{"id":2978,"date":"2025-10-14T12:40:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T12:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mullingarliteraryfestival.com\/Review\/?page_id=2978"},"modified":"2025-10-14T12:55:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T12:55:00","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mullingarliteraryfestival.com\/Review\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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A Festival Born from Conversation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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In July 2025, the inaugural Mullingar Literary Festival brought writers, poets, historians, and musicians together for three remarkable days of storytelling and connection.<\/p>

Over 1,000 attendees<\/strong> gathered across Mullingar \u2014 from the warm surroundings of Caffrey\u2019s Bar<\/strong> to the historic Greville Arms Hotel<\/strong> and Mullingar Library<\/strong> \u2014 to share ideas, laughter, and a few well-earned pints.<\/p>

What began as a local celebration has already become a highlight of Ireland\u2019s literary calendar \u2014 and 2026 promises to be even bigger.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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“What a precious thing you have here”<\/em> – Attendee, 2025<\/div>
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“Inaugural Mullingar Literary Festival declared a resounding success”
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“I had such a lovely time performing at the finale of our hometown\u2019s first ever Literary Festival.”<\/em>
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