The Read Mór gifting project was a part of the Arts Council 70th anniversary programme and passengers were given a ticket to the furthest reaches of their imagination from a multitude of books by Irish-based authors and publishers. 

A Book Conductor was present and gifted books to passengers in the following train stations; Heuston Station, Connolly Station, Kent Station Cork and Ceannt Station Galway and these bus stations, Busáras, Sligo and Waterford.  There was also a book conductor on board a select number of trains with their library trolley ready to gift passengers a book from a wide selection of Irish-based authors. Passengers were encouraged to share the joy of reading when they finish reading their book and re-gift it to another.

There were a wide variety of titles to suit all interests and abilities, from novels, short stories, poetry, memoirs, children’s and young adult books, in both English and Irish. A number of audio books from a variety of the titles were also available. 

The authors who took part of the Read Mór gifting programme included; Colm Tóibín; Claire Keegan; Doireann Ní Ghríofra; Sophie White; Pat Boran; Annie West; Rosaleen McDonagh; Kevin Power; Annemarie Ní Churreáin; Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin; Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin; Nithy Kasa; Chris Haughton; Jarlath Gregory; Wendy Erskine; David O’Doherty; Helena Close; Sadhbh Devlin; Colin Barrett and Bebe Ashley.