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Lime Square Poets Readings for April 2022

Lime Square Poets Readings for April 2022

MK Chavez Website: https://www.limesquarepoets.com/event-details/lime-square-poets-featuring-mk-chavez FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/456517346216408 Kevin Higgins Website: https://www.limesquarepoets.com/event-details/lime-square-poets-featuring-kevin-higgins-1 FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/316640137175931 Maeve McKenna Website: https://www.limesquarepoets.com/event-details/lime-square-poets-featuring-maeve-mckenna FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/484852216530450 Emily Cullen Website: https://www.limesquarepoets.com/event-details/lime-square-poets-featuring-emily-cullen FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/751036755864594

Now Booking The Limerick Literary, Cultural and Heritage Walking Tour

Now Booking The Limerick Literary, Cultural and Heritage Walking Tour

Now Booking Guided Literary Walking Tour for Limerick Join Limerick writer and Failte Ireland approved regional tour guide Joe Coleman for this fun and lively tour around literary Limerick. Learn about the rich history of writers and events that make literary Limerick unique. Tour length 2 hours. Every Thursday June 9th – August 25th. (You can also book a private tour on a day that suits you) 3 -5pm Meet at The Parade, outside King John’s Castle. Booking on Eventbrite or pay on the day. E12.00 per person. Free for children under 12. Bring a hat, water and comfortable walking...

New History of the 1921 Curfew Murders by Mark Liddy

New History of the 1921 Curfew Murders by Mark Liddy

New History of the 1921 Curfew Murders Retired local tour guide and historian Mark Liddy from Sycamore Avenue in Janesboro is publishing a new book called Centenary of The Curfew Murders 1921-2021. The book will be launched on Sat 23rd April at 4.00pm in the Janesboro Football Club, Pearse Stadium, Janesboro. The book deals with the tragic murder of IRA Volunteer Joseph O’Donoghue on Monday 7th March 1921 by Crown forces. Mark Liddy has pieced together from the oral tradition and some independent family research, telling the story of O’Domnoghue and a generation of men and women who spoke remarkably...

‘On the Nail’ Literary Gathering – a reading with 3 Poets Wed 6th April 7pm

‘On the Nail’ Literary Gathering – a reading with 3 Poets Wed 6th April 7pm

‘On the Nail’ Literary Gathering present a reading with 3 poets Tim Cunningham; AM Cousins; Richard W. Halperin. Wed 6th April 2022 7.00pm The People’s Museum of Limerick, Pery Sq., Limerick. Admission Free – Donations Accepted Tim Cunningham was born in Limerick and educated at C.B.S., Limerick, and Birkbeck College, London. He has worked mainly in education, in Dublin, Wiltshire, London, Delaware and Essex. Recently returned to Ireland, he lives in Westport, County Mayo. ——— In 2012, A.M. Cousins enrolled on the MA (Creative Writing) course in UCD as a mature student. While striving to crack the code of the...

Book Launch: ‘A Place Apart’ by Kieran Beville Sun 3rd April 2022 2.30pm

Book Launch: ‘A Place Apart’ by Kieran Beville Sun 3rd April 2022 2.30pm

Revival Press Invite you to the launch of ‘A Place Apart’ by Kieran Beville Sun 3rd April 2022 2.30pm Limerick City Gallery of Art, Pery Sq., Limerick Launch by poet Anton Floyd. Kieran Beville is author of Write Now – A Practical Guide to Becoming a Writer (LWC, 2019). He has had a substantial number of poems and articles published in various newspapers, journals and magazines and four collections of poetry (Revival Press). His book, Pulling Back the Clouds is a short biography of Mike Kelly, collector of the die-cast model aircraft display at Shannon Airport (LWC, 2020). In 2022...

