Thank you for your support during 2019. Below are some of our many highlights of the past year. We hope you have enjoyed being part of our community and we look forward to an exciting year for the Limerick Writers’ Centre in 2020. This year we held a total of 129 events made up of...
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...
The Limerick Writers’ Centre has run April is Poetry Month in Limerick since 2014. Our aim is to create poetry events during April involving public participation, celebrating poetry’s vital place in our culture. We host a number of poetry events ourselves but this is also a cooperative festival of poetry taking in all the poetry...
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...
The Richard Harris International Film Festival In association with The Limerick Writers’ Centre & Bare Spot 2019 Presents RHIFF19 Culture Scene @ 1314 13-14 Cecil St., Limerick An afternoon of Film, Music, Literature and Performance. Sat 26th Oct 12.30pm to 4.00pm Film Screening – EVELYN directed by The Poetry of Timothy Moore – In Memoriam...
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...
Limerick Writers’ Centre in association with Samhain Halloween Festival present A Samhain Themed Reading/Performance Nelly’s Cafe, Nicholas St., Limerick 9.00pm THURS 24th NOV 2019 9pm Join our guest readers and musicians Stories and poems from – Pat McAuliffe and Stefan Barry; Plus a special recitation of the Bard of Thomond, Michael Hogan’s ‘Drunken Thady and...
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...
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....
Delighted to welcome 25 participants on our Creative Writing Course for Older People with tutor Ron Carey this morning to The Limerick Writers’ Centre. The course now in its third year continues to be in demand, with many people disappointed not to be able to get a place due to limited numbers. The course will...
