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...
The Acoustic Club at Charlie Malone’s Bar, Wolfe Tone St., Limerick Presents Tues 20th August 2019 – Senan M SENAN M, is an Irish born singer/guitarist and songwriter of alternative folk/acoustic music.. His debut single “What You Might Be” garnered notable attention, receiving airplay on numerous radio stations, including Radio Nova Dublin, London’s Resonance Radio...
The Limerick Writers’ Centre Presents The Sept 2019 ‘On the Nail’ Literary Gathering Thurs 5th Sept 2019 at Sexton’s Bar, 91 Henry St., Limerick. Start 8pm This month, our guests are poets Ali Whitelock and Edward O’Dwyer plus OPEN-MIC! Ali Whitelock is a Scottish poet and writer living on the south coast of Sydney with...
18th Century Maigue Poet Sean O Tuama to be Honoured in Limerick City. Sean O Tuama one of the two chief poets of the Maigue Poets in Croom is to be honoured in Limerick, in the part of town he lived for the final six years of his life, Mungret Street once the hub of...
The Acoustic Club at Charlie Malone’s Bar, Wolfe Tone St., Limerick Presents Tues 30th July 2019 The Josiah Stone Folk/Alt-folk trio The Josiah Stone are a blend of traditional Irish/Americana melodies intertwined with a modern grit, they play best when playing live. Inspiration ranges from Emmylou Harris to Donal Lunny to the Band. Though they...
The Limerick Writers’ Centre Presents The Aug 2019 ‘On the Nail’ Literary Gathering Thurs 1st Aug 2019 at Sexton’s Bar, 91 Henry St., Limerick. Start 8pm (note new venue) This month, our guests are poets Breda Spaight and Daragh Bradish plus OPEN-MIC! Breda Spaight’s work has appeared in Poetry Ireland Review; Southword; The Stinging Fly...
