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One of Ireland’s most cherished cultural milestones, The Borris House Festival of Writing & Ideas, is pleased to announce a further six speakers for its 2020 event. The Festival takes place in Borris, Co Carlow, on June 12th to 14th, 2020. We are honoured to welcome back Philippe Sands (whose new book The Ratline is released next April), alongside three … Read More

2020 Borris House Festival of Writing & Ideas

We are pleased to announce the first 12 of our 80 international speakers for the 2020 Borris House Festival of Writing & Ideas. The event takes place 10th to 12th June in Borris, Co Carlow. Fiction is strongly represented with both 2019 Booker Prize winners coming – Canadian Margaret Atwood (The Testaments) and Anglo-Nigerian Bernardine Evaristo (Girl, Woman, Other). They will be in the company of Tessa Hadley (Clever Girl, … Read More