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The The Irish Writers' Centre will be host to numerous exciting literary events over the next few months and details will be on the website shortly. For more information call us at the Centre on 01 8721302.
To view our booking conditions for events click here>>>> |
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| 02.02.12 |
Poetry Ireland & Irish Writers' Centre Launch of Fíon Ceol agus Filíoct |
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Poetry Ireland in association with the Irish Writers' Centre and Limited Edition presents the launch of two CDs: Fíon Ceol agus Filíoct - a selection of original and favourite poems read by Paddy Finnegan and an interview with poet PaddyFinnegan conducted by Aidan O'Dowd.
For more information click here>>>> |
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| 04.02.12 |
Ink Slingers Creative Writing Hour - EVERY SATURDAY! |
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| 1.30pm |
The Ink Slingers Creative Writing Hour takes place every Saturday at the Irish Writers' Centre. It is a free creative writing session that is organised and led by the Centre's voluntary arts administrators. The hour includes writing exercises and prompts to get ideas flowing. It is open to everyone and is suitable for all levels of experience. Sarah Griffin is currently hosting the Ink Slingers Creative Writing Hour. |
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| 09.02.12 |
Bringing It all Back Home: A Poetry Evening with Peter Sirr |
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| 7.30pm |
This is one of a series of events being organised by Poetry Ireland under this title. Poets are invited to give readings in a location that has a particular significance for them. Peter Sirr was the Director of the Irish Writers' Centre for many years, so it is particularly appropriate that he should return to the Centre for this event. We look forward to enjoying his company and his poetry, and everyone is invited so do come along. The evening, which will feature traditional musician, Colm Mac an Iomaire, and poet Michael O'Loughlin, will be structured as follows:
From 7.00 pm Reception
Music by traditional musician Colm Mac an Iomaire
Poetry Reading by Peter Sirr
Interview: Michael O'Loughlin interviews Peter Sirr |
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| 10.02.12 |
Lunchtime Readings at The Irish Writers' Centre - Paul Murray |
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Paul Murray will be reading as part of the Lunchtime Reading series at the Irish Writers' Centre on Friday 10th February. The Lunchtime Readings will run on Fridays throughout February and March in the Irish Writers' Centre and are organised in association with Poetry Ireland. The readings will be alternating between prose and poetry, offering audiences the chance to experience a wide-range of literary talent.
For more information click here>>>> |
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| 11.02.12 |
Ink Slingers Creative Writing Hour - EVERY SATURDAY! |
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| 1.30pm |
The Ink Slingers Creative Writing Hour takes place every Saturday at the Irish Writers' Centre. It is a free creative writing session that is organised and led by the Centre's voluntary arts administrators. The hour includes writing exercises and prompts to get ideas flowing. It is open to everyone and is suitable for all levels of experience. Sarah Griffin is currently hosting the Ink Slingers Creative Writing Hour. |
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| 15.02.12 |
Debate: That Frank O' Connor's "The Lonely Voice" has been more harm than good for the Irish short story |
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| 7.30pm |
We kick off a season of debates at the Writers' Centre with the motion "The Lonely Voice" has been more harm than good for the Irish short story. The maiden debate will be chaired by Anthony Glavin and the panelists are Jack Harte, Christine Dwyer Hickey, Anthony Roche, and John MacKenna.
All are welcome to attend all of our debates! |
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| 16.02.12 |
Evening of Estonian and Irish Contemporary Music and Poetry |
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| 7.00pm |
Poetry by: Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, Doris Kareva, FS, Triin Soomets
Music by: Helena Tulve, Tatjana Kozlova, Tõnu Kõrvits Andrus Kallastu and others
Ensemble Resonabilis (Estonia):
Iris Oja (voice)
Kristi Mühling (kannel)
Tarmo Johannes (flute)
Aare Tammesalu (violoncello) |
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| 17.02.12 |
Lunchtime Readings at The Irish Writers' Centre - Paul Grattan |
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Paul Grattan will be reading as part of the Lunchtime Reading series at the Irish Writers' Centre on Friday 10th February. The Lunchtime Readings will run on Fridays throughout February and March in the Irish Writers' Centre and are organised in association with Poetry Ireland. The readings will be alternating between prose and poetry, offering audiences the chance to experience a wide-range of literary talent.
