Friday 19th September 2025
Location: Kilkenny City
This year’s festival is shaping up to be our best programme yet, with an incredible lineup featuring Kyla Scanlon, Fintan O’Toole, Katie Martin, Robert Shrimsley, Paschal Donohoe, Pippa Malmgren, Peter Frankopan, Noah Smith, Eleni Yitbarek, Finn McRedmond, Jennifer O’Connell, Emma Waldron Chen, and David McWilliams, and many more still to come.

We’re also thrilled to welcome a stellar lineup of comedians to keep you entertained, including Dylan Moran, Kevin McGahern, Fiona Frawley, Kevin Gildea, Colm O’Regan, Sam Kebede, Karl Spain, Shane Daniel Byrne and many more.
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