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 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...
The Limerick Writers’ Centre annual bus tour of West Limerick and the Maigue Poets Country takes place Friday 16th August, departing from Dolans on the Dock Road at 11.30 pm. Booking essential as numbers limited to 25. €15.00 per person. To book email limerickwriterscentrte@gmail.com or Tel 087 2996409. Tour guide Micheal Liston. This year we...
The Limerick Writers’ Centre present From Head to Tale – a collection of short stories by Pat McLoughlin Fri 28th June 7.30pm Longcourt House Hotel, Newcastle West, Co Limerick It will be launched by Patrick O’Donovan TD – Minister of State at the department of Finance and department of Public Expenditure and Reform In this...
The Limerick Writers’ Centre Presents The July 2019 ‘On the Nail’ Literary Gathering Thurs 4th July 2019 at Sexton’s Bar, 91 Henry St., Limerick. Start 8pm (note new venue) This month, our guests are US poet Daniel Lusk and Irish born poet Angela Patten plus OPEN-MIC! Angela Patten is author of three poetry collections, In...
Limerick Writers’ Centre Present Lunch Time Poetry @ The Hunt Museum July 5th / 12th / 19th / 26th 2018 1.00pm to 2.00pm In association with the Hunt Museum 8 poets (2 per week) will give a reading in the Captain’s Room four Fridays in July from 1.00pm to 2.00pm, readings will be preceded by...
In this new book its author makes a statement about what words mean to him. ”Words in Ireland, if not always certain good, are definitely certain meaningful and sometimes certain loaded.” It is a forewarning for the reader on how to approach this book of essays, reviews and articles by Hugh McFadden, for words also...
