ECHOES Festival

MAEVE BINCHY
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2nd – 4th october 2026

Echoes – Maeve Binchy Literary Festival

Celebrate the life & work of Maeve Binchy & other writers with us.

Echoes of Maeve & Gordon featuring: John Boyne in conversation with Ryan Tubridy; Lorraine Kelly in conversation with Miriam O’Callaghan; and Dominic Dromgoole, Sarah Binchy, Dermot Bolger, Rory Carroll, Sinead Crowley, Martina Devlin, Caroline Erskine, Neil Hegarty, Faith Hogan, Professor Margaret Kelleher, Julia Kelly, Catriona Lally, Niall MacMonagle, Chris Morash, Vicki Notaro, Doireann Ní Ghríofa and John O’Donnell.

See Full Programme 2nd – 4th October on the link below.

Check out www.echoes.ie archive for past years’ festivals.

Full Day and Morning Tickets & Afternoon Tickets – available now.

WATCH VIDEOBOOK HERE2026 Programme
Gordon Snell at Maeve Binchy ECHOES Festival Dalkey Castle, Dublin, Ireland
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Festival Friday – Happiness Then…

Happiness Then…  Friday 2nd October 7.30 pm 

€34.95 (plus booking fees).

Elizabeth Moynihan’s Happiness Then… exploring family, identity and belonging. Two estranged sisters meet after their mother’s death to search for connection and forgiveness. Directed by Liam Halligan, starring Sorcha Furlong and Rachel Dowling.

Post-show discussion with Elizabeth Moynihan and Professor Ian Robertson.

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guided walk

Sunday – Marvellously Maeve

Enjoy an exclusive immersion in the life and times of world-famous author Maeve Binchy in her adored hometown of Dalkey.

Begin in the Writers’ Gallery with our knowledgeable guides & a video of Maeve talking about her writing.

“I thought everyone came from a place like this…until we went to see the world and discovered we were spoiled rotten”.

Hear the story of the Gordon Snell rose.

Tickets: €28.95 (plus booking fee)

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Maeve Binchy Guided Walk Group Echoes Festival, Dalkey Castle, Dublin, Ireland
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A Flat in Ringsend

A Flat in Ringsend

Rehearsed Reading of Maeve Binchy’s Flat in Ringsend, adapted and directed by Jim Culleton, Artistic Director of Fishamble: The New Play Company, from a story in Maeve’s 1982 collection Dublin 4. A young woman moves from the country to Dublin in the 1970s and experiences quite the culture shock!  Post show discussion with Jim Culleton and Gillian Binchy.

Tickets: €34.95 (plus booking fee)

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Dalkey Island from Coliemore Harbour, Dalkey, Dublin, Ireland

Directions & Transport

Dalkey is on some of the most stunning coastline, with a mountainous backdrop, just south of Dublin City Centre, en route to Co. Wicklow.

Aside from by car, the quickest way to reach the Castle is by train (DART). The DART journey is a relaxing experience travelling along the beautiful coastline with magnificent sea views. Dalkey is approx. 30 minutes from Dublin's Connolly, Tara or Pearse stations (travelling south). Turn right on exiting Dalkey train station.

Dalkey is on the Aircoach route to/from Dublin Airport. From Dublin City Centre, a number of local bus options are also available. Paid parking and coach parking are available nearby.

Dalkey Castle postcode for Google Maps is A96 DE61.

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Actor on Living History Tour, Dalkey Castle, Dublin, Ireland

Opening Times

We are open six days a week, all year round.
Closed every Tuesday.

January - May & September - December

Monday to Friday: 10.00 - 17.30
Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays: 11.00 - 17.30

June, July & August

Monday to Friday: 10.00 - 18.00
Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays: 11.00 - 18.00

UPCOMING EVENTS

Tickets & Info

Tickets for Living History Tour encompass fully guided tour of 14th Century Townhouse Castle, 10th Century Early Christian Church & Graveyard, Modern Writers' Gallery & Heritage Centre with interactive screens & scale models. Dalkey Castle, where costumed actors bring history to life.

ADULTS €18

SENIOR / STUDENT €17

CHILD (UNDER 12 YEARS) €12

*Booking Fees apply

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Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre
Castle Street, Dalkey, Co. Dublin,
Ireland, A96 DE61

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+353 1 285 8366

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