Two years on from its launch, renowned broadcaster, author and book lover Ryan Tubridy is bringing his podcast The Bookshelf to the 3Olympia Theatre for its biggest live show to date on 8th June 2026.
Ryan will be joined on the night by Dr. Katriona O’Sullivan, the award-winning author of the best-selling biography Poor.
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The Bookshelf see’s Tubridy sit down with household names to discover the books that have influenced their lives. Including special guest Katriona O'Sullivan.
Professor Katriona O’Sullivan is a psychologist, lecturer and award-winning author whose work is shaped by her journey from extreme poverty to academia, championing access to education and social equality. Her latest book "Hungry: A Biography of My Body" was released this week in Ireland. It is a raw, courageous exploration of survival, identity and the lifelong search for self-acceptance and follows her #1 bestselling memoir "Poor" from 2023.
The Bookshelf see’s Tubridy sit down with household names to discover the books that have influenced their lives.
Each week, Ryan turns the pages on his guests life through the prism of three books: The childhood book, the book that brought them joy, and the book that changed their life.
This special live event invites you to pull up a chair beside one of Ireland’s most beloved broadcasters as you have never seen him before as he brings an interactive evening of stories, conversation - and, for one night only, the audience can ask the questions too!
