Comórtas Filíochta Séamus Ó Cinnéide 2025 Spriocdháta: 28 Feabhra 2025 Tá Ionad Scríbhneoirí Luimnigh thar a bheith bródúil as insealbhú an Comórtas Filíochta Séamus Ó Cinnéide a fhógairt. Is comórtas nua é seo do dhánta i nGaeilge, atá deartha chun scríobh na filíochta i nGaeilge a spreagadh agus a chur chun cinn, agus ómós á...
The Limerick Writers’ Centre is proud to announce the publication of “A Gentleman of Limerick – The Francis Arthur Story,” a captivating historical account written by Michael Kelly. This extraordinary tale brings to life the story of Francis Arthur, a member of the influential merchant family whose name still graces Limerick’s landscape today. Book Launch...
The Limerick Writers’ Centre is proud to announce that Cork based Freyja Hellebust has been named the winner of the 2024 Gerald Griffin Competition for First Original Adult Fiction with her manuscript novel submission “Head First, From a Height.” The official announcement took place on Friday, September 20th at The People’s Museum of Limerick, Pery...
The Limerick Writers’ Centre cordially invites members of the media to attend the award ceremony for the 2024 Gerald Griffin Competition for First Original Adult Fiction. This inaugural competition celebrates emerging talent in Irish fiction writing and honours the legacy of Limerick-born novelist and poet Gerald Griffin. Date: Friday, September 20th, 2024 Time: 6.00pm Venue:...
During the 30 days of April, with over 15 events and over 26 performers, Limerick’s annual poetry festival April is Poetry Month in Limerick returns. Once again poetry will fill the streets and intimate venues of this historic city of Limerick. Long associated with poetry and literature the Limerick Writers’ Centre inaugurated the festival in...
Author and journalist DAVID RICE is this months guest at The Thursday Forum, Thursday 29th Feb 7pm at The Whitehouse Bar, 52 O’Connell St., Limerick. he will discuss his new book The Sundered Children, a book of 30 essays written by notable people dealing with the problem of integrated education, especially in Northern Ireland. Chapters in the book...
The Limerick Writer’s Centre are delighted to announce that celebrated Irish writer Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, has been appointed external judge of the Gerald Griffin Competition for First Original Adult Fiction 2024. Ní Chuilleanáin is an Irish poet and academic, and has left an indelible mark on the literary landscape. Born in Cork City in 1942,...
“First Wednesday Series” Returns to The Whitehouse Bar, Limerick, with Tipp based Poet Patricia Anne Moore. The First Wednesday Series, a treasured fixture in Limerick’s cultural landscape, is set to make a triumphant return on March 6th at The Whitehouse Bar, located at 51 O’Connell St. This monthly gathering, hosted by The Poetry Circle and...
The Acoustic Club @ The N0. 3 Pub 3 Lr. Glentworth Street, Limerick TUES 6th FEB 2024 8.00pm Songwriter/Singer Open-Mic The Acoustic Club returns for 2024 with a new venue for a new year, they are now based at The N0. 3 Pub on Lr. Glentworth Street, Limerick and also it returns as a weekly...
