Lil Road-Show Continues With Next Stop, Scoil Ide Salthill
The Laureate International Library (LIL) has just reached the next stop on its Spring 2013 road-show with a visit to Scoil Ide, Salthill. LIL will be based in the new school library, which has been...
View ArticleAustralian Laureates Come to Ireland
Australia’s two children’s laureates – Alison Lester and Boori Monty Pryor – will be visiting Ireland on a 3-day tour taking in Belfast, Derry and Dublin in early April. On the first day they will be...
View ArticleExciting new exhibition of Irish children’s book illustration goes on tour in...
Pictiúr, an exciting new exhibition of the work of some of Ireland’s leading children’s book illustrators and which has been curated by Laureate na nÓg, Niamh Sharkey, will visit four venues in Europe...
View ArticleNiamh Sharkey to read as part of Words on the Street – the European...
Laureate na nÓg Niamh Sharkey is one of a number of writers taking part in this year’s Words on the Street – an evening of writing from other countries within the European Union. The event, which...
View ArticleCongratulations to new UK Children’s Laureate, Malorie Blackman
Malorie Blackman has just been named the new UK Waterstone’s Childrens Laureate 2013-15. Malorie has written over 50 books for children and young people, as well as TV scripts and stage plays. One of...
View ArticleLaureate International Library Spring tour captured on film
LIL video Tom Donegan This Spring, the Laureate International Library went on a tour of six primary schools along the west coast of Ireland, with support from the Arts Council’s Touring and...
View ArticlePictiúr’s Irish Tour gets under way
PRESS RELEASE 10th SEPTEMBER 2013 ACCLAIMED EXHIBITION OF IRISH CHILDREN’S BOOK ILLUSTRATION ON THREE-VENUE TOUR OF IRELAND Pictiúr, the new exhibition of work by leading Irish children’s book...
View ArticleCall for nominations for new laureate
Ireland To Nominate its Third Laureate na nÓg Honouring Irish Children’s Literature The nomination process for Ireland’s next children’s laureate is now open. Laureate na nÓg, an iniatiative...
View ArticleJackie French is new Australian children’s laureate
Jackie French, best-selling author of over 140 books, including the iconic Diary of a Wombat and Hitler’s Daughter, has today been announced as the Australian Children’s Laureate for 2014 – 2015....
View ArticleNiamh Sharkey named Creative Industries Businesswoman of the Year
Huge congratulations to Laureate na nÓg Niamh Sharkey, who has been named the 2013 Creative Industries Businesswoman of the Year at the IMAGE Businesswoman of the Year Awards at the Royal Hospital...
View ArticleChildren invited to nominate Ireland’s next Laureate na nÓg
Who do you think should be Laureate na nÓg 2014-2016? We want children and families across Ireland to vote!
View ArticlePictiúr travels to Stormont
Pictiúr, the touring exhibition of contemporary children’s book illustration, began a two week visit to the Parliament Buildings in Stormont on 3rd March. The visit, which is being supported by the...
View ArticleCelebrating International Children’s Book Day with BookBag
Laureate na nÓg Niamh Sharkey joined with colleagues from Brown Bag Films to celebrate International Children’s Books Day at Rutland Street National School in Dublin with the launch of Bookbag. Bookbag...
View ArticleMajor exhibition of Irish Illustration for London’s Illustration Cupboard
A major new exhibition of work featuring Irish illustrators will open in London’s prestigious Illustration Cupboard on April 16th in celebration of Niamh Sharkey’s role as Laureate na nÓg and in...
View ArticleNiamh Sharkey calls for rethink on National Library Procurement Plan
Press release May 7th 2014: For immediate release National Library Procurement Plan will damage Irish book sector, says outgoing Laureate na nÓg Niamh Sharkey On her last day as Laureate na nÓg,...
View ArticleEoin Colfer is new Laureate na nÓg
Novelist Eoin Colfer has been announced as the third Laureate na nÓg, Ireland’s laureate for children’s literature, at a special event at the Arts Council. The announcement was made by Fergus O’Dowd,...
View Article“Once Upon A Place”– Expressions of Interest sought for proposals to work...
ONCE UPON A PLACE – THE LAUREATE STORY TOUR 2014-2016 EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR PROJECTS / EVENTS WITH EOIN COLFER, LAUREATE NA NÓG – Submission Window June 2014 Throughout the month of June, we are...
View ArticleBUSINESS TO ARTS AWARD NOMINATION FOR BOOKBAG
BOOK GIFTING SCHEME GETS NOMINATION Brown Bag Films, Laureate na nÓg and Children’s Books Ireland have been shortlisted for the 2014 Allianz Business to Arts Awards in the ‘Best Use of Creativity in...
View ArticleExciting times ahead with Once Upon A Place story tour
In June, Laureate na nÓg Eoin Colfer initiated a new programme called ONCE UPON A PLACE. This programme has two strands: the first priority is to bring stories to children all over Ireland, reaching...
View ArticleBookbag wins Business to Arts Award!
Laureate na nÓg, Children’s Books Ireland and Brown Bag Films have been awarded the Dublin Airport Authority €5000 Arts Award at the 2014 Business to Arts Awards for Bookbag, the book-gifting project...
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