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Nov 2019 ‘On the Nail’ Literary gathering Thurs 7th Nov 2019
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Nov 2019 ‘On the Nail’ Literary gathering Thurs 7th Nov 2019

October 12, 2019October 12, 2019

The Limerick Writers’ Centre Presents The November 2019 ‘On the Nail’ Literary Gathering Thurs 7th Nov 2019 at The People’s Museum, Pery Square, Limerick. Start 8pm This month, our guests are Joseph Sweeney and Jessica Brown plus the OPEN-MIC! Joseph Sweeney was born in Dublin and graduated from UCD with an honours Master’s Degree in...

Reading with Authors Christopher Boucher, Dan Mooney and Edward O’Dwyer
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Reading with Authors Christopher Boucher, Dan Mooney and Edward O’Dwyer

September 25, 2019September 25, 2019

The Limerick Writers’ Centre Present A Reading With Christopher Boucher, Dan Mooney & Edward O’Dwyer   Mon 7th Oct 2019 7.30 pm Sexton’s Bar, 91 Henry St., Limerick Christopher Boucher is the author of the novels How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive (2011), Golden Delicious (2016) and Big Giant Floating Head (2019), all out from Melville House. He’s also the editor...

The October ‘On the Nail’ Literary Gathering
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The October ‘On the Nail’ Literary Gathering

September 6, 2019September 6, 2019

The Limerick Writers’ Centre Presents The October 2019 ‘On the Nail’ Literary Gathering Thurs 3rd Oct 2019 at The People’s Museum, Pery Square, Limerick. Start 8pm This month, our guests are Keith Armstrong and Peter Dixon from Newcastle Upon Tyne plus OPEN-MIC!  Peter Dixon will talk with Keith with illustrated examples of their work together...

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...

The Poetry Circle presents Three Poets Reading Their Poetry
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The Poetry Circle presents Three Poets Reading Their Poetry

The Poetry Circle present Three poets Reading Their Poetry Thurs 27thmJuly 7.30pm The People’s Museum of Limerick The Poetry Circle, in collaboration with the Limerick Writers’ Centre, proudly presents an evening of poetic expressions, featuring renowned poets Richard W. Halperin, Sheila Fitzpatrick O’Donnell, and Breda Spaight. The event will take place at the welcoming People’s...

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...

A People’s Poem for Limerick
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A People’s Poem for Limerick

August 13, 2019August 13, 2019

A People’s Poem for Limerick A poem written by Limerick people and made up of words, phrases and lines submitted during the Limerick Writers’ Centre’s  recent poetry festival ‘April is Poetry Month in Limerick 2019’, was this week unveiled and presented to the mayor of Limerick Cllr. Michael Sheahan. The poem called ‘Limerick Is’ was...