Hometown hero Kevin Barry, Roddy Doyle, Kit Dewaal, Donal Ryan, Louise Kennedy, Sebastian Barry, Lisa McInerney (pictured) and Joseph O'Connor are among those Limerick-bound from May 20-22 for the UL Creative Writing Festival.

Weekend tickets priced €35 are on sale now from https://www.uch.ie. Here's the line-up in full followed by a taster of what to expect from Mr. Barry:

Attention readers & book lovers! The UL Creative Writing Festival returns, with a stellar line-up of international, award-winning writers including Roddy Doyle, Kit deWaal, Donal Ryan, Joseph O Connor & many more!
For more details and to book tickets: https://t.co/ye2OQ0qBAs pic.twitter.com/B1YhC2tQsH

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