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07 Nov 2025

PICTURES: Laois crowds meet and greet Irish authors at Leaves literary festival

Writers including Emma Fogarty, Roisin O’Donnell with more events on this weekend

Laois Leaves festival of writing and music is underway, and crowds are attending the events, with more to come this weekend. Emma Fogarty was in conversation with Shauna Bowers at Abbeyleix Library while at Portlaoise Library writers Catherine Ryan Howard and Catherine Kirwan chatted with Laois author Andrea Carter, and the One County One Book Laois Libraries Book Club Discussion welcomed Roisin O’Donnell.  Tap NEXT to view photos by Jeff Harvey. 

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