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Two of Ireland’s best and most popular children’s authors are together for a great event to share their inspirations, ideas and writing behind their stories.

Everybody loves a story of adventure, excitement, danger, and great characters – so there’s nobody better to meet than bestselling author Catherine Doyle.

Welcome to the world of Leaflings, the secret guardians of the trees all around the world. Niamh Sharkey and Owen Churcher will show you the magic behind the art and story of their beautiful A Field Guide to Leaflings, and how to draw and make your own field guide.

Want ideas for what to read next? Looking for your next favourite series? Do you want funnier books, scarier books, fantastic books or ones based on true stories?

Join artist Kim Jenkinson to celebrate the magic of stories by making your own squash book, using simple origami techniques to create a blank mini book that you will fill using drawings, collage, words and imagination to tell your very own story.

For those who love both Lego and books, what’s better than making your own Harry Potter-themed Lego?

Interactive story-telling with puppets, songs and rhyme from Sarah Sparkles.

The writer/illustrator of the hugely popular The President’s Glasses, The President’s Surprise and new story The Dead Zoo, is here for drawalong fun.

Love to draw, paint, scribble or doodle? The amazing, bestselling, prizewinning, Disney-show making Niamh Sharkey is here with one of her famous doodles.

The far-reaching plan lays out a strategic framework focused on six key commitments: prioritising sports and physical activity; improving accessibility for everyone; raising the profile and visibility of sports activities; emphasising outdoor participation; enhancing quality facilities; and fostering stakeholder collaboration.