Books Behind Wild Connections join TU Dublin Library Collection
Books by the authors who participated in Wild Connections: Nature, Wellbeing and Belonging, part of the Dublin Book Festival, have been added to the TU Dublin Library Services Collection, reflecting our commitment to supporting the university's cultural life and sustainability strategy.
TU Dublin Sustainability celebrated Wild Connections on 4 November 2026 at the Grangegorman campus, in partnership with Green Foundation Ireland. Students, staff, local schools and members of the general public were invited to a day of inspiring conversations, readings, workshops and reflection, exploring how nature can support wellbeing, resilience and a sense of belonging.
The programme featured thought-provoking talks with an outstanding line-up of authors, environmentalists, and nature advocates exploring our relationship with nature and with one another, among them John S. Doyle, Eoin Warner, Dearbhla Mescal and Miriam Mulcahy. Other highlights included a poetry and music walking tour around TU Dublin's Grangegorman campus with acclaimed poet Jane Clarke, an insect photography workshop with photographer Lisa Clancy, and a drawing workshop for school children with illustrator Bex Sheridan.
In today’s fast-paced world, where questions of sustainability, resilience and how we belong within nature feel more relevant than ever, these books invite us, through diverse perspectives, to slow down, reconnect with nature, and reflect on the natural world as a place of retreat, healing and self-discovery:
- Finding Joy — Dearbha Mescal
A wise and heartfelt collection of poems, musings and prompts encouraging readers to slow down and notice the ordinary joy and calm to be found in the world around us.
- Insect Portraits — Lisa Clancy
A collection of portrait-style photographs revealing the remarkable ‘personalities’ of Irish insects and offering a glimpse into the fascinating world of scientific research using these extraordinary creatures.
A gentle and hopeful ode to nature, capturing a story of resilience, community and learning to work with the land, as the author and his family transform two wild, windswept acres on Sligo’s north coast into a thriving wood, orchard, and garden.
A moving memoir that begins with loss but emerges as a powerful meditation on how the natural world reflects so much of our human story. Charting Eoin’s many vivid encounters with the natural world, this book celebrates the gifts that nature gives us when everything else falls away – patience, solace and a sense of belonging.
- Walking to the Foot of the Sky — Miriam Mulcahy
This book charts the author’s story of walking the Beara Breifne Way. What began as a desire to experience the beauty of nature became a lyrical and life-changing journey through Irish landscape, legacy and renewal in the spaces where myth and memory linger.
We invite you to discover the themes discussed at Wild Connections for yourself by borrowing these books and exploring our collection.