Revival Press Launches The Gift of the View by Co Meath Poet Orla Fay Revival Press is pleased to announce the launch of The Gift of the View, the new poetry collection from Co Meath writer Orla Fay. The book will be officially launched by poet Michael Farry at Swift Cultural Centre in Trim, Co Meath on Sunday 31st May at 6pm. The Gift of the View affirms Orla Fay as a distinctive and resonant voice in contemporary Irish poetry, offering readers a rich, lyrical journey through the landscapes, inner and outer, that shape us. All are warmly invited to attend the launch and celebrate this important new publication from...
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Book Launch: ‘Berlin Divided – An Irishman’s Journey Through the Cold War’ Tues 26th May 6.15pm Ard Scoil Ris, NCR, Limerick
Book Launch: Berlin Divided by Seosamh Ó Cuinneagáin. Tuesday 26th May 2026, 6.30pmThe Theatre, Ard Scoil Rís, North Circular Road, Limerick The Limerick Writers’ Centre is delighted to launch Berlin Divided, a gripping new memoir by Limerick‑based author Seosamh Ó Cuinneagáin. Born in Co. Kilkenny and long settled in Limerick, Ó Cuinneagáin traces his fascination with Germany back to childhood stories told by Paddy Stapleton, a Somme veteran whose tales of German precision sparked a lifelong curiosity. That early influence led him to study German at UCC and spend two decades of summers in Berlin, working by day in a cemetery and studying by...
Book launch: ‘Swift, Vanessa & The Sluttery’ Sun 10th May 3pm Barberstown Castle Hotel, Co Kildare
Savoy Editions Announces Major New Historical Novel by Cathy Conlon Savoy Editions, the fiction imprint of the Limerick Writers’ Centre, is proud to announce the publication of Swift, Vanessa & The Sluttery, a richly imagined new historical novel by Cathy Conlon. Set in 18th‑century London, Dublin and Kildare, the novel follows the intriguing story of Ester Van Homrigh, a young woman seeking fortune, favour, and a place in the glittering yet grimy world of Georgian society. Her path soon crosses with the brilliant and irascible Jonathan Swift – clergyman, satirist, and rising political force, whose dazzling wit unsettles and captivates...
Book Launch: ‘Time and Tide’ by Seamus Harrington Sat 9th May 12 noon City Library, Cork
Revival Press Launches Time and Tide by Cork Poet Seamus Harrington Revival Press is pleased to announce the launch of Time and Tide, the debut poetry collection from Cork writer Seamus Harrington. The book will be officially launched by renowned poet Thomas McCarthy at Cork City Library on Saturday, 9th May at 12 noon. Time & Tide explores a world shaped by weather, work, memory, and the pull of the sea. Harrington’s poems move between shipyards, lighthouses, toll plazas, and coastlines, capturing both the drama and quiet comedy of everyday life. His sharp, affectionate eye reveals the beauty of creatures,...