In Conversation: Michael Harding and Dubhán Ó Longáin
€20
Caith an oíche le Michael Harding agus é ag comhrá leis an scríbhneoir áitiúil Dubhán Ó Longáin. Beidh saothar gradamach, aitheanta Michael faoi chaibidil, chomh maith lena dhearcadh ar an tsaol, a dhearcadh ar a shaothar, agus ar thábhacht na Gaeilge sa tsaol s’acu.
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When & Where
Date: Sunday 12 October 2025
Time: 7.00pm
Venue: Balor Arts Centre, Ballybofey, Co. Donegal
About the Participants
Michael Harding
Michael Harding is an award-winning writer and playwright. He has written numerous plays for the National Theatre, novels, volumes of memoir and has been contributing columns to the Irish Times for almost 20 years, establishing himself as one of Ireland's foremost storytellers, chronicling ordinary life in the context of philosophy and religious faith. He is a member of Aosdána, and podcasts weekly on patreon.com/hardingmichael.
Is scríbhneoir agus drámadóir gradamach é Michael Harding. Tá drámaí scríofa aige don Amharclann Náisiúnta chomh maith le húrscéalta, cuimhní cinn, agus colún rialta aige sa nuachtán Irish Times le beagnach fiche bliain anuas. Is duine de scéalaithe móra na hÉireann é, an gnáthshaol pléite aige i gcomhthéacs na fealsúnachta agus an chreidimh. Is ball de Aos Dána é agus foilsíonn sé podchraoladh seachtainiúil ar patreon.com/hardingmichael.
Dubhán Ó Longáin
File, scríbhneoir, taighdeoir, agus teagascóir Gaeilge é Dubhán Ó Longáin. Tá duaisceanna bainte amach aige as a thaighde acadúil, a chuid filíochta (dánta ‘traidisiúnta’ agus ‘slam’ araon), agus as a chuid gearrscéalaíochta. Éascaíonn sé ceardlanna scríbhneoireachta dírithe ar pháistí agus ar dhaoine fásta. Is cathaoirleach é ar Aontas na Scríbhneoirí Gaeilge faoi láthair. Rinne sé turas filíochta/scéalaíochta i Meiriceá ag tús na bliana 2025 agus cuireann sé ailt rialta ar bhéaloideas na hÉireann ar fáil san iris Nós.
Dubhán Ó Longáin is a poet, writer, researcher, and Irish language teacher. He has won awards for his academic research, his poetry (both ‘traditional’ and ‘slam’ poems), and his short stories. He facilitates writing workshops directed at both children and adults. He is currently chairperson of the Irish Language Writers’ Association. He undertook a poetry/short story tour of America in early 2025 and contributes regular articles on Irish folklore to the journal Nós.
Acknowledgements
Part of the Donegal Bay and Bluestacks Festival.
Festival sponsors: Donegal County Council, Finn Valley Voice, Creative Ireland, and Arts Council Ireland.
About the Frances Browne Literary Festival
The Frances Browne Literary Festival celebrates the life and legacy of Frances Browne (1816–1879), the “Blind Poetess of Ulster.” Rooted in her hometown of Ballybofey-Stranorlar, Co. Donegal, the festival brings together poets, writers, musicians, and communities from Ireland and beyond to share in her spirit of creativity, inclusion, and multilingual expression.
