Granard Booktown Festival
April 21 - 23 2023
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Sinéad Burke to Attend Opening Night
Writer, advocate and fashion icon Sinéad Burke to attend Granard Booktown 2023.
We are excited to announce that the writer, advocate and fashion icon Sinéad Burke will be joining us on April 21st to chat about her career with Rick O'Shea.
Sinéad Burke is a Disabled educator, advocate and author who champions accessibility, equity and social justice to build a better world for everyone. In 2020, she founded the accessibility consultancy Tilting the Lens on the three pillars of education, advocacy and design. Advising major global brands, including Gucci, Ralph Lauren, Netflix, Pinterest and Starbucks, Tilting the Lens guides clients in their move from awareness to action by creating more accessible practices, policies, products and services, places and promotions.
Sinéad serves on Gucci's Global Equity Board, ITV's Cultural Advisory Council, the Irish President's Council of State and Ireland's Future of Media Commission. She is also part of the World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders, as well as the European Young Leaders. As a passionate writer, podcast host and public speaker, Sinéad facilitates honest conversations about identity, disability and accessibility. Her work has been featured and recognised by Vogue, The Financial Times, Fast Company, WWD, Vanity Fair, The Business of Fashion, and many more. In 2017, she delivered a powerful TED Talk on 'Why design should include everyone.' Her children's book, 'Break the Mould,' is a primer on how to take your place in the world – with lessons for all. It won the 'An Post Irish Book Award' in 2020.
This event is in partnership with the Rick O'Shea Book Club and will take place on April 21st at 7 pm in Granard Library. Tickets go on sale March 28th via our website and box office in Granard.
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Shaunagh is the Director of Communications and Media at the Clooney Foundation. She was nominated for an Emmy award and won a duPont-Columbia award.

Rick is an RTE Broadcaster, Book Pusher and Event Host. He runs The Rick O’Shea Book Club – Ireland’s largest book club with almost 40,000 members.

Mary is the former Longford County Librarian and Head of Creative Ireland Longford. She has a long history of supporting both the arts and literature across the county.

Richard is a Man Booker Prize Winning Author and widely considered “the finest Australian novelist of his generation. ”