Raymond Chandler's Waterford connections

Irish crime writers Alan Glynn and Declan Hughes will take part in a commemoration of Raymond Chandler's Waterford connections at the city's annual Imagine Arts Festival this October.

'Something Wicked' crime festival in Malahide

This year's "Something Wicked" Malahide Crime Writing Festival takes place on the October bank holiday weekend of 28th to 30th October.

@BookShowRTE crime special at Dublin Castle

Irish authors Liz Nugent, Arlene Hunt and Declan Hughes will take part in a live discussion about crime fiction on RTÉ Radio 1's Books Show on Culture Night this Friday, 16th September. They will also read a short story specially written for the night.

Events: Stuart Neville and William Ryan

Stuart Neville and William Ryan are among the crime fiction writers taking part in the latest "First Monday" event at City University London on October 3rd at 6.30 pm.

Crime fiction writers at Tallaght book festival

The Red Line Book Festival and New Island Books are hosting an evening of crime writing on October 12th in Tallaght, featuring four leading Irish crime authors.

Declan Burke will chair the event at the Civic Theatre at 8 pm with Alan Glynn, Declan Hughes and Alex Barclay. They will discuss the crime-writing process, gripping plots and characters, and Irish crime fiction past and present.

Irish detective novels come to the Big Apple

Authors John Connolly, Declan Hughes and Stuart Neville will be taking part in the New York launch of the academic collection of essays The Contemporary Irish Detective Novel and Neville's latest novel So Say the Fallen.

Graham Norton to discuss his crime novel in Dublin

Graham Norton will be in Dublin on 17 October to promote his debut novel. The evening event at the Mansion House on Dawson Street will include an interview and an audience Q&A. The €25 tickets include a signed copy of his new book.

Irish crime fiction in Silicon Valley

Irish crime fiction is under the spotlight in several sessions at this year's Los Gatos Listowel writing festival in Silicon Valley. The Californian town of Los Gatos is twinned with Listowel in County Kerry, and the festival takes place from 6 to 9 October 2016.

Craig McDonald to give Dublin reading

Award-winning American crime writer and journalist Craig McDonald will discuss his work on 3 August 2016 at 6 p.m. at Peruke & Periwig on Dawson Street in Dublin. There will be a book signing afterwards, all welcome.

Three Chords and the Truth, the final novel in his Hector Lassiter series, will be published next November.

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iBAM 2016 Literature Award for Ken Bruen

Ken Bruen will be presented with this year’s iBAM Award for Literature on the opening day of the 2016 iBAM (Irish Books, Arts, and Music) celebrations.

Finland conference on crime narratives

The University of Tampere in Finland is to host a one-day academic conference on “New Approaches to Studying Crime Narratives” on 14 October 2016.

There is no conference fee, but participants must cover all costs for their travel, accommodation and subsistence.

Crime at the Dublin Writers' Conference

There are no fewer than four crime writers taking part at the Dublin Writers' Conference this weekend, from 24 to 26 June 2016 - Louise Phillips, Michael Russell, Sheila Bugler and Laurence O'Bryan.

This is the second year of the conference, which takes place at the Irish Writers Centre and at the Gresham hotel nearby. It includes sessions for writers on digital marketing and writing craft.

Frankie Gaffney live in the Gingerman pub

Frankie Gaffney reading from his debut novel Dublin Seven in Dublin earlier this month, filmed by Dave Lordan of Bog TV.

Noir at the Bar, Belfast

The Noir at the Bar crime fiction evening in the Belfast Book Festival has a stellar line-up: Gerard Brennan - who has curated the evening - Steve Cavanagh, Kelly Creighton, Brian McGilloway and Stuart Neville.

It takes place on Wednesday, 15 June 2016, at 8.30 pm in the Errigle Inn on the Ormeau Road (the pub is also showing the Euro 2016 matches). Tickets via the Crescent Arts Centre.

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Crime novelists at Edinburgh book festival

The 2016 Edinburgh International Book Festival, which runs from 13 to 29 August, features over 800 writers, poets, illustrators, politicians, journalists, historians, scientists, philosophers and playwrights from 55 countries.

Panels to die for at Bristol's Crimefest

The Irish contingent off to Bristol for this May's Crimefest will include authors Claire McGowan, Alan Glynn,  Ruth Dudley Edwards and the Karen Perry writing duo Karen Gillece and Paul Perry.

Crime fiction at Wexford Literary Festival

The 2016 Wexford Literary Festival includes a panel on Irish crime fiction writing with Jax Miller, Ava McCarthy and Andrea Carter on Saturday 28 May.

2016 Dublin Greek Film Festival

Nicholas Triandafyllidis's unusual gangster film The Sentimentalist is among the offerings at this year's Dublin Greek Film Festival.

John Connolly begins Irish/UK book tour

Best-selling Irish writer John Connolly kicks off a world tour with his latest Charlie Parker novel this week.

Irish crime writers in Liverpool

A half-day event about crime fiction at the Bluecoat arts centre in Liverpool this April has a decidedly Irish flavour.