Limerick Writers’ Centre present Sarah McQuaid @ the Record Room, Limerick

Limerick Writers’ Centre present Sarah McQuaid @ the Record Room, Limerick

In this exclusive Limerick performance, singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Sarah McQuaid will perform an intimate concert. About this event To book tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/limerick-writers-centre-present-sarah-mcquaid-the-record-room-limerick-tickets-299185049537 “One of the most instantly recognisable voices in current music … Shades of Joni Mitchell in a jam with Karen Carpenter and Lana Del Rey.” —Neil March, Trust The Doc “She reached parts other singers fail to do … There is emotion, beauty, passion and musically great arrangements and fab playing. It’s a complete package. I loved the show and was very moved.” —Rob Bozas, Bozas International (Publisher, Peter Gabriel/Real World) “Captivating, unorthodox songwriting … layered satin vocals … enthralling,...

‘I Am in Need of Music’ Creative Writing Workshop

‘I Am in Need of Music’ Creative Writing Workshop

April is Poetry Month in Limerick 2022 present ‘I am in Need of Music’ A music-inspired creative writing session with writer Jessica Brown Sat 9th April 2022 10 am to 1 pm Central Buildings, 51 O’Connell Street, Limerick Motifs, cadence, crescendos, emotions, memories, and the imaginary; a beautiful tradition exists between music and writing. This creative writing session will offer a series of prose and poetry prompts exploring the experiences of music put to words. Workshop fee: €20.00 booking essential. To book Email: limerickwriterscentre@gmail.com Tel 087 2996409 Workshop takes place at Central Buildings, 51 O’Connell Street, Limerick About Jessica Brown. With...

April is Poetry Month in Limerick 2022 Full Programme

April is Poetry Month in Limerick 2022 Full Programme

The Limerick Writers’ Centre has run April is Poetry Month in Limerick since 2013. Our aim is to create poetry events during April involving public participation, celebrating poetry’s vital place in our culture. We host a number of poetry events ourselves but this is also a cooperative festival of poetry taking in all the poetry events happening in the city and county for the month of April. April is Poetry Month in Limerick 2022 Programme Fri 1st April – Lunchtime lecture at Limerick City Library, Barrow House, Michael St., Limerick  by Ollamh/Poet Laureate Kieran Beville on the Transformational Power of...

A Samhain Themed Reading/Performance 29th Oct @ Treaty City Brewery

A Samhain Themed Reading/Performance 29th Oct @ Treaty City Brewery

Limerick Writers’ Centre in association with Samhain Halloween Festival present A Samhain Themed Reading/Performance Fri 29th Oct 2021 7.00pm to 9.00pm Treaty Brewery, Nicholas St., Limerick  Join our guest readers and musicians Stories and poems from – John Liddy and Mike MacDomhnaill Plus a special live recitation of the Bard of Thomond, Michael Hogan’s  ‘Drunken Thady and the Bishop’s Lady’ by Pat Power. Music with – Phila Grace, Mick Lacey and friends. The audience are also invited to participate by reading their own stories and poems on the theme of Halloween and the folklore surrounding it. Details: limerickwriterscentre@gmail.com

Book Launch; One Last Thing by Pat McLoughlin

Book Launch; One Last Thing by Pat McLoughlin

THE LIMERICK WRITERS’ CENTRE is pleased to announce the launch of Just One More Thing – a Collection of Short Stories by Pat McLoughlin Fri 10th Sept 2021 8pm Longcourt House Hotel, Newcastle West, Co Limerick It will be launched by author Donal Ryan. This collection of short fiction was a joy to read. Pat McLoughlin has a wonderfully keen eye and ear and an admirable ability to compress a world of story into a single sentence. These tales of love, loss, trial, triumph, of life and death and all the unexpected vagaries and struggles and joys that assail us...

Book Launch: Arias of Consolation by John Liddy

Book Launch: Arias of Consolation by John Liddy

Revival Press is pleased to announce the launch of Arias of Consolation a new collection of poetry by Limerick poet John Liddy and it takes place Sunday 5th September at the Limerick City Gallery of Art, Pery Square at 2.30pm. The book is published by Revival Press, an imprint of The Limerick Writers’ Centre, under their Community Publishing initiative and will be launched by Professor Eoin Devereux of the University of Limerick.  Current Covid regulations recommend a limit of 10 will be allowed to attend but we are hopeful that this number can be increased for the September launce. Please...