Past Events

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  Thu 22 Oct

  Ballycastle Library - Meet Writer Bernie McQuillan (organised by LibrariesNI) / 

  Ballycastle Library

  22 Oct 2026, 18:00 – 20:00

  Ballycastle Library, 5 Leyland Rd, Ballycastle BT54 6DT, UK
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  Thu 22 Oct

  Cushendall Library - Meet Writer Bernie McQuillan (organised by LibrariesNI) / 

  Cushendall Library

  22 Oct 2026, 14:00 – 16:00

  Cushendall Library, Mill St, Cushendall, Ballymena BT44 0RR, UK
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  Wed 21 Oct

  Belfast - Lisburn Road Library - Meet Writer Bernie McQuillan (organised by LibrariesNI) / 

  Lisburn Road Library

  21 Oct 2026, 18:45 – 20:00

  Lisburn Road Library, 440 Lisburn Rd, Belfast BT9 6GR, UK
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  Tue 20 Oct

  Rathcoole Library – Meet Writer Bernie McQuillan (organised by Libraries NI) / 

  Rathcoole Library

  20 Oct 2026, 11:00 – 13:00

  Rathcoole Library, 2 Rosslea Way, Newtownabbey BT37 9BJ, UK
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  Fri 09 Oct

  Antrim Library – Meet Writer Bernie McQuillan (organised by Libraries NI) / 

  Antrim Library

  09 Oct 2026, 12:00 – 14:00

  Antrim Library, 10 Railway St, Antrim BT41 4AE, UK
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  Wed 23 Sept

  Carrickfergus Library – Meet Writer Bernie McQuillan (organised by Libraries NI) / 

  Carrickfergus Library

  23 Sept 2026, 18:30

  Carrickfergus Library, 2 Joymount, Carrickfergus BT38 7DQ, UK
• Tue 15 Sept

  Fermanagh Writers Group - Guest Speaker / 

  Blakes of the Hollow

  15 Sept 2026, 19:30 – 21:30

  Blakes of the Hollow, 6 Church St, Enniskillen BT74 7EJ, UK
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  Tue 15 Sept

  Enniskillen Library – Meet Writer Bernie McQuillan (organised by Libraries NI) / 

  Enniskillen Library

  15 Sept 2026, 18:00 – 19:30

  Enniskillen Library, Halls Ln, Enniskillen BT74 7DR, UK
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  Tue 01 Sept

  Falls Road Library – Meet Writer Bernie McQuillan (organised by Libraries NI) / 

  Falls Road Library

  01 Sept 2026, 18:30 – 19:30

  Falls Road Library, 49 Falls Rd, Belfast BT12 4PD, UK
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  Tue 11 Aug

  Greystone Library – Meet Writer Bernie McQuillan (organised by Libraries NI) / 

  Greystone Library

  11 Aug 2026, 10:00 – 11:00

  Greystone Library, Greystone Rd, Antrim BT41 1JW, UK
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  Wed 29 Jul

  Armagh Launch – John Hewitt Summer School / 

  Armagh City Library

  29 Jul 2026, 15:00

  Armagh City Library, 2 Market St, Armagh BT61 7BU, UK
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  Fri 17 Jul

  West Cork Literary Festival - Short Story Anthology / 

  Bantry Library

  17 Jul 2026, 13:00

  Bantry Library, Bridge St, Town Lots, Bantry, Co. Cork, P75 K402, Ireland
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  Thu 25 Jun

  Ormeau Road Library – Meet Writer Bernie McQuillan (organised by Libraries NI) / 

  Ormeau Road Library

  25 Jun 2026, 18:30

  Ormeau Road Library, 247 Ormeau Rd, Belfast BT7 3GG, UK
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  Mon 22 Jun

  Cregagh Library – Meet Writer Bernie McQuillan (organised by Libraries NI) / 

  Cregagh Library

  22 Jun 2026, 18:30 – 19:30

  Cregagh Library, Cregagh Rd, Belfast BT6 0LF, UK
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  Sat 20 Jun

  Ruth McKee, Hilary McCollum and Bernie McQuillan in Conversation at The Secret Bookshelf Festival / 

  The Secret Bookshelf

  20 Jun 2026, 17:00

  The Secret Bookshelf, 38 Scotch Quarter, Carrickfergus BT38 7DP, UK
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  Wed 17 Jun

  Fintona Library – Meet Writer Bernie McQuillan (organised by Libraries NI) / 

  Fintona Library

  17 Jun 2026, 17:45 – 19:00

  Fintona Library, 114, 112 Main St, Fintona, Tyrone, Omagh BT78 2AE, UK
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  Sat 23 May

  Debut Author Panel ‘My Big Break’ – International Literature Festival Dublin / 

  Merrion Square Park

  23 May 2026, 15:45

  Merrion Square Park, 1 Merrion Square E, Dublin, Ireland
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  Tue 19 May

  Book launch – The Lobster Pot / 

  The Seamus Heaney Centre, QUB

  19 May 2026, 17:30 – 19:30

  The Seamus Heaney Centre, QUB, English and Languages Queen's University, School of Arts, 38 University Rd, Belfast BT7 1NJ, UK