Maura Byrne

Maura’s Diary

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February 2012

Clondalkin Library  Dublin – Thursday 09 February (5.30pm)

March 2012

Tallaght Library, Dublin - Thursday 01 March (10am)

Lucan Library, Dublin - Thursday 01 March (12noon)

Independent Theatre Group Studios Ranelagh, Dublin –  Mon 12 March (3.30)

Pembroke Library, Dublin  Wed 15 March

Castaheany Educate Together School, Co Dublin -  2 6th classes Friday 23 March (12 noon & 1 pm)

 

April 2012

Interview WLR RADIO - 19 April

Live interview RTE TV  Elev8, Dublin  – Friday 20 April (4 pm)

May 2012

Rathdown Junior School, Glenageary, Dublin  Tuesday 22 May (11.30 pm)

June 2012

Abbeyside NS, Dungarvan, Waterford –  Monday 11 June (12 pm)

Scoil Gharbhain , Dungarvan, Waterford –  Monday  11 June (2 pm)

Terenure Library, Dublin Tuesday 12 June (3 pm)

Live radio interview WLR Radio –  Thursday 28 June (5.30pm)

Easons Dungarvan, Waterford –  Thursday 28 June (6pm)

 

July 2012

Live radio interview LMFM  Radio – Tues 24 July (11.20 am)

Live radio interview Sunshine Radio, Dublin  Tues 24 July (7.50 pm)

Dungarvan Library, Waterford –  Tuesday 31st July (11.30 am)

Tramore Library, Waterford –  Tuesday 31st July (2.30 am)

 

September

Monday 10th September      MS Readathon Launch, Dublin Wax Museum (9.30)

Friday 21st September          Graignamanagh Book Festival, Kilkenny  (3pm)

Saturday 22 September        Ranelagh Arts Festival, Dublin (1pm)

Friday 28 September             Storytelling Southeast, Waterford (4 pm)

 

October 2012 Children’s Book Festival

Monday 1st October             Dublin South Library - Tallaght (10 am) Attended Children Book Festival launch

Wednesday 3rd October     Cork City Libraries –  Central Library Grand Parade (10 am) and Mayfield (11.30)

Thursday 4th October         Cork City Libraries –  Hollyhill (10 am)

Tuesday 9th October           Westmeath Libraries –  Kilbeggan  (12 am and Mullingar 2.30 pm)

Thursday 11 October           Dublin South Libraries –  Clondalkin St Joseph’s NS (11 am and 12.15)

Thursday 18 October           Cork County Libraries – Mallow (10.30 am) and Kanturk (1.30 pm)

Friday 19 October                 Cork County Libraries –  Fermoy (10.30 am) and Mitchelstown (12.30 pm)

Tuesday 23 October             Laois Libraries  – Abbeyleix (10 am) and Montmellick (12.30 pm)

Tues 30th October                Wexford Libraries –  New Ross (11 am) Enniscorthy (2 pm)

Wednesday 31 October       Wexford Libraries  – Bunclody (11 am) Gorey (2 pm)

December 2012

Wednesday 5th Dec              The Book Centre, Kilkenny (1.15) 5th class Presentation girls

Saturday 8th Dec                   Crumlin Hospital, Ronald McDonald House, Dublin (1pm)

Tuesday 18th Dec                  Live Interview on The Joe Duffy Show (2.20pm)

Thursday 20th Dec               Live studio interview with Lynsay Doran Sunshine Radio (7 pm)

March 2013

Tuesday 5th March               St John of God GNS, Artane Dublin (1 pm) 5th and 6th class

Friday 8th March                   Dubray’s Bookstore, Kilkenny (1.30) 5th class Presentation, 5th class St John of God

Wednesday 13th March       Rathdown NS  Naas Kildare (1 pm) 4th class

May 2013

Friday 10th May                    Culmullen N.S. Drumcree Co Meath

June 2013

Tuesday 18th June               Castletymon Library, Dublin (3.30 pm) Book Club

July 2013

Tuesday 9th July                 Roscommon County Library (11am-12pm) – Ballaghaderreen Branch Library (2.30-3.30 pm)

Friday 19th July                  Roscommon Castlerea Branch Library  (11am-12pm)  – Boyle Branch Library (2.30-3.30 pm)

Monday 22nd to                  Fighting Words Centre, Dublin -  4 day Journalism Workshops (9.30am-3.30pm)

Thursday 25th July

 

October 2013

Thurs 10th Oct                    South Dublin Libraries – ‘Dublin Lockout’ Schools Writing Project

Wed 16th Oct                       South Dublin Libraries – ‘Dublin Lockout’  Schools Writing Project

Thurs 17th Oct                    South Dublin Libraries – ‘Dublin Lockout’ Schools Writing Project

