The third Granard Booktown Festival has come and gone and suffice it to say has been the best one yet. This year's festival had big names such as John Banville, Claire Keegan and Carole Cadwalladr. We hope you enjoy this gallery of photos from a super weekend captured by Shelley Corcoran.

placeholder image — The third Granard Booktown Festival has come and gone and suffice it to say has been the best one yet. This year's festival had big names such as John Banville, Claire Keegan and Carole Cadwalladr. We hope you enjoy this gallery of photos from a super weekend captured by Shelley Corcoran.

PICTURES | Granard Booktown Festival saw many top writers excitedly descend upon north Longford town

By Longford Live Reporter

Published 16th Apr 2025, 17:54 GMT

Organisers ‘blown away by the success’ of stellar third Granard Booktown Festival

Caption: Gillian Conway, Kathleen Beatty, Ger Meehan and Rosemary Gaynor Picture: Shelley Corcoran

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Caption: Gillian Conway, Kathleen Beatty, Ger Meehan and Rosemary Gaynor Picture: Shelley Corcoran

Caption: Longford County Archivist Martin Morris with Kim Taylor at the Granard Booktown Festival Picture: Shelley Corcoran

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Caption: Longford County Archivist Martin Morris with Kim Taylor at the Granard Booktown Festival Picture: Shelley Corcoran

Caption: John Connell with Seamus O'Rourke Picture: Shelley Corcoran

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Caption: John Connell with Seamus O'Rourke Picture: Shelley Corcoran

Caption: Ronan O'Toole and Barry O'Connor (Newsround)

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Caption: Ronan O'Toole and Barry O'Connor (Newsround)

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