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...
George Syranidis Announced as Winner of the Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition 2026 The Limerick Writers’ Centre is delighted to announce George Syranidis (UK) as the winner of the Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition 2026 with his winning poem The Cistern. The announcement was made last night during the much‑anticipated Desmond O’Grady Memorial Reading, an event, held...
On Wed 15th April 2026 at 7.30pm Limerick Writers’ Centre proudly present, in association with Poetry Ireland, The 2026 Desmond O’Grady Memorial Reading which takes place in The People’s Museum of Limerick, Pery Square, Limerick. Plus the results of The Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition 2026 will be announced by competition judge Sean Lysaght. The...
April is Poetry Month in Limerick. Event Number 5. On a cold, wet Friday night, the People’s Museum of Limerick became a bright gathering place as John Liddy’s poetry warmed the room and carried listeners into the reflective, finely‑tuned world of his work. Revival Press were proud to present True to Form, the newest collection...
Savoy Editions announce the launch of a new novel by Limerick writer Angie Togher. The launch takes place in Gleeson’s Bar, Sixmilebridge, Co. Clare on Wed 18th March at 7.00pm. The book will be officially launched by author Madge O’Callaghan. Angie Togher is a Limerick-born writer who has resided in County Clare for the past...
APRIL IS POETRY MONTH IN LIMERICK 2026 A Landmark Month of Poetry, Performance and Publication Comes to the City Limerick once again takes its place as a beating heart of Irish literary culture as April Is Poetry Month returns for 2026 with an ambitious and wide-ranging programme of readings, book launches, installations, and special events...
The ‘April is Poetry Month in Limerick’ POETRY WALL is back for 2026. Thirty poems will be on display at the People’s Museum of Limerick during April. We’re looking for poems , maximum 20 lines long, on the themes of ‘APRIL’ or ‘POETRY’. Send your poem, via email only, to limerickwriterscentre@gmail.com with ‘Poetry Wall’ in...
Limerick Writers’ Centre Opens 2026 Gerald Griffin Competition for First Original Adult Fiction Limerick Writers’ Centre is now accepting entries for The Gerald Griffin Competition for First Original Adult Fiction 2026, a unique opportunity combining mentorship, publication, and community for emerging novelists. A Competition with a Difference The competition offers more than just a prize....
In the heart of Limerick city, where the Shannon flows and literary tradition runs deep, the Limerick Writers’ Centre stands as a vibrant hub for creative expression, nurturing both emerging and established voices in one of Ireland’s most storied cultural landscapes. For years, this vital institution has been weaving together the threads of community, craft,...
Suzanne Roys will launch her debut collection of poems Growing Hurts on Sunday 23rd November 2025 at The People’s Museum of Limerick, 2 Pery Sq., Limerick 3.00pm. The book will be launched by poet D’or Seifer. Poet and author Edward O’Dwyer says of Roys work “Growing Hurts, the debut poetry collection from Suzanne, is a...
