Paul Lynch in Conversation with Rick O’Shea, 16 October | Event in Tallaght | AllEvents

Paul Lynch in Conversation with Rick O’Shea

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Thu, 16 Oct, 2025 at 08:00 pm

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Thu, 16 Oct, 2025 at 08:00 pm (IST)

The Civic

Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland

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Paul Lynch in Conversation with Rick O’Shea
Presented as Part of Red Line Book Festival 2025
Join us for a special evening with Paul Lynch, author of the 2023 Booker Prize-winning novel Prophet Song.

In conversation, Paul will reflect on his wider body of work, the inspirations behind his writing, and the impact of Prophet Song. A powerful exploration of family, resilience, and the fragility of democracy, the novel has been hailed as both urgent and timeless.

This promises to be a fascinating and memorable event for all lovers of literature.

There will be ISL Interpretation at this event.

There will be a return bus service from Ballyroan Library to this event. Bus from Ballyroan Library leaves at 7pm, pickup from The Civic at 9.45pm
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Paul Lynch is the author of five novels. His most recent novel, Prophet Song, won the 2023 Booker Prize. He has previously won the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year and France’s Prix Libr’à Nous for Best Foreign Novel, among other prizes. In 2024, he was appointed Distinguished Writing Fellow at Maynooth University and was elected to Aosdána, the Irish academy for the arts honouring distinguished artists. His novels have been translated into over 30 languages.

Rick O’Shea has been a radio presenter with RTE since 2001 – he currently presents weekday afternoons on RTE Gold. He has a weekly book column in the Irish Independent and runs The Rick O’Shea Book Club online – Ireland’s largest book club with over 40,000 members.

He spends the rest of his time interviewing authors at festivals and curating literary events. He has been literary curator of the UCD Festival since 2020 and has previously been a judge at the Costa Book Awards, Dalkey Literary Awards, Dublin Fringe, and at the Irish Book Awards.

Duration: 90 mins. No interval


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Paul Lynch in Conversation with Rick O’Shea, 16 October | Event in Tallaght | AllEvents
Paul Lynch in Conversation with Rick O’Shea
Thu, 16 Oct, 2025 at 08:00 pm