA pitch
🎟️ Free
@livirishfest.bsky.social🏐 Ever fancied trying Gaelic Football?
Whether you're a seasoned player or have never touched a ball, John Mitchel’s GAA Club welcomes you to give it a go.
📅 1–2.30pm, Sat 17 Oct
📍 John Mitchel’s GAA pitch
🎟️ Free
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@livirishfest.bsky.social📰 Our articles are HERE! 👀
As #LIF2026 gets closer, we’re sharing stories and insights from the artists, creatives and people making this year’s Festival happen.
New articles every Monday, Wednesday & Friday at 4pm!
First up: I AM HERE 💚
Read below ⬇️
@livirishfest.bsky.social📚 Four events. Four voices. One remarkable day.
From creative writing and borders to diaspora identity and punk memoir, #LIF2026 brings a brilliant line-up of writers to Liverpool Central Library.
📅 Sat 17 Oct
🎟️ Free, booking required
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@livirishfest.bsky.social🎶 Eight years since their last Liverpool gig, Kíla are back!
The legendary Dublin seven-piece bring their extraordinary mix of Irish traditional music, world rhythms and Gaeilge to the Liverpool Philharmonic Music Room. Find out more now ⬇️
@livirishfest.bsky.social🎨 Join Adam Frew and Maureen Lynch for an online conversation about their creative practices and how #LIF2026's theme, I Am Here, finds its way into their work.
📅 Fri 16 Oct, 11am
💻 Online
🎟️ Free/donations welcome
@livirishfest.bsky.social🕺 Dance like yourself!
Explore sean-nós - Ireland's old-style percussive dance - with live musicians, Maria Malone and fiddle player Mikey Kenney.
No experience necessary.
📅 Thurs 15 Oct, 4.30–6pm
📍 Liverpool Irish Centre
🎟️ £15
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