LAUNCH | Dead as Doornails by Anthony Cronin | with Donal Fallon, Anne Haverty, and Dermot Bolger
Thursday 5th March 2026 at 6:00pm
*This event is now fully booked, but you can email [email protected] to be added to the waiting list*
Join us for the launch of the fiftieth anniversary edition of Dead as Doornails by Anthony Cronin. Featuring an introduction by Joseph O’Connor, Cronin’s masterpiece memoir recounts a post-war literary Dublin, living alongside the likes of Brendan Behan, Patrick Kavanagh and Flann O’Brien. Equally colourful and poignant, Dead as Doornails is a sharp account of a generation haunted by wasted talent. There will be readings on the night from Donal Fallon, Anne Haverty and Dermot Bolger.
All are welcome to attend, refreshments will be served.
PRAISE FOR DEAD AS DOORNAILS
‘No book conjures 1950s bohemian life better than Anthony Cronin’s masterpiece.’ – Dermot Bolger, Irish Times
‘A classic; of his mastery of language there can be no doubt.’ – Anthony Burgess
‘One of my favourite books about the Irish literary scene … It’s marvellous.’ – Joseph O’Connor
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Anthony Cronin (1923-2016) was one of Ireland’s leading men of letters. He was the author of novels The Life of Riley, Identity Papers, criticism A Question of Modernity, several volumes of poetry, and biographies of Brian O’Nolan and Samuel Beckett.
