# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Literary Lounge  Keynote—A Conversation with Kevin Barry
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: Acclaimed Irish writer Kevin Barry takes centre stage for the 2026 'In Conversation' keynoteAbout this EventConversation. Insights.Set in the wonderful surroundings of St Mary's Church of Ireland, Maynooth, Irish writer Kevin Barry takes centre stage for the 2026 'In Conversation' keynote.Kevin is one of Ireland’s most celebrated literary voices. The author of four acclaimed novels, most recently The Heart In Winter, and three short story collections, his awards include the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, the Goldsmiths Prize, the Rooney Prize, the EU Literature Award and the Sunday Times Short Story Prize.His work has been translated into more than thirty languages. He is also a screenwriter and a playwright, whose play The Cave, starring Aaron Monaghan, Judith Roddy and Tommy Tiernan, was a sensation at the Abbey Theatre in 2025. Kevin’s stories appear regularly in The New Yorker, Granta, and elsewhere. He co-edits and publishes Winter Papers, Ireland’s leading anthology for the arts, which appears each winter. A member of Aosdána, Kevin is originally from Limerick city and now lives in Co. Sligo.  https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/51b27260-267e-11f1-a591-7f7175887899-rimg-w1189-h740-dcd3d4d9-gmir.jpg
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/maynooth/the-literary-lounge-keynote—a-conversation-with-kevin-barry/100001984375799434
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, theatre
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 10, max: 10, currency: EUR

## Event venue details

- **city**: Maynooth
- **state**: KE
- **country**: Ireland
- **location**: St. Mary's Church of Ireland
- **lat**: 53.3801856
- **long**: -6.5940216
- **full address**: St. Mary's Church of Ireland, 2 Parson Street, Maynooth, Ireland

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 10
- **organizer**: Faculty of Arts, Celtic Studies, and Philosophy, Maynooth University (https://allevents.in/org/faculty-of-arts-celtic-studies-and-philosophy-maynooth-university/18887278)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 06:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** St. Mary's Church of Ireland, 2 Parson Street, Maynooth, Ireland
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
  - **A:** starting from 10 up to 10 EUR
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Faculty of Arts, Celtic Studies, and Philosophy, Maynooth University
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, theatre
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about The Literary Lounge  Keynote—A Conversation with Kevin Barry ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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