Dingle Literary Festival serves up another feast for booklovers

It was also heartening to hear our native language being spoken on the streets and in the establishments of the town, writes Marjorie Brennan

(Left to right) Bláithín Mac Donnell, festival founder and director Sheila O'Reilly, and Hannah Bulger at the Dingle Literary Festival last weekend.

Since its first outing in 2019, the Dingle Literary Festival has quickly established itself as a fixture on the Irish books calendar, drawing writers, artists and bibliophiles from far and wide. 

The picturesque Kerry town is always a hive of creativity but during the winter it has the added attraction of being a bit quieter, perhaps more aligned to the bookish personality.