The Acoustic Club at Charlie Malone’s Bar, Wolfe Tone St., Limerick Presents Tues 21st May 2019 Gerry Tully – singer/songwriter Gerry Tully is a native of Meath, Ireland, who has carved himself a reputation as an outstanding performer, entertaining crowds with his own evocative style. A natural, self-taught musician with a vast repertoire from across...
The Acoustic Club at Charlie Malone’s Bar, Wolfe Tone St., Limerick Presents Tues 4th May 2019 Dáwna – singer/songwriter Dáwna is an Irish singer/songwriter just telling his own story through song and story. Please note musicians attend and perform purely on a voluntary basis and the event is designed to showcase the work of aspiring...
Kieran Beville – Proud Limerick-man and former teacher of English Literature – begins a three part series on Irish writers and notably Limerick authors, showcasing their immense contribution to Ireland’s rich literary heritage. It seems that every other person in Ireland is a writer or an aspiring writer. This is reflected in the ever-increasing number...
The Limerick Writers’ Centre Presents The June 2019 ‘On the Nail’ Literary Gathering Thurs 6th June 2019 at CB1, Central Buildings, 51 O’Connell Street, Limerick. Start 8pm (note new venue) This month, our guests are Rachel Coventry and Steven Bond (who will be launching his poetry collection Checkerworks) plus OPEN-MIC! Rachel Coventry was born in Edinburgh...
Kieran Beville opens his book with the appropriate chapter heading, Making a Start, and some advice from Stephen King: “The scariest moment is always just before you start.” This is about getting oneself to sit and face the blank page. Not an easy task, as most writers will confirm but a necessary one in order...
Come join us on Sat 27th April, 2019 from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Winding Stair Bookshop, Ormond Quay, Dublin when Louis Bourne reads a poetry selection from his newly published book “The Thought of Seeing.” We believe you will find Dr. Bourne’s poetry to be both energetic and perceptive. Joining him for the...
the Limerick Writers’ Centre in association with the Limerick Soviet Centenary Committee present the launch of ‘Let Us Rise’ – an anthology commemorating the Limerick Soviet 1919 Sunday 28th April 2019 4.00pm The anthology will be launched by Ann McGee – President of Forsa Trade Union All Welcome – refreshments will be served. For two...
THE Acoustic Club continues to attract a large crowd of musicians, songwriters and fans every Tuesday to Charlie Malone’s Bar, Wolfe Tone Street. From 9.00 pm onwards! The open mic session welcomes special guest singer/ songwriter Fergal Nash Tues 30th April 2019. Fergal Nash is a rock singer/songwriter from Kilcornan,Co. Limerick. Influences include Nirvana, Stone...
First prize – Tammy Armstrong (Canada) for Digitalis Tammy Armstrong’s publications include four poetry collections and two novels. She has been nominated for Pushcart Prizes, short-listed for the CBC Literary Prize, and the Governor General’s Award for Poetry. She also holds a PhD in English literature and Critical Animal Studies from the University of New Brunswick,...
The Acoustic Club at Charlie Malone’s Bar, Wolfe Tone St., Limerick Presents Tues 7th May 2019 Sean MacLeod – singer/songwriter Sean MacLeod is a singer/songwriter/musician, author, music producer and lecturer from Dublin, now living in Limerick, Ireland. Sean has been writing and producing music for more than twenty five years. For many years Sean played...
