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...
Prize-winning author Mike Mac Domhnaill and Revival Press are publishing a powerful new collection of poetry called Poems for Palestine. The book examines the suffering of Palestinian people, looking not only at current events but reaching back to earlier conflicts in 1982, 2004, 2006, and 2008. Mac Domhnaill has written about political issues throughout his...
Limerick Writers’ Centre and Draíocht Art Gallery, Adare, Co. Limerick, will announce the 2025 winner of the prestigious Gerald Griffin Competition for First Adult Fiction at a reading and music reception in Draíocht Art Gallery,Adare, Co. Limerick on Thurs 18th Sept 6.30pm. The Gerald Griffin Competition for First Adult Fiction, now in its second year,...
Join us Wed Sept 3rd 7.30pm in The White House Bar, Limerick for our ‘First Wednesday Series’ poetry and open-mic event. Brought to you by Limerick Writers’ Centre and Lime Square Poets in association with Poetry Ireland. Our special guest reader for September is from Texas Jason Fisher. Jason Fisher (J.J.F.) is an American poet...
‘First Wednesday Series’ Wed 6th Aug 2025 7.30pm @ The White House bar, Limerick The ‘First Wednesday Series’, in association with Poetry Ireland, continues its journey next month on Wed 6th Aug 2025 7.30pm at the famous old world pub, The White House Bar. Join hosts D’or and Lauren as we welcome Revival Press poet...
The ‘First Wednesday Series’, in association with Poetry Ireland, continues its journey next month on Wed 2nd July 2025 7.30pm at the famous old world pub, The White House Bar. Join hosts D’or and Lauren as we welcome Revival Press poet Jessica Browne as our special guest reader. Jessica Brown is a poet, novelist, teacher,...
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First Wednesday Poetry Series Returns to The White House Bar. Following our successful April Poetry Month events, the poetry continues in Limerick on Wednesday, May 7th at The White House Bar. Our First Wednesday Series welcomes talented students from UL’s acclaimed MA in Creative Writing program, introduced by Emily Cullen. The evening will also feature...
An intimate gathering of literary enthusiasts and supporters convened at Conradh na Gaeilge today to celebrate Máire Dinny Wren as she received first prize in the prestigious Comórtas Filíochta Séamus Ó Cinnéide 2025 poetry competition. The ceremony featured Professor Eoin O’Devereux of the University of Limerick, nephew of the competition’s namesake, who delivered a moving...
