Immrama Festival of Travel Writing opens up a world of war and peace

Literary audiences will be in for a treat with some of the biggest names in travel writing taking centre stage at this year’s Immrama Festival of Travel Writing.

War correspondent Fergal Keane and Kim Phuc Phan Ti, best known as the nine-year-old child depicted in the Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph taken during the Vietnam War, will be visiting the West Waterford town of Lismore for this year’s festival.

Taking place from Thursday June 16, to Sunday June 19, it is expected to draw thousands of visitors from across the country.