07/05/2026
๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ ๐๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐!
There's a thread running through two of this year's events - friendship, family, and a previously announced guest!
๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐, ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จฬ๐ข๐ฌ๐ขฬ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐
Paul Howard and Rรณisรญn Ingle first met in the newsroom of the Sunday Tribune. They shared a sense of humour, a love of mischief, and an office that was, by all accounts, never short of fun. They've been close friends ever since.
Paul is best known as the creator of Ross O'Carroll-Kelly. He has published 19 satirical novels, sold over a million copies, and has three Irish Book Awards to show for it. Recently he turned his attention to writing for TV when he joined โThe Young Offendersโ team to write for the latest season of the Cork-based comedy.
His latest book turns his sharp comic eye on the prospect of a United Ireland, and Rรณisรญn, who has read it, promises it is very funny indeed.
The two will sit down together on Saturday afternoon for what should be a lively, warm, and entertaining event, as the two old friends talk about books, writing, and whatever else may come up!
๐๐ง๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐, ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐จฬ๐ข๐ฌ๐ขฬ๐ง
On Sunday afternoon, Rรณisรญn will be then joined by her mother, the writer Ann Ingle.
Ann Ingle was born in London, came to Dublin with her Irish husband Peter over sixty years ago, and began her writing career on the eve of her eightieth birthday. She is now 87, with three books to her name - including her memoir 'Openhearted' (Penguin Sandycove) and 'Still Here: Everything I Know About Being Older', published by O'Brien Press.
'Still Here' is the subject of Sunday's conversation, and has been described as a frank, warm, and at times funny look at ageing, life, and what it means to keep going. With Rรณisรญn asking the questions, it promises to be as candid as it is moving.
๐๐จฬ๐ข๐ฌ๐ขฬ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐
We mentioned Rรณisรญn in an earlier post, but itโs only fair she gets mentioned again seeing as she will be so busy over the weekend!
Rรณisรญn Ingle is a columnist, features writer and podcaster with The Irish Times. She is the author of two collections of her columns, Pieces of Me and Public Displays of Emotion and is the co-author of The Daughterhood with Natasha Fennell which has been published in several languages. She produces and co-presents the award winning โWomenโs Podcastโ on irishtimes.com
Sure what else will you be doing on a weekend in November in Ireland? If youโve been putting off that road-trip to Donegal, now you have the perfect opportunity to make the journey.
More programme details to follow. Stay tuned to our socials for the latest line-up information.
Allingham Arts Festival | November 4th - 8th 2026 | Ballyshannon, County Donegal
