Revival Press, as part of April is Poetry Month in Limerick, is pleased to announce the launch of LOOK IN By Michael Durack LOOK IN is a new collection of poetry by Michael Durack and it takes place Friday 17th April in The People’s Museum of Limerick, 2 Pery Square, Limerick at 7.30pm. The book...
George Syranidis Announced as Winner of the Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition 2026 The Limerick Writers’ Centre is delighted to announce George Syranidis (UK) as the winner of the Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition 2026 with his winning poem The Cistern. The announcement was made last night during the much‑anticipated Desmond O’Grady Memorial Reading, an event, held...
Join us at Quay Books, Sarsfield St., Limerick Tues 14th April 6.30pm. John Liddy, one of the most distinctive voice in Irish poetry, will read the original Graves poems, while Julieta Benjamin, whose work is included in Paraguay’s National Reading Program, will read Claribel Alegría’s translations. Quay Books: 6.30 pm. Tuesday 14th April.
On Wed 15th April 2026 at 7.30pm Limerick Writers’ Centre proudly present, in association with Poetry Ireland, The 2026 Desmond O’Grady Memorial Reading which takes place in The People’s Museum of Limerick, Pery Square, Limerick. Plus the results of The Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition 2026 will be announced by competition judge Sean Lysaght. The...
April is Poetry Month in Limerick. Event Number 5. On a cold, wet Friday night, the People’s Museum of Limerick became a bright gathering place as John Liddy’s poetry warmed the room and carried listeners into the reflective, finely‑tuned world of his work. Revival Press were proud to present True to Form, the newest collection...
Bua ag Caitríona Lane, Conamara, i gComórtas Filíochta Séamus Ó Cinnéide 2026 Tá Ionad Scríbhneoirí Luimnigh fíor-bhródúil as Caitríona Lane a fhógairt mar bhuaiteoir Chomórtas Filíochta Séamus Ó Cinnéide na bliana seo, comórtas a dhéanann ceiliúradh ar an nua-fhilíocht sa Gaeilge. Roghnaíodh a dán, “Duan na fuiseoige”, as beagnach 50 iontráil (a tháinig isteach ó...
Savoy Editions announce the launch of a new novel by Limerick writer Angie Togher. The launch takes place in Gleeson’s Bar, Sixmilebridge, Co. Clare on Wed 18th March at 7.00pm. The book will be officially launched by author Madge O’Callaghan. Angie Togher is a Limerick-born writer who has resided in County Clare for the past...
APRIL IS POETRY MONTH IN LIMERICK 2026 A Landmark Month of Poetry, Performance and Publication Comes to the City Limerick once again takes its place as a beating heart of Irish literary culture as April Is Poetry Month returns for 2026 with an ambitious and wide-ranging programme of readings, book launches, installations, and special events...
The ‘April is Poetry Month in Limerick’ POETRY WALL is back for 2026. Thirty poems will be on display at the People’s Museum of Limerick during April. We’re looking for poems , maximum 20 lines long, on the themes of ‘APRIL’ or ‘POETRY’. Send your poem, via email only, to limerickwriterscentre@gmail.com with ‘Poetry Wall’ in...
Limerick Writers’ Centre Opens 2026 Gerald Griffin Competition for First Original Adult Fiction Limerick Writers’ Centre is now accepting entries for The Gerald Griffin Competition for First Original Adult Fiction 2026, a unique opportunity combining mentorship, publication, and community for emerging novelists. A Competition with a Difference The competition offers more than just a prize....
