Literature Programme

The ICC is liaising with the Libraries Development Unit, part of Local Government Strategy, Research and Communication in Ireland in their current literary campaign to encourage reading for pleasure, escape, mental stimulation and wellbeing during Covid-19 and beyond.  This campaign is part of the ‘Keep Well’ programme, a cross-government initiative that encourages those involved in creativity, the arts or businesses to find ways to support and help us to mind our  physical and mental health and wellbeing.

The ‘Ireland Reads’ campaign runs from 4-25 February 2021.  The dedicated website - https://www.irelandreads.ie/ -  will provide information on how you can sign up to pledge to read on 25^th February.

Our first contribution to this literary campaign will be an interview with Ruairí McKiernan. Ruairí is an award-winning social innovator, charity founder, bestselling author, speaker and former Presidential appointee to the Council of State. His debut book Hitching for Hope - A Journey into the Heart and Soul of Ireland was released in 2020 and became a number 1 bestseller.

The ICC’s second contribution to ‘Ireland Reads’ will be an interview with Peter Cunningham.  Peter is an award-winning novelist, best known for his novel, The Taoiseach, which was a controversial best seller in 2003.  He has also written a number of critically acclaimed historical novels, including The Sea and The Silence which won the prestigious Prix de l’Europe in 2013. In 2017 Peter was a nominee for the Laureate for Irish Fiction. He is a member of Aosdána, the Irish academy of arts and letters.

www.petercunningham.ie

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