Revival Press in association with Limerick Writers’ Centre present A Poetry Book Launch Fool’s Gold by Kieran Beville Thurs 14th Nov 7.30pm The Number 3, Lr. Glentworth St., Limerick The collection will be launched by poet John W. Sexton Fool’s Gold is Kieran Beville’s homecoming book of poems with memories of a Limerick childhood, tributes to his mother and father, the young poet’s developing years before branching out into the world where we meet his own family, the pain of separation, his religious and mystical self and the scars of life’s hard lessons prospecting for gold. The poems endure as physical...
BOOK LAUNCH: Shadows On My Shoulder by Con Hurley
Limerick Writers’ Centre Invite you to the launch of Shadows on my Shoulder – the heart warming memoir of a larger than life Irish family by Con Hurley Fri 15th Nov 2019 3.00pm Cork City Library, Grand Parade, Cork Con Hurley was born in 1961 and lived in the Northside of Cork City, along with 21 siblings. He started work at age 10 selling newspapers around the city before joining the Irish army at 17. After leaving the army he fell into a life of addiction which saw his life spiral out of control. Following counselling he was offered a...
BOOK LAUNCH: People In My Brain by Pat O’Connor
The Limerick Writers’ Centre invite you to the launch of People In My Brain – a collection of short stories by Pat O’Connor Wed 13th Nov 2019 8.00pm Castle Oaks Hotel, Castleconnell, Co. Limerick The collection will be launched by Author and Novelist Sarah Moore-Fitzgerald. “For too long, Pat O’Connor has been the Irish short story scene’s best kept secret. People In My Brain is a stunning debut, a full throttle collection that displays this hugely talented writer’s gifts in all their dazzling glory. Few weave sentences with his flair, fewer still risk the directions in which his wild imagination...
Culture Scene @ 1314 (Gerry Flannerys, Catherine St) Sat 26th Oct 2019
The Richard Harris International Film Festival In association with The Limerick Writers’ Centre & Bare Spot 2019 Presents RHIFF19 Culture Scene @ 1314 13-14 Cecil St., Limerick An afternoon of Film, Music, Literature and Performance. Sat 26th Oct 12.30pm to 4.00pm Film Screening – EVELYN directed by The Poetry of Timothy Moore – In Memoriam Kevin O’Connor – Documentary maker. TWO ACTORS, ONE CITY – Richard Harris and Jim Hayes. Recollections of two actors, with picture montage by playwright Mike Finn Kevin Higgins – Ireland’s most political poet. He has been described as “likely the most read living poet in...
Limerick Writers’ Centre – Fundamentals of Radio Drama Scripts Workshop
Limerick Writers’ Centre – Fundamentals of Radio Drama Scripts Workshop Date: Saturday 23rd of November, 2019. 10am – 1pm, 2pm – 5pm. The course will entail an introduction to the craft of writing for radio – how to develop characters for audio, writing the individual scene, dialogue, structure, format, rewriting techniques, writing a radio treatment and how to sell your script. Eleanor McSherry, has a Bachelors Degree in Media and Communications and Philosophy. She has facilitated many courses with the Limerick Writer’s Centre since 2010. She is not only a multi-shortlisted film short script writer, she is also one of...
Book Launch and Reading with Oran Ryan Fri 25th Oct 2019
The Poetry Circle present A Poetry Reading and Book Launch with Oran Ryan Fri 25th Oct 2019 7.30pm Nelly’s Cafe, Nicholas St., Limerick The book will be launched by poet Kevin Higgins. Portrait of an Atheist Monk at Prayer, Oran Ryan’s first collection, reflects on the nature of existence in a world of conflicting ideologies and belief systems, an age seeking certainty in a post truth state, an era of rising new empires and changing values and faiths, an era of absolutist thinking that hides a deep uncertainty about once seemingly timeless values. It’s also about sex, drugs, rock ‘n...
