Crime World Podcast with Nicola Tallant
Saturday 26th September 2026 Location: Kilbride Suite, Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel, Ormonde Street, Kilkenny, R95 Y5CX Journalist Nicola Tallant brings the Crime World podcast to Kilkenny for a live festival session focused on organized crime and the people and cases behind…
Getting Away with Murder: Crime Writers v True Crime – Jane Casey, Tana French, Jo Spain
Saturday 26th September 2026 Location: Kilbride Suite, Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel, Ormonde Street, Kilkenny, R95 Y5CX Crime writers Jane Casey, Tana French and Jo Spain discuss crime fiction alongside the appeal and realities of true-crime storytelling. Organisers Website
Drawing Justice: Ireland’s only court artist, Mike O’Connell, talks to illustrator and Cartoon Saloon co-founder Paul Young
Saturday 26th September 2026 Location: Cleere’s Bar & Theatre, 28 Parliament St, Gardens, Kilkenny, R95 YR61 Court artist Mike O’Connell speaks with illustrator and Cartoon Saloon co-founder Paul Young about drawing, observation and representing courtroom proceedings visually. Organisers Website
First Conviction: Anatomy of a Miscarriage of Justice
Saturday 26th September 2026 Location: Club House Hotel, 22 & 23 Lower Patrick Street, Kilkenny A session examining a miscarriage of justice through reporting and documentary work associated with RTÉ Doc on One and RTÉ Investigates. Organisers Website
Fifth Court Podcast Live – Peter Leonard and Mark Tottenham
Saturday 26th September 2026 Location: Hole in the Wall, 17 High St, Gardens, Kilkenny, R95 TY30 Peter Leonard and Mark Tottenham bring The Fifth Court podcast to the festival for a live session focused on Irish law, courts and legal…
Guilty Until Proven Wealthy? Inside Ireland’s Criminal Courts
Saturday 26th September 2026 Location: Club House Hotel, 22 & 23 Lower Patrick Street, Kilkenny A discussion examining Ireland’s criminal courts, access to justice and how resources and inequality can affect the experience of defendants within the system. Organisers Website
Judge, My Lawyer is a ChatBot! AI Enters the Courtroom – Assistance or Malpractice
Friday 25th September 2026 Location: Kilkenny Courthouse, Parliament Street, Kilkenny, R95 TYF2 A discussion of artificial intelligence in legal work and courtrooms, including questions around assistance, professional responsibility and possible malpractice. Organisers Website
CSI Kilkenny: Fact, Fiction and Forensic Science
Friday 25th September 2026 Location: Cleere’s Bar & Theatre, 28 Parliament St, Gardens, Kilkenny, R95 YR61 A session exploring forensic science in criminal investigations and the differences between real forensic practice and its portrayal in popular crime stories. Organisers Website
Have Writ, Will Travel: Where the World’s Billion-Euro Disputes Go to Court
Friday 25th September 2026 Location: Watergate Theatre, Parliament Street, Kilkenny, R95 D320 A discussion examining why major commercial disputes are heard in particular courts and jurisdictions, and how parties choose where high-value litigation is pursued. Organisers Website
Voice Notes
Friday 18th September 2026 Location: The Book & Coffee Shop, 3 William Street, Kilkenny, R95 XE36 Inspired by public prompts, Gillian Grattan and Susie Lamb present a live improvised play where each voice note builds on the last, creating an…