Capturing Nature

Dublin Book Festival is one of Ireland’s most successful and dynamic book festivals, running since 2006 in the heart of Ireland’s capital with its rich literary history. ​This annual public festival is a celebration of Ireland’s writers and publishers. It showcases, supports and develops Irish writers and publishing by programming and promoting Irish books and their authors, editors and contributors, all in an entertaining, festive, friendly and accessible environment.Dublin Book Festival 2026 will take place across Dublin City from 4 - 8 November  2026For general queries please emailinfo@dublinbookfestival.com

Dublin Book Festival

With Robert O’Leary and Conor O’Brien.

RDS Library

Dublin Book Festival 2025

Dublin Book Festival is one of Ireland's most vibrant book festivals, with over 100 events around Dublin City including fringe events and across main 5 days, showcasing and celebrating Ireland's writers, illustrators and publishers.

Join an illuminating afternoon of discussion celebrating Ireland’s nature and fascinating wildlife. In The Living and the Dead (Merrion Press), acclaimed wildlife author Conor W. O’Brien travels the country to tell the stories of our amazing lost wildlife, and reveal the greatest conservation success stories. Wild Waterways (Merrion Press) by Robert O’Leary, with stunning photography and rich text in both Irish and English, is a celebration of the River Dodder, its biodiversity and teeming wildlife, even as it passes through urban spaces. The authors will be in conversation with literary journalist, author and broadcaster Paul Clements.Please note we may be capturing candid imagery at this event for use on our social media and website.In Partnership with the RDS Library &amp; Archives.Conor W. O’Brien is a writer and photographer with a lifelong interest in the natural world. His work has been published in Ireland’s Own, Irish Wildlife magazine and Wings, the official publication of Birdwatch Ireland. Conor’s first book, Ireland Through Birds: Journeys in Search of a Wild Nation, was shortlisted for Best Irish-Published Book at the 2019 An Post Irish Book Awards. His second book, Life in Ireland: A Short History of a Long Time, was published in 2021. Conor is a board member at Birdwatch Ireland.Robert O’Leary, having spent a long career in the education sector, and with a Masters degree from Trinity College, Dublin, has written and lectured extensively, in Ireland and abroad, on educational matters. He has written a number of books for primary school children and for teachers. Now retired, he devotes much of his time to capturing on camera Ireland’s unique range of birds, mammals and insects, as well as teaching photography. A native of Waterford, he is a member of Offshoot Photography Society, an Associate of the Irish Photographic Federation and a member of Birdwatch Ireland.Paul Clements is a literary journalist, author, and public speaker and broadcaster. A former BBC assistant editor, he is a recipient of the Reuter Journalist’s Fellowship Programme, a Fellow of Green Templeton College, Oxford, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and of the Royal Society of Literature. A contributor to The Irish Times, he writes a regular local history column and Irishman’s Diaries for the newspaper.To hear first about our future events sign up to our newsletter <a href="https://dublinbookfestival.com/sign-up-to-our-newsletter/" title="https://dublinbookfestival.com/sign-up-to-our-newsletter/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>.

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