Date:Monday 25th May 2026

Venue:Scoil Réalta na Maidine

Time:Confined Event. Fully Booked.

Author Sue Loughnane will read from her books and lead the junior classes in a creative illustration workshop where children will be given an opportunity to work together to design their characters outfit.
Sue Loughnane is an actress, author and children’s art facilitator. She is known for playing Debbie in drama Love / Hate for which she won the 2013 Irish Film and Television Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her first novel The Art of Scandal was published in October 2014, and she has published five children’s books including The Slug Who Came to the Sleepover, Football Nursery Rhymes and Dusty the Irish Dancing Dolphin.

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Date:Monday 25th May 2026

Venue:Lenamore National School

Time:Confined Event. Fully Booked.

Author Deirdre Laide will lead a full school workshop incorporating storytelling, history and creative writing.
Deirdre Laide is a primary school teacher and children’s book author living in Kerry. She is passionate about nature, conservation, and the lesser-known aspects of history. She aims to bring curiosity and wonder to young readers through storytelling, making history accessible and engaging. Her debut children’s book “Shipwreck” is a lyrical non- fiction picture book exploring famous and infamous shipwrecks, the intrepid scientists and treasure hunters who discovered them, and the scientific techniques used in the process.

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