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Ar ais go dtí na leabhair: Léitheoireacht mar spraoi a athmhúscailt, leis na teidil is fearr as 2026

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A child in a library leaning over a bench and holding up a copy of the Children's Books Ireland Best Irish Books of 2026 reading guide

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Laureate na nÓg 2026-2029 in his studio

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I Met a Woman Near Ballycanew and Other Nonsense Rhymes for Children

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Free To Be Me reading guide 2026

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Best Irish Books 2026 reading guide

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Northern Lights reading guide

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Building Communities reading guide

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Free To Be Me reading guide 2025

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Best Irish Books 2025 reading guide

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Reading Together with Refugees reading guide

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Recommended Irish Reads 2024 reading guide

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Previous Proper Book event with (from left) Chris Judge, Michael Emberley, Sarah Webb and Mary Murphy in the dlr Lexicon, Dún Laoghaire. Photo by Ger Holland.

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Eason x Children's Books Ireland - Q4 2026

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#ProperBook: The Past, Present and Future of Irish Children’s Books at Dublin Book Festival

Chair of Children’s Books Ireland, Madeleine Keane, Laureate na nÓg Chris Haughton, author and Children’s Writing Fellow for Northern Ireland Stephen Daly and award-winning Irish novelist, short story writer and academic Belinda McKeon sitting on a panel discussing The Story Makers’ Circle.

Writing the next chapter with The Story Makers' Circle

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