Tag: <span>Competition</span>

Poet Niamh Twomey Announced as Winner of The Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition 2023
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Poet Niamh Twomey Announced as Winner of The Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition 2023

April 20, 2023May 18, 2023

Co Clare poet Niamh Twomey was announced the winner, with her poem ‘Airmead in the Glen’, of the Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition 2023 by competition judge Eleanor Hooker last night at the Desmond O’Grady Memorial Reading held in The People’s Museum of Limerick. Eleanor Hooker said about the winning poem: ‘Airmead in the Glen’,...

The Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition 2022
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The Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition 2022

December 19, 2021December 19, 2021

The Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition 2022 December 19, 2021 @ 8:00 am – March 18, 2022 @ 11:30 pm The Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition 2022 CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES IS MIDNIGHT FRI 18th MARCH 2022 The Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition was inaugurated in 2012 by the late Barney Sheehan – poetry impresario of the...

The Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition 2022
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The Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition 2022

The Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition 2022 CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES IS MIDNIGHT FRI 18th MARCH 2022 The Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition was inaugurated in 2012 by the late Barney Sheehan – poetry impresario of the White House Poetry Revival – in honour of Limerick poet Desmond O’Grady. The Limerick Writers’ Centre revived the...

The Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition 2021
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The Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition 2021

January 16, 2021April 4, 2021

The Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition 2021 ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED. The Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition was inaugurated in 2012 by the late Barney Sheehan – poetry impresario of the White House Poetry Revival – in honour of Limerick poet Desmond O’Grady. The Limerick Writers’ Centre revived the competition as part of our April...

He Brought his Limerick to Limerick from Copenhagen!
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He Brought his Limerick to Limerick from Copenhagen!

August 30, 2019August 30, 2019

The power of the little five line verse known as the limerick to attract visitors to the region was demonstrated in no uncertain terms Saturday 17th August as writer Clause Ankersen from Denmark made his way to Limerick from Copenhagen to take part in the Bring Your Limericks to Limerick final, held in Dolans Music...

Bring Your Limericks to Limerick Competition 2020
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Bring Your Limericks to Limerick Competition 2020

August 18, 2019March 6, 2020

Entry Form and Rules: https://limericksfest.wixsite.com/limerickliteraryfest ————————————————————————————–               Get your entry in now for our 2020 competition! ——————————————————————— The final of this year’s Bring Your Limericks to Limerick international poetry competition took place Saturday night 22nd Aug upstairs in Dolans Music Venue, Limerick, Ireland. The unanimous winner this year was...

Winning Poems The Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition 2019
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Winning Poems The Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition 2019

April 20, 2019April 20, 2019

First prize – Tammy Armstrong (Canada) for Digitalis Tammy Armstrong’s publications include four poetry collections and two novels. She has been nominated for Pushcart Prizes, short-listed for the CBC Literary Prize, and the Governor General’s Award for Poetry. She also holds a PhD in English literature and Critical Animal Studies from the University of New Brunswick,...