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April is Poetry Month in Limerick Present: TOM McCARTHY: THIS IS YOUR POETRY LIFE.
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April is Poetry Month in Limerick Present: TOM McCARTHY: THIS IS YOUR POETRY LIFE.

April 17, 2025April 17, 2025

Limerick poet Tom McCarthy truly is a man of many talents – a gifted footballer in his youth, a shrewd businessman who understands the practical world as well as the poetic one, and above all, a poet whose work resonates with authenticity. He is, in every sense, a poet of the people, for the people,...

First Wednesday Series April 2025
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First Wednesday Series April 2025

March 17, 2025March 17, 2025

INTERNATIONAL FLAYOUR TO APRIL’S ‘FIRST WEDNESDAY SERIES’ AT THE WHITE HOUSE BAR< LIMERICK The First Wednesday Series (FWS), in partnership with Poetry Ireland and the Limerick Writers’ Centre’s April is Poetry Month, announces two Scottish poets Hugh McMillan and Julie McNeill  as the featured readers for its April 2nd, 2025 event at The White House...

April Poetry Festival, Limerick 2025
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April Poetry Festival, Limerick 2025

March 15, 2025March 15, 2025

April Poetry Festival, Limerick The Limerick Writers’ Centre Presents April is Poetry Month in Limerick 2025. During the 30 days of April, with over 13 events and over 20 performers, Limerick’s annual poetry festival April is Poetry Month in Limerick returns. Once again poetry will echo in the streets and intimate venues of this historic...

Comórtas Filíochta Séamus Ó Cinnéide 2025 / Séamus Ó Cinnéide Poetry Competition 2025
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Comórtas Filíochta Séamus Ó Cinnéide 2025 / Séamus Ó Cinnéide Poetry Competition 2025

January 12, 2025January 12, 2025

Comórtas Filíochta Séamus Ó Cinnéide 2025 Spriocdháta: 28 Feabhra 2025 Tá Ionad Scríbhneoirí Luimnigh thar a bheith bródúil as insealbhú an Comórtas Filíochta Séamus Ó Cinnéide a fhógairt. Is comórtas nua é seo do dhánta i nGaeilge, atá deartha chun scríobh na filíochta i nGaeilge a spreagadh agus a chur chun cinn, agus ómós á...

‘First Wednesday Series’ Wed 8th Jan 2025- Guest reader John W. Sexton plus Open-Mic.
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‘First Wednesday Series’ Wed 8th Jan 2025- Guest reader John W. Sexton plus Open-Mic.

December 14, 2024December 14, 2024

The ‘First Wednesday Series’ continues in 2025 with special guest poet John W. Sexton. John W. Sexton was born in 1958 and identifies with the Munster Aisling tradition. His work spans vision poetry, contemporary fabulism, experimentalism and tangential surrealism. He is the author of eight poetry collections, the three most recent being Futures Pass (Salmon...

‘First Wed Series’ presents Michael Farry plus Open-Mic Wed 6th Nov 7.30pm
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‘First Wed Series’ presents Michael Farry plus Open-Mic Wed 6th Nov 7.30pm

October 17, 2024October 17, 2024

Join us at The White House bar on O’Connell Street Wednesday, November 6th, for our First Wednesday Series featuring acclaimed Revival Press poet Michael Farry. Known for his masterful craftsmanship and profound understanding of the human experience, Farry will share selections from his published collections alongside new works. His poetry is celebrated for its multifaceted...

Slipstreaming with poets John Liddy and Jim Burke
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Slipstreaming with poets John Liddy and Jim Burke

October 7, 2024October 7, 2024

Revival Press present a unique reading and interaction with the two poets who founded the Stony Thursday Book nearly 50 years ago in Limerick, Jim Burke and John Liddy reunite to give a reading from their recent joint collection ‘Slipstreaming – In the West of Ireland’ at the Whitehouse Bar, O’Connell Street, Limerick on Wed...

The Munster Poetry Slam Returns to Limerick
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The Munster Poetry Slam Returns to Limerick

August 20, 2024August 20, 2024

‘First Wednesday Series’ Announces Return of the Munster Poetry Slam to Limerick. The Limerick Writers’ Centre, in collaboration with Lime Square Poets, is thrilled to announce the return of the Munster Poetry Slam to Limerick. This exciting event will take place on Wednesday, September 4th, at 7:30 PM in the White House Bar, Limerick, as part...

First Wednesday Series present Bernadette Gallagher Wed 7th Aug 2024 7.30pm
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First Wednesday Series present Bernadette Gallagher Wed 7th Aug 2024 7.30pm

August 2, 2024August 2, 2024

Join us on Wednesday 7th August at The Whitehouse Bar, 52 O’Connell Street, Limerick at 7.30pm for our First Wednesday Series poetry reading and open-mic. Our special guest reader is Bernadette Gallagher whose debut collection The Risen Tree was published by Limerick’s Revival Press earlier this year! Bernadette Gallagher was born by the sea in...

‘First Wednesday Series’ Guest Poet for July is Tommy Collins, 3rd July 7.30pm
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‘First Wednesday Series’ Guest Poet for July is Tommy Collins, 3rd July 7.30pm

May 23, 2024June 15, 2024

Join us on Wednesday 3rd July at The Whitehouse Bar, 52 O’Connell Street, Limerick at 7.30pm for our First Wednesday Series poetry reading and open-mic. Our special guest reader is Tommy Collins. Thomas Collins (Tomás Ó Coileáin) is a writer, teacher, poetry editor, father, and semi-retired goalkeeper from Limerick City. His debut collection in English,...

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