The Limerick Writers’ Centre Presents The Dec 2019 ‘On the Nail’ Literary Gathering Thurs 5th Dec at The People’s Museum of Limerick, Pery Sq. Start 8pm This month the launch of SECOND SIGHT – an anthology of writing from The Limerick Writers’ Centre Creative Writing Class for Older People 2019 PLUS the Open-Mic! The anthology will be launched by Liz Kelly, Director of Mountains To The Sea Book festival and a Cultural Producer with Galway 2020. Second Sight – Edited by award winning poet Ron Carey, you will find within these pages stories and poems that lift the spirits, gentleness,...
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The Acoustic Club Tues 5th Nov 2019 9pm
The Acoustic Club at Charlie Malone’s Bar, Wolfe Tone St., Limerick Presents Tues 5th Nov 2019 9.00pm. Anne Rynne – singer/songwriter Delighted to come back to the Acoustic Club. Since my last visit I started writing songs and have recorded them. My new album is called OH LIFE! So a whole new array of songs to sing for the fine listeners in Limerick. I pinch myself every day unable to believe this new life I have. Music, singing, writing songs, such a privilege and I am so grateful that people are happy to listen to me. To see people swaying...
BOOK LAUNCH: Fool’s Gold by Kieran Beville
Revival Press in association with Limerick Writers’ Centre present A Poetry Book Launch Fool’s Gold by Kieran Beville Thurs 14th Nov 7.30pm The Number 3, Lr. Glentworth St., Limerick The collection will be launched by poet John W. Sexton Fool’s Gold is Kieran Beville’s homecoming book of poems with memories of a Limerick childhood, tributes to his mother and father, the young poet’s developing years before branching out into the world where we meet his own family, the pain of separation, his religious and mystical self and the scars of life’s hard lessons prospecting for gold. The poems endure as physical...
BOOK LAUNCH: Shadows On My Shoulder by Con Hurley
Limerick Writers’ Centre Invite you to the launch of Shadows on my Shoulder – the heart warming memoir of a larger than life Irish family by Con Hurley Fri 15th Nov 2019 3.00pm Cork City Library, Grand Parade, Cork Con Hurley was born in 1961 and lived in the Northside of Cork City, along with 21 siblings. He started work at age 10 selling newspapers around the city before joining the Irish army at 17. After leaving the army he fell into a life of addiction which saw his life spiral out of control. Following counselling he was offered a...
BOOK LAUNCH: People In My Brain by Pat O’Connor
The Limerick Writers’ Centre invite you to the launch of People In My Brain – a collection of short stories by Pat O’Connor Wed 13th Nov 2019 8.00pm Castle Oaks Hotel, Castleconnell, Co. Limerick The collection will be launched by Author and Novelist Sarah Moore-Fitzgerald. “For too long, Pat O’Connor has been the Irish short story scene’s best kept secret. People In My Brain is a stunning debut, a full throttle collection that displays this hugely talented writer’s gifts in all their dazzling glory. Few weave sentences with his flair, fewer still risk the directions in which his wild imagination...
Book Launch and Reading with Oran Ryan Fri 25th Oct 2019
The Poetry Circle present A Poetry Reading and Book Launch with Oran Ryan Fri 25th Oct 2019 7.30pm Nelly’s Cafe, Nicholas St., Limerick The book will be launched by poet Kevin Higgins. Portrait of an Atheist Monk at Prayer, Oran Ryan’s first collection, reflects on the nature of existence in a world of conflicting ideologies and belief systems, an age seeking certainty in a post truth state, an era of rising new empires and changing values and faiths, an era of absolutist thinking that hides a deep uncertainty about once seemingly timeless values. It’s also about sex, drugs, rock ‘n...
First Wednesday Series 1st Oct 2025 Guest Reader james Finnegan
The Limerick Writers’ Centre & Lime Square Poets Present The October ‘First Wednesday Series’ Wed 1st Oct 2025 7.30pm Special guest reader this month is James Finnegan. James Finnegan, Dublin born, was the second-prize winner in the 2022 Gregory O’Donoghue International Poetry Competition and was shortlisted in the 2021 Bridport Poetry Prize and in the 2018 Hennessy Literary Awards for Emerging Poetry. James, who taught in St Eunan’s College for thirty-three years, holds a doctor of philosophy in living educational theory from the University of Bath (2001), and is now retired and has grown into a deeper commitment to reading...
BOOK LAUNCH: And Say by Jessica Brown Thurs 10th Oct 2019
REViVAL PRESS In association with THE LIMERICK WRITERS’ CENTRE is pleased to announce the launch of And Say by Jessica Brown And Say is a new collection of poetry from Killaloe based US poet and journalist Jessica Brown. The launch will take place Thursday 10th October 7.30pm at Ponte Vecchio, Royal Parade, Killaloe, Co. Clare. With degrees in English and creative writing, Jessica is currently pursuing her PhD at the University of Limerick. Her publications include an essay in the book Jane Austen and the Arts, articles in Journal for Spiritual Formation and Soul Care, as well as the children’s...
The Acoustic Club Every Tuesday Night at The Number 3 Pub, Lr. Glentworth St., Limerick
The Acoustic Club at The Number 3 Pub, Lr. Glentworth St., Limerick Presents Every Tuesday @ 9.00pm Open-Mic for singers, songwriters, performers – all welcome! All aspiring songwriters, musicians and singers are invited to attend and play in front of a live audience. Please note musicians attend and perform purely on a voluntary basis and the event is designed to showcase the work of aspiring artists. All types of music and singers are welcome. The evening will feature performers doing short sets of two or three songs. The Acoustic Club is an initiative of The Limerick Writers’ Centre.
The Acoustic Club Tues 17th Sept 2019
The Acoustic Club @ Charlie Malone’s Bar, 19 Wolfe Tone Street, Limerick Present Tues 17th Sept 2018 Gerry O’Brien -singer/songwriter Gerry O’Brien has worked fronting different function/swing bands. He has had some songwriting success winning the Derry /Moville contest and finalists in others. He will shortly be recording an album of original material. The Acoustic Club is a live music venue presenting local, independent and nationally touring performers. It is a non-profit organisation and 100% volunteer operated. Based at Charlie Malone’s Bar, Wolfe Tone.. St, Limerick, The Acoustic Club takes place every Tuesday at 9.00pm. All aspiring songwriters, musicians and...
New Book from Limerick Born Author Michael McGrath
Limerick born writer Michael McGrath publishes he debut collection of short stories on the 20th September 7.30 pm at Nelly’s Café, Nicholas Street, Limerick. The collection will be launched by actor, director and playwright Myles Breen. The collection titled All About Town consists of ten short stories, all set in Limerick City and explores a range of genres, each story enters the world of a unique character: from the bedroom of a disaffected youth to the desk of a troubled teacher. This collection of stories is the human reflection of the Georgian and Gothic architecture of Limerick City. Originally published in local and...
New Acoustic Club Double CD to be Launched Tuesday!
The Acoustic Club presents This Is It! – CD Launch Party. Tues 10th Sept 2019 9pm Join us for a rockin’ night as artists from our fourth compilation CD ‘This Is It!’ entertain us with their original songs! All welcome. Launch Dates : Dolores O Riordan’s Dream Festival In Bruff Limerick Friday 6th,Saturday 7th And Sunday 8th September 2019 Charlie Malone’s Bar, Wolfe Tone Street, Limerick Tuesday 10th September 2019 Order you copy now before there all gone.. When there gone there gone.. Only a limited supply available.. Email: eugene.g.nolan@gmail.com See you there on either of the launches where we...