BOOKS at ONE

08/06/2026

Westport artist Derval Dunford returns with the next exhibition in the Art Gallery following the success of her breathwork exhibition last Summer 🌞

Her latest work As Anáil - Out of Breath will open on Thursday 25th June at 7.30pm by Dr Tony Bates, Clinical Psychologist and bestselling author. This unique exhibition is an audio-visual bilingual and breathwork based creation dedicated to the late John Dunford who masterminded traditional Irish musician Sharon Shannon's career and co-produced the Waterboys' Fisherman's Blues Album.

All welcome! This exhibition will run until July 19th

08/06/2026

🎉✨And that’s a wrap!

What an incredible day of creativity and joy at Cruinniú na nÓg!

🎨🎭 A huge thank you to all the young people who joined us at and participated in the activities. Your creativity truly shone through! (We’ve your poetry on display in our bookshop until 20th June).
And huge thanks to Shane Furlong of CALL (Climate Action Louisburgh Locality) and May-Lou McCarthy for biodiversity fun, games and treasure hunts by the river followed by nature words, drama, freeze frames and poetry writing.

Missed out? Don’t worry, there will be more opportunities to unleash your imagination in the future. Stay tuned for updates on upcoming events and activities via
https://cruinniu.gov.ie/
Until next time!



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Mayo Arts Office

05/06/2026

02/06/2026

It was so great to welcome these authors to Books at One during May! 🌸

1. Anne Chambers with her latest book Living Lives: A Biographer’s Journey
2. Westport Children’s author Anne Printer with her picture books Ollen the Oak Tree and Higgle the Holly Tree
3. Caroline Preston with her bestselling novel This Tumult
4. Haulie Grady with his vivid new memoir I Wonder If I Had Turned Right

Thank you to each author for taking the time to travel West and sign these wonderful reads! ✍️📚

01/06/2026

01/06/2026

A huge thanks to Anto OBrien for launching his book ‘The Mayo Mandalas’ in our bookshop on Saturday night.
To Tricia Hudson for an incredibly, articulate and insightful introduction speech.
And to the huge crowd of supporters we were delighted with the buzz of the evening. We had a great time chatting books with many of you.
This book which includes stunning photos of the mandalas created by Anthony, in their Mayo landscape. It also includes some beautiful poetry documenting the “soul” journey the mandalas represent.
More copies in stock (we almost sold out on the night!).

26/05/2026

Anthony OBrien will be at BooksAtOne this Saturday 30th of May at 7.30pm for the launch of his new book 'The Mayo Mandalas’, with Trish Husdson as a speaker.
This book is a meditation on the journey through grief and love. It contains poems and pictures of the mandalas he has been drawing for years on beaches around Louisburgh.

Everyone is welcome ! 😊 Wine and refreshments will be served. 🍷

23/05/2026

Gliff by Ali Smith is this year's winner of the Dublin Literary Award.

“See what a simple line, a visible mark of the utmost simplicity and cheapness, can do to a populace? She said. I watched the crowd sway like foliage in sea round submerged rock face.”

An important read in today’s distorted political climate, Gliff treads the red line between reality and dystopia carefully. With themes of technology and loyalty, Gliff carries an air of youthful hope and curiosity that guarantees all will be well.

23/05/2026