Dalkey Book Festival

Speakers for 2023

Tom Hanks Author and Actor
Brian Cox Physicist
Peter Frankopan Author
Fintan O’Toole Journalist, Author
Sebastian Barry Author
Paul Murray Author
Janine Gibson Editor of the FT Weekend
Roddy Doyle Author
Barry McGovern Actor
Ryan Tubridy Broadcaster
Easkey Britton Author, Surfer
Victoria Kennefick Poet, Writer
Carolina Alves Economist
Stefanie Preissner Author, Journalist
David McWilliams Economist, Author, Podcaster
Ruth Freeman Scientist
Maylis Besserie Author
Jason McCue International lawyer
Madeleine Keane Editor, Writer
Patrick Freyne Journalist, Author
Paddy Cullivan Comedian, Writer
Pat Leahy Journalist, Author
Naoise Nunn Speaker
Aideen Howard Director of The Ark
Katie Holten Author, Activist
Kevin Gildea Comedian
Bono Artist, Activist, Author
The Edge Artist
Richard Ford Author
Dan Ariely Economist, Author
Lea Ypi Author
Naoíse Mac Sweeney Author
Nithy Kasa Poet
John Connolly Author
Merve Emre Author, Associate Professor
Donal Ryan Author
Paul Howard Journalist, Author
Ian Robertson Author, Clinical Psychologist
Roy Foster Author
Declan Hughes Playwright, Director
Andrea Catherwood Journalist, Broadcaster
Mark O’Connell Author
Adrian Duncan Author
Kathy Rose O’Brien Actor
Idanna Pucci Author
Sarah Webb Author
Corinna Salvadori Lonergan Academic, Writer
Joseph O’Connor Author
Alice Sherwood Author
Adam Kelly Author
Ian MacPherson Comedian, Author
Children’s Books Ireland Masha Gessen
Author
Helen Lewis Journalist
Dylan Moran Comedian
Jan Carson Author
Mariella Frostrup Journalist
Sally Hayden Journalist
Deirdre O’Kane Comedian
Razan Ibraheem Journalist, Activist
Oliver Jeffers Artist, Author
Robert Shrimsley Journalist
Jennifer O’Connell Journalist
Manchán Magan Author
Jana Bakunina Author
Roddy Collins Author
Suad Aldarra Writer
Sarah Gilmartin Journalist, Author
Martina Devlin Author
Pamela Reeves Policy strategist
Donal Fallon Author, Historian
Paul McMahon Author
Bill Emmott Economist, Writer
Fiach MacConghail CEO of Digital Hub
Jerusha McCormack Author
Chris Morash Author
Orla O’Kane Architect
Mark Little CEO of Kinzen
Ruby Wax Comedian, Author
David Brooks Journalist, Author
Jeffrey Goldberg Editor
Linda Yueh Economist
John Banville Author
Elaine Feeney Author
Liz Nugent Author
Ramita Navai Journalist
Audrey Magee Author
Olivia O’Leary Journalist
Nicole Flattery Author
Simon Kuper Author, Journalist
Roisin Kiberd Author
Alice Ryan Author
Colm O’Regan Comedian
Aifric Campbell Author
Simon Carswell Editor of the Irish Times
Karl Geary Author
Paul Charles Author
Harry Barry Author
Rick O’Shea Broadcaster
Frederick Studemann Literary Editor
John Davis Producer, Podcast Host
Terence Ward Writer, Producer
Ciaran Mulqueen Author
Peter Donnelly