Leabhar Hour

17/02/2022

⚠️Giveaway!⚠️

We are giving a 16 book collection of Roald Dahl classics to one lucky winner!

Head on over to our Instagram page to enter!

26/10/2021

The lads discuss 'The Great Gatsby' in S2 E3...

https://www.leabharhour.com/post/s2-e3-the-great-gatsby

David, Marty, Franny and Óran discuss F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novella 'The Great Gatsby'.

14/10/2021

Which "classic" novels failed to live up to their reputation for you?

https://www.leabharhour.com/post/s2-e3-teaser-are-there-any-classics-you-didn-t-like

03/10/2021

Anthony Horowitz provides a special introduction as the Leabhar lads discuss the English author's murder mystery 'Magpie Murders'...

Anthony Horowitz provides a special introduction as the Leabhar lads discuss the English author's murder mystery 'Magpie Murders'.

15/09/2021

The Leabhar Hour podcast returns this weekend!

In episode one, we'll be discussing Irish author Fíona Scarlett's novel 'Boys Don't Cry.'

You can listen to an extract from the episode below, where Fíona recommends some of her favourite books for our listeners to read.

Listen to an extract from the first episode of Season 2, where Irish author Fíona Scarlett picks five books for our listeners to read.

01/09/2021

We'll be back with Season 2 later this month!

This time around, we've decided to do things a little differently.

We're releasing our full list of books before we kick off the new season, so you have as much time as possible to read along with us.

Read the full list here...

Here's every book we'll be covering on Season 2 of the Leabhar Hour podcast.

27/07/2021

Check out every episode of Season 1 over on www.leabharhour.com...

Welcome to Leabhar Hour, Ireland's new book club podcast and blog.

20/07/2021

THE SEASON 1 FINALE IS LIVE!

Join us for episode 10 of the Leabhar Hour podcast, where we review and rate Delia Owens' best-selling novel 'Where the Crawdads Sing'.

David, Podge, Óran and Marty discuss 'Where the Crawdads Sing' by Delia Owens in the Season 1 finale of the Leabhar Hour podcast.

07/07/2021

Episode nine is LIVE!

Join us as we discuss John Steinbeck's classic novella 'Of Mice and Men'.

Óran Fitzpatrick, Franny Walshe and Marty Gillespie join David Smith to discuss John Steinbeck's classic novella 'Of Mice and Men'.

22/06/2021

Episode #8 is now live!

A huge thank you to 'Snowflake' author Louise Nealon for joining us to discuss her bestselling debut novel!

'Snowflake' author Louise Nealon joins David, Podge, Franny and Óran to discuss her bestselling debut novel.

09/06/2021

Episode seven is LIVE!

Have you read 'The Midnight Library' yet?

The lads review and rate it in our brand new podcast, and the results are mixed...

David, Franny, Óran, Podge and Marty discuss Matt Haig's bestselling novel 'The Midnight Library'.

20/05/2021

"Between life and death there is a library."

Next up on the podcast is Matt Haig's instant bestseller 'The Midnight Library'.

We'll be reviewing and rating 'The Midnight Library' on episode seven of the Leabhar Hour podcast.

18/05/2021

David Smith, Podge Gaffney, Marty Gillespie and Óran Fitzpatrick discuss Ray Bradbury's dystopian classic 'Fahrenheit 451'.

David Smith is joined by Podge Gaffney, Marty Gillespie and Óran Fitzpatrick to discuss Ray Bradbury's dystopian classic 'Fahrenheit 451'.

13/05/2021

Irish Imbas Books have launched a new online adventure-style game set in ancient Ireland...

David Smith reviews Irish Imbas' brand new online literary game, an online adventure-style story, based on an element of the Fenian Cycle.

04/05/2021

Next up in our classics series is Fahrenheit 452 by Ray Bradbury 🔥

Have you read it?

