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...
‘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...
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...
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,...
Join us for a unique celebration of poetry Wed 1st May 2024 7.30pm at the Whitehouse Bar, Limerick as we welcome our guest esteemed poet Emily Cullen and the MA Creative Writing Students from UL. The students (in no particular order) are: Amy Elkheart, Maeve Kroeger, Art Matthews, Keiran Morrissey-Fernandez, Celina Papendorf, Amanda Molony-O’Brien, Enya...
As we enter April is Poetry Month in Limerick the ‘First Wednesday Series’ is back on Wed 3rd April in the Whitehouse Bar with a very special guest poet from the USA, Sandy Yannone. Sandy is a great friend of poetry in Limerick having cut her teeth in the local scene at our ‘On the...
Author and journalist DAVID RICE is this months guest at The Thursday Forum, Thursday 29th Feb 7pm at The Whitehouse Bar, 52 O’Connell St., Limerick. he will discuss his new book The Sundered Children, a book of 30 essays written by notable people dealing with the problem of integrated education, especially in Northern Ireland. Chapters in the book...
“First Wednesday Series” Returns to The Whitehouse Bar, Limerick, with Tipp based Poet Patricia Anne Moore. The First Wednesday Series, a treasured fixture in Limerick’s cultural landscape, is set to make a triumphant return on March 6th at The Whitehouse Bar, located at 51 O’Connell St. This monthly gathering, hosted by The Poetry Circle and...
We kicked off the new year with an electrifying event on January 4th, and we’re thrilled to sustain the momentum into February 7th with another amazing guest poet, Carrie Barrett. Carrie, a published playwright and poet hailing from Limerick City (currently residing in Co. Clare), has an impressive background in the arts. As the inaugural...
Kickstart your 2024 creative journey by joining us for an unforgettable evening of poetry and camaraderie! We’re thrilled to invite you to our New Year Poetry Celebration at the Whitehouse, Limerick featuring the renowned guest poet, Ciaran O’Driscoll. This much-anticipated event will take place on Wednesday, 3rd January 2024, starting promptly at 7:30 PM. Ciaran...
