Iconic! Both of them are icons of journalism and broadcasting, who truly care. Good souls who ask 'curious' questions, it was a dream ending of Echoes 2026 to hear Miriam O'Callaghan and Lorraine Kelly in conversation. 📸Conor McCabe Photography

"And anything that happened to me afterwards, I never felt the same about again". Sarah Binchy, Chris Morash and John O'Donnell discussed with Niall MacMonagle holding every word up to the light and how writing a short story isn't necessarily easier, just because it is shorter

Books beget books, stories beget stories Pulling the thread on the past and 'trespassing' into the personal details of historical characters is something Martina Devlin (@DevlinMartina), Rory Carroll (@rorycarroll72) & Doireann Ní Ghriofa take great care with

Words cannot express our gratitude to Gráinne Dromgoole (@GrainneDromgool), who stepped into the breach to read Gordon Snell's, 'The King of Quizzical Island digs through the world', a book read to her as a child by none other than Gordon himself. Delivered with such aplomb!

John Boyne (@JohnBoyne) was kind enough to treat us to a reading of an extract of his book, 'The Weight of Angels', which imagines the extra 53 year champagne lifestyle Oscar Wilde might have had, had he not sued the Marquess of Queensbury for criminal libel. 📸Conor McCabe

It would be a mistake to think of women's fiction as just cosy and light weight as these ladies can attest. As women in life are strong & vulnerable and contain a multitude, so do the characters Faith Hogan, Vicki Notaro & Sinéad Crowley write about. 📸Conor McCabe

Ali White shared one part of a very human conversation about youth pregnancy from Maeve's "Echoes". 📷 Conor McCabe Photography (@conorspix)

"Our lives are not shaped like stories but we can't help living them like they are" Neil Hegarty (@nphegarty) lead a very interesting discussion with Dermot Bolger, Julia Kelly & Caitríona Lally(@CaitrionaLally) about writing inspired or drawn from life. 📷 Conor McCabe

"T'is nowt but mirth that keeps us from the earth" Few dry eyes in the house as Dominic Dromgoole, long-standing family friend of Gordon, paid tribute with insights and stories of Gordon, his life, & his insatiable appetite for finding joy in life. 📷 Conor McCabe Photography

In the first year of Echoes without Gordon, we are determined to keep our spirits up, as he would have wanted, so we are thrilled to have Leas Chathaoirleach, Councillor Mary Fayne opened the festival so warmly. 📷 Conor McCabe Photography #echoesdalkey @VisitDublin @dlrcc

The engaging performance was followed by an illuminating discussion between the writer Elizabeth Moynihan & Professor Ian Robertson (@ihrobertson), delving into the Pandora's box of human experience to discover the Hope (hang on, pain ends). A huge thank you to all in attendance

Rachael Dowling (@rachdowling1) & Sorcha Furlong (@sorcha_furlong) brought all the complex emotion of Elizabeth Moynihan's thought-provoking & very human play, 'Happiness Then' to the stage here tonight, as we begin the 2026 Festival. Its light & depth were perfectly portrayed

Thrilled to be starting Echoes with Elizabeth Moynihan's captivating comedy drama, 'Happiness Then', starring Rachael Dowling (@rachdowling1, 'Kin') & Sorcha Furlong (@sorcha_furlong, 'Fair City') Tonight,19.30,@dalkeycastle echoes.ie #echoesdalkey #maevebinchy

Today, here at Dalkey Castle, the Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland, Gabriel Makhlouf, alongside the Binchy family, launched a €15 silver proof commemorative coin celebrating the literary legacy of our beloved Maeve collectorcoins.ie/15-silver-… 📸 Robbie Reynolds Photography

Echoes Maeve Binchy Literary Festival John Boyne, Lorraine Kelly, Miriam O Callaghan; Dermot Bolger, Rory Carroll, Sinead Crowley, Martina Devlin, Faith Hogan, Julia Kelly, Catriona Lally, Chris Morash, Vicki Notaro, Doireann Ní Ghríofa, John O’Donnell echoes.ie

MoLI Book Club chooses 'Tara Road' for its December discussion. This month, in the company of Professor Paige Reynolds, curator of MoLI’s current Happy Ever After exhibition, (moli.ie/exhibitions/happy-ev…), explore 'Tara Road' with other Maeve aficionados. moli.ie/events/the-moli-book…

Special mention when voting for this beloved anthology. Featured in the @thejournal_ie Best Irish-Published Book of the Year category, the @RTESunMisc collection features some of the best broadcasts of the past three years Get your vote in now: irishbookawards.ie/vote

Every vote counts! The 2025 An Post Irish Book Awards Shortlists are In! Great to see so many Echoes panellists' in the running, congratulations to all nominees👏 Voting is free & open until Sunday (16th Nov): irishbookawards.ie/vote Support the authors, cast your vote(s)

One of our favourites times of year begins again tomorrow! Featuring many Echoes participants across the year, there are still a number of events available to attend Full programme details dublinbookfestival.com/event… #echoesdalkey #dublinbookfestival #maevebinchy #irishbookstagram