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The Iron Mountain Festival 2024

The Dock, Carrick on Shannon, Co. Leitrim.
Friday 4th - Sunday 6th October 2024

 

PEACE, WAR AND THE MUSIC OF WHAT HAPPENS

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Writers Kevin Barry, Neil Jordan, Nelofer Pazira-Fisk, Ronan McGreevy and Tommy Conlon are among the guests at this year’s Iron Mountain Literature Festival which takes place in the Dock in Carrick-on-Shannon on the weekend of October 4th to 6th. 

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John McGahern Award

 

Closing Date Extended...

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As part of the Iron Mountain Literature Festival and with the support of the McGahern Estate Leitrim County Council developed the John McGahern Award to encourage the development of emerging Irish writers and to pay tribute to the exceptional contribution of John McGahern to literature, and to Leitrim.

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The winner of the award, which comes with a prize of €2,500, will be announced during the festival.

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The closing date for receipt of submissions has been extended to midnight on Sunday 18th August 2024.

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