A Samhain Themed Reading/Performance
Limerick Writers’ Centre in association with Samhain Halloween Festival present A Samhain Themed Reading/Performance Nelly’s Cafe, Nicholas St., Limerick 9.00pm THURS 24th NOV 2019 9pm Join our guest readers and musicians Stories and poems from – Pat McAuliffe and Stefan Barry; Plus a special recitation of the Bard of Thomond, Michael Hogan’s ‘Drunken Thady and the Bishop’s Lady’ from Pat Power. Music with – Phila Grace, Michael Lacey; Batt O’Connor & Leo Hayes 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
First Wednesday Series 1st Oct 2025 Guest Reader james Finnegan
The Limerick Writers’ Centre & Lime Square Poets Present The October ‘First Wednesday Series’ Wed 1st Oct 2025 7.30pm Special guest reader this month is James Finnegan. James Finnegan, Dublin born, was the second-prize winner in the 2022 Gregory O’Donoghue International Poetry Competition and was shortlisted in the 2021 Bridport Poetry Prize and in the 2018 Hennessy Literary Awards for Emerging Poetry. James, who taught in St Eunan’s College for thirty-three years, holds a doctor of philosophy in living educational theory from the University of Bath (2001), and is now retired and has grown into a deeper commitment to reading...
BOOK LAUNCH: And Say by Jessica Brown Thurs 10th Oct 2019
REViVAL PRESS In association with THE LIMERICK WRITERS’ CENTRE is pleased to announce the launch of And Say by Jessica Brown And Say is a new collection of poetry from Killaloe based US poet and journalist Jessica Brown. The launch will take place Thursday 10th October 7.30pm at Ponte Vecchio, Royal Parade, Killaloe, Co. Clare. With degrees in English and creative writing, Jessica is currently pursuing her PhD at the University of Limerick. Her publications include an essay in the book Jane Austen and the Arts, articles in Journal for Spiritual Formation and Soul Care, as well as the children’s...
The Acoustic Club Every Tuesday Night at The Number 3 Pub, Lr. Glentworth St., Limerick
The Acoustic Club at The Number 3 Pub, Lr. Glentworth St., Limerick Presents Every Tuesday @ 9.00pm Open-Mic for singers, songwriters, performers – all welcome! All aspiring songwriters, musicians and singers are invited to attend and play in front of a live audience. Please note musicians attend and perform purely on a voluntary basis and the event is designed to showcase the work of aspiring artists. All types of music and singers are welcome. The evening will feature performers doing short sets of two or three songs. The Acoustic Club is an initiative of The Limerick Writers’ Centre.
Reading with Authors Christopher Boucher, Dan Mooney and Edward O’Dwyer
The Limerick Writers’ Centre Present A Reading With Christopher Boucher, Dan Mooney & Edward O’Dwyer Mon 7th Oct 2019 7.30 pm Sexton’s Bar, 91 Henry St., Limerick Christopher Boucher is the author of the novels How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive (2011), Golden Delicious (2016) and Big Giant Floating Head (2019), all out from Melville House. He’s also the editor of Jonathan Lethem’s nonfiction collection More Alive and Less Lonely: On Books and Writers (Melville House, 2017) and the Managing Editor of the literary journal Post Road. Chris lives in Massachusetts and teaches writing and literature at Boston College. In his free time, he plays the five-string banjo....
The Acoustic Club Tues 17th Sept 2019
The Acoustic Club @ Charlie Malone’s Bar, 19 Wolfe Tone Street, Limerick Present Tues 17th Sept 2018 Gerry O’Brien -singer/songwriter Gerry O’Brien has worked fronting different function/swing bands. He has had some songwriting success winning the Derry /Moville contest and finalists in others. He will shortly be recording an album of original material. The Acoustic Club is a live music venue presenting local, independent and nationally touring performers. It is a non-profit organisation and 100% volunteer operated. Based at Charlie Malone’s Bar, Wolfe Tone.. St, Limerick, The Acoustic Club takes place every Tuesday at 9.00pm. All aspiring songwriters, musicians and...