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...
Delighted to welcome 25 participants on our Creative Writing Course for Older People with tutor Ron Carey this morning to The Limerick Writers’ Centre. The course now in its third year continues to be in demand, with many people disappointed not to be able to get a place due to limited numbers. The course will...
The Limerick Writers’ Centre Presents The October 2019 ‘On the Nail’ Literary Gathering Thurs 3rd Oct 2019 at The People’s Museum, Pery Square, Limerick. Start 8pm This month, our guests are Keith Armstrong and Peter Dixon from Newcastle Upon Tyne plus OPEN-MIC! Peter Dixon will talk with Keith with illustrated examples of their work together...
Limerick born writer Michael McGrath publishes he debut collection of short stories on the 20th September 7.30 pm at Nelly’s Café, Nicholas Street, Limerick. The collection will be launched by actor, director and playwright Myles Breen. The collection titled All About Town consists of ten short stories, all set in Limerick City and explores a range of genres,...
The Acoustic Club presents This Is It! – CD Launch Party. Tues 10th Sept 2019 9pm Join us for a rockin’ night as artists from our fourth compilation CD ‘This Is It!’ entertain us with their original songs! All welcome. Launch Dates : Dolores O Riordan’s Dream Festival In Bruff Limerick Friday 6th,Saturday 7th And...
While the musical adaptation of Frank McCourt’s famous book Angela’s Ashes continues to gather rave reviews after its performances at the Lime Tree Theatre, many people may not know that it is not the first time McCourt’s book has been set to music. In the year 2000 a group of local musicians and songwriters wrote...
The power of the little five line verse known as the limerick to attract visitors to the region was demonstrated in no uncertain terms Saturday 17th August as writer Clause Ankersen from Denmark made his way to Limerick from Copenhagen to take part in the Bring Your Limericks to Limerick final, held in Dolans Music...
The Acoustic Club Community Music Project. 19 Wolfe Tone St., Limerick (overhead Charlie Malone’s Bar) Start Small…Dream Big! Join us this September as we introduce our Community Music Programme. The Acoustic Club has become a key part of the rich and varied music and creative arts scene in Limerick over the past number of years,...
Entry Form and Rules: https://limericksfest.wixsite.com/limerickliteraryfest ————————————————————————————– Get your entry in now for our 2020 competition! ——————————————————————— The final of this year’s Bring Your Limericks to Limerick international poetry competition took place Saturday night 22nd Aug upstairs in Dolans Music Venue, Limerick, Ireland. The unanimous winner this year was...
A People’s Poem for Limerick A poem written by Limerick people and made up of words, phrases and lines submitted during the Limerick Writers’ Centre’s recent poetry festival ‘April is Poetry Month in Limerick 2019’, was this week unveiled and presented to the mayor of Limerick Cllr. Michael Sheahan. The poem called ‘Limerick Is’ was...