Sat 19th Oct                         Roscommon Library – ‘Scary Stories Workshop’ (3.30-4.30)

Tues 22 Oct                         Trinity College Dublin – Terrifying Tales Trinity Access Programme Event (10am – 2pm)

 

Fri 8th Nov                          St Judes NS Cork – Fiction Masterclass

Thurs 28,Fri 29  Nov       MALTA – Robert McKee’s ‘Story in Business’ Conference

 

Tues 3rd, Wed 4th            Glanmire Community School, Cork  – 6 TY groups Fiction Masterclass Project

Thurs 5th Dec

Tues 10, Wed 11 Dec        Glanmire Community School, Cork –  6 TY groups follow-up Masterclass Project

 

 

2014

January

Wed 22 January                 Trinity TAP Programme – St Endas’ Dublin – ‘Bookmarks’ Workshop (11-2 pm)

Thurs 23 Jan                        TAP – City Quay, Dublin – Bookmarks Workshop (9-12 pm)

Fri 24 Jan                              TAP – Marist NS Crumlin, Dublin – ‘Bookmarks’ Workshop (11-2 pm)

Tues 28 Jan                          Old Bawn Community School, Dublin  – Fiction Masterclass  (10-12 pm)

Wed 29 Jan                           TAP 2 - St Enda’s Dublin (11-2 pm)

Thurs 30 Jan                        TAP 2 – City Quay, Dublin (9-12 pm)

Friday 31 Jan                       TAP 2 – Marist NS Crumlin, Dublin (11-2 pm)

 

February

Wed 5th Feb                       TAP 3 – St Endas, Dublin (11-2 pm)

Thurs 6th Feb                    TAP 3 – City Quay, Dublin (9-12 pm)

Fri 7th Feb                          TAP 3 – Marist NS Crumlin (11-2 pm)

Wed 12th Feb                     TAP 4 – St Endas, Dublin (11-2 pm)

Thurs 13th Feb                  TAP 4 – City Quay, Dublin (9-12 pm)

Fri 14th Feb                        TAP 4 – Marist NS, Crumlin (11-2 pm)

Wed 26th Feb                     TAP 5 – St Endas, Dublin (11-2 pm)

Thurs 27th Feb                  TAP 5 – City Quay, Dublin (9-12 pm)

Fri 28th Feb                         TAP 5 – Marist NS, Crumlin (11-2 pm)

 

March

Wed 5th Mar                         TAP 6 – St Endas, Dublin (11-2 pm)

Thurs 6th Mar                      TAP 6 – City Quay, Dublin (9-12 pm)

Fri 7th Mar                            TAP 6 – Marist NS, Crumlin (11-2 pm)

July, Sept, Oct 2014

24 Sept                                   Gaelschoil an Bhradain Drogheda (10am and 1pm) 4 hours

8th Oct                                  Stillorgan Library (10.15-11.15 am)

Scoil St Treasa (12-1pm)

22nd Oct                               Shankill Library (10.15-11.15 am & 11.45-12.45pm)

 

2015

January 

Tues 13th Jan                    Official Launch of ‘Bookmarks 2015′ project in Trinity College Dublin (9am-2pm)

Tues 20th Jan                   TRINITY BOOKMARKS – St Mary’s Haddington Rd (11.30 pm)

TRINITY BOOKMARKS – Our Lady of Good Counsel Drimnagh (1.30pm)

TRINITY BOOKMARKS – Our Lady of Lourdes Inchicore (2.15pm)

Tues 27                                TRINITY BOOKMARKS – Our Lady of Lourdes Inchicore (11am) 3 hrs

Wed 28                                TRINITY BOOKMARKS – St Mary’s Haddington Road (10.45 am) 3 hrs

Thur 29                                TRINITY BOOKMARKS – Our Lady of Good Counsel Drimnagh (10.50 am) 3 hrs

February

Tues 3,24                            TRINITY BOOKMARKS – Our Lady of Lourdes Inchicore (3 hrs)

Wed 3, 25                            TRINITY BOOKMARKS – St Mary’s Haddington Road      (3 hrs)

Thurs 4, 26                         TRINITY BOOKMARKS – Our Lady of Good Counsel Drimnagh (3 hrs)

March

Tues 3rd                              TRINITY BOOKMARKS – Our Lady of Lourdes Inchicore (3 hrs)

Wed 4th                               TRINITY BOOKMARKS – Our Lady of Good Counsel Drimnagh (3 hrs)

Thurs 5th                            TRINITY BOOKMARKS – Our Lady of Good Counsel Drimnagh (3 hrs)

Wed 11th                             TRINITY BOOKMARKS – St Mary’s Haddington Road (3 hrs)

Wed 25th                            FINALE ‘Bookmarks 2015′ Trinity College Dublin (am and pm) – Media and Presentation

 

 

 

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