A roundup of upcoming events:

KINSALE, 5th October, 2.45pm: Join me and Sinead Gleeson with Tara Flynn at Words By Water Literary Festival in Kinsale, Co. Cork. More here.

DUBLIN, 10th October, 6pm: I am taking part in the ISLA Festival at the Cervantes Institute in Dublin in an event called Fascinating Lives, with Fernando Beltrán (Spain), and Irene Chikiar Bauer (Argentina). More here.

BRUGES, 24th to 26th October, times tbc: I am taking part in the opening of the Paper Women exhibition in Bruges, Belgium. I will be interviewed by Mieke Dumont ont he 24th, and will do a further two reading events across the weekend. More here.

DUBLIN, 7th November, 6.30pm, National Library Dublin: At the Dublin Book Festival, I am talking with Martina Devlin and author Emily Hourican in an event called Women in History. More here.

BALLINASLOE, 8th November, time tbc: Launch of Ballinasloe Heritage Society inaugural journal, in which I have a piece about Belle Bilton. More to follow!

DONEGAL, 9th November, 1pm: Literary Lunch at Allingham Festival – announcement and readings of flash and poetry comps. I am judging the flash. And launch of novel by Tom Sigafoos. More here.