Next up in our 'Classics' series is 'Fahrenheit 451' by Ray Bradbury. In our first 'Classics' podcast, we discussed George Orwell's timeless 'Animal Farm'. Now, in our second podcast in the series, we turn our attention to Bradbury's dystopian masterpiece. Synopsis: "Guy Montag is a fireman. In his....

03/05/2021

AND IT'S LIVE!

Listen to episode five of the Leabhar Hour podcast here 🎧🎙

Podge Gaffney, Marty Gillespie, Franny Walshe and Óran Fitzpatrick join host David Smith to discuss 'TransAtlantic' by Colum McCann.

18/04/2021

David Smith, Podge Gaffney, Óran Fitzpatrick, Franny Walshe and Marty Gillespie discuss 'Leonard and Hungry Paul' by Rónán Hession, featuring a very special introduction by the Irish author.

David, Podge, Óran, Franny and Marty discuss 'Leonard and Hungry Paul' by Rónán Hession, featuring a special introduction by the author.

17/04/2021

Keep your eyes peeled this weekend for episode #4 of the Leabhar Hour podcast where we discuss the fantastic 'Leonard and Hungry Paul' by Rónán Hession. This book is part of the 'One Dublin One Book' campaign. More info below!

https://www.leabharhour.com/post/one-dublin-one-book-2021

Leabhar Hour is delighted to announce that we have teamed up with the One Dublin One Book campaign this year. The book chosen is 'Leonard and Hungry Paul' by Rónán Hession. One Dublin One Book is a Dublin City Council initiative, led by Dublin City Libraries, which encourages everyone to read a bo...

15/04/2021

"In Renaissance Nation, McWilliams again uses composite characters to illustrate trends in Irish society. The affluent urban mother who has discovered that GAA is now cool is called Sliotar Mom. Gents attempting to outpace their mid-life crises on expensive racing bikes are christened MAMILs (Middle-Aged Men in Lycra). And so on."

Fran Breathnach ✍🏻

In Renaissance Nation, David McWilliams tracks Ireland's economic and social progression over the last number of years, asking how we got "from economic embarrassment to avocado toast in the space of a generation."

06/04/2021

Oink oink

https://www.leabharhour.com/post/3-leabhar-hour-animal-farm

David Smith, Francis Walshe, Marty Gillespie, Pádraig Gaffney and Óran Fitzpatrick discuss George Orwell's classic 'Animal Farm'.

31/03/2021

Here's a sneak peek from episode three, which is dropping the weekend 👇

Listen to Teaser | #3: Leabhar Hour | Animal Farm by Leabhar Hour on
https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/Tbg4S

"Did you just compare George Orwell to Father Ted?" A sneak preview of episode three, which will be released this weekend. Check out https://leabharhour.wixsite.com/podcast for more.

31/03/2021

"Once upon a time – for that is how all stories should begin – there was a boy who lost his mother.”

The first line of John Connolly's 'The Book of Lost Things' is a prelude for what is to come...

https://leabharhour.wixsite.com/podcast/post/book-club-recommendations-2-the-book-of-lost-things-john-connolly

David Smith recommends Irish author John Connolly's 2006 novel 'The Book of Lost Things'.

24/03/2021

"Gregory David Roberts was, at one time, Australia’s most wanted man. The book begins with his arrival in India in the early 1980s after he escaped from an Australian prison, having been incarcerated for a series of robberies."

Fran Breathnach ✍🏻✍🏻

Looking for book club recommendations? Learn about Shantaram (by Gregory David Roberts) here.

18/03/2021

"Sticking with analogies, reading a bad book on your own is like being in the final throws of a relationship that has run its course."

Michael Keaveny on the art of picking your next read...

Life is full of little decisions which in the short term can be insignificant, but at the time can make or break your day. An example of this is cooking dinner. Get it right and you’re on cloud 9.5, mess it up and the rest of the day is, well sh* #!. Picking a book can be a similar feeling. We have...