The Acoustic Club @ Record Room, The Commercial Bar, 47 Catherine Street, Limerick TUES 20th June 2023 8.30pm Songwriter Open-Mic Plus Special Guest songwriter Jenny Räisänen,. Prepare for a captivating summer evening as The Acoustic Club, renowned for its songwriter open-mic sessions, gears up to present a remarkable event on June 20th at the prestigious Record...
Irish poet John Liddy, known for his works in Limerick and Madrid, embarked on a unique collaboration during his visit earlier this year to Halong, Vietnam. It was a historic occasion for the Irish poet and made even more special when John, as far as he is aware, became the first Irish poet to have...
TUESDAY 23rd May 1.00pm to 2.00pm at Limerick City Library, Barrow House, Michael St., Limerick a reading will take place from the book ”The Road that Rises.” Readers Dermot Hayes, ghost writer Breda Shannon and Dominic Taylor. Dermot Hayes is a a community activist and is actively involved in the areas of inequality, racism, and...
Revival Press invite you to the launch of WHERE I’M FROM a new collection of poetry from Sheila Fitzpatrick O’Donnell FRIDAY 26th MAY 2023 7.30pm The People’s Museum of Limerick 2 Pery Square, Limerick Launch by Mairtin O Briain This book is much more than a snippet of a poet’s memoir, as exemplified in the...
The Fingal Poetry Prize and An Fiach Dubh Competitions 2023 are open to national and international writers. Entries can be made online from May 1st and will close at midnight on June 30th, 2023. We welcome entries from people of all ages and all levels of writing experience. The winners of each competition will receive €500 with awards of €300 and €200 for 2nd and 3rd place. Winning poets will be...
Poetry Day Ireland – Poetry from the Deep Mind
The Poetry Circle in association with April is Poetry Month in Limerick presents A reading with 3 poets Edward O’Dwyer, Frances Browner and John Liddy Wed 26th April 2023 7.30pm The People’s Museum of Limerick, 2 Pary Sq., Limerick. Edward O’Dwyer is from Limerick, Ireland, and writes poetry and fiction. His most recent book, Cheat...
Co Clare poet Niamh Twomey was announced the winner, with her poem ‘Airmead in the Glen’, of the Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition 2023 by competition judge Eleanor Hooker last night at the Desmond O’Grady Memorial Reading held in The People’s Museum of Limerick. Eleanor Hooker said about the winning poem: ‘Airmead in the Glen’,...
The Limerick Writers’ Centre Presents As part of April is Poetry Month in Limerick 2023 – The Desmond O’Grady Memorial Reading Wed 19th April at The People’s Museum of Limerick, Pery Square. Start 7.30pm This reading commemorates the late Limerick poet Desmond O’Grady. O’Grady, was born in Limerick in 1935, started writing poetry in his...