For more information click here>>>> |
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| 17.02.12 |
Spoke#1 |
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| 7.30pm |
Spoke is the a new open mic night at the Irish Writers Centre, taking place on the third Friday of every month. Writers, spoken word artists and musicians are all welcome to perform. Doors open at 7.30pm. Free admission. If you'd like to perform, please be prompt, we'll be signing people up from the time the doors open. You can't sign up by email, you've got to be there. http:// spokedub.wordpress.com/
Every Spoke will feature a guest performer: on 17th February it's Jill Battson, poet and activist from Canada. |
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| 18.02.12 |
Ink Slingers Creative Writing Hour - EVERY SATURDAY! |
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| 1.30pm |
The Ink Slingers Creative Writing Hour takes place every Saturday at the Irish Writers' Centre. It is a free creative writing session that is organised and led by the Centre's voluntary arts administrators. The hour includes writing exercises and prompts to get ideas flowing. It is open to everyone and is suitable for all levels of experience. Sarah Griffin is currently hosting the Ink Slingers Creative Writing Hour. |
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| 21.02.12 |
Opening Night of the Peregrine Reading Series with Ulick O' Connor, Geraldine Mills, Ferdia MacAnna |
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| 7.30pm |
Ulick O' Connor, Geraldine Mills, Ferdia MacAnna will read at the Irish Writers’ Centre, kicking off our series of prose readings, Peregrine Readings. The readings will commence in the Centre and be taken afterwards to the County Library and Boyle Library in Roscommon.
To read more about the authors and to book a seat please click here>>>> |
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| 23.02.12 |
The Lonely Voice: Short Story Introductions |
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| 7.00pm |
The next Lonely Voice Short Story readings will take place on Thursday, 23rd February, where the four short-listed writers, will read from their winning stories. The readers will be selected anonymously by a guest judge.
For details of the ongoing Lonely Voice competition and past winner click here>>>> |
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| 24.02.12 |
Lunchtime Readings at The Irish Writers' Centre - Shane Connaughton |
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| 1.05pm |
Shane Connaughton will be reading as part of the Lunchtime Reading series at the Irish Writers' Centre on Friday 10th February. The Lunchtime Readings will run on Fridays throughout February and March in the Irish Writers' Centre and are organised in association with Poetry Ireland. The readings will be alternating between prose and poetry, offering audiences the chance to experience a wide-range of literary talent.
For more information click here>>>> |
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| 25.02.12 |
Ink Slingers Creative Writing Hour - EVERY SATURDAY! |
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| 1.30pm |
The Ink Slingers Creative Writing Hour takes place every Saturday at the Irish Writers' Centre. It is a free creative writing session that is organised and led by the Centre's voluntary arts administrators. The hour includes writing exercises and prompts to get ideas flowing. It is open to everyone and is suitable for all levels of experience. Sarah Griffin is currently hosting the Ink Slingers Creative Writing Hour. |
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| 28.02.12 |
Peregrine Reading Series with Christine Dwyer Hickey, Chris Binchy, Ed O' Loughlin |
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| 7.30pm |
Christine Dwyer Hickey, Chris Binchy, Ed O' Loughlin will read at the Irish Writers’ Centre, as part of a series of prose readings, Peregrine Readings. The readings will commence in the Centre and be taken afterwards to Sligo Yeats Memorial Building and Ballymahon Library, Co. Longford
To read more about the authors and to book a seat please click here>>>> |
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| 02.03.12 |
Lunchtime Readings at The Irish Writers' Centre - Geraldine Mitchell |
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| 1.05pm |
Geraldine Mitchell will be reading as part of the Lunchtime Reading series at the Irish Writers' Centre on Friday 2nd February. The Lunchtime Readings will run on Fridays throughout February and March in the Irish Writers' Centre and are organised in association with Poetry Ireland. The readings will be alternating between prose and poetry, offering audiences the chance to experience a wide-range of literary talent.
For more information click here>>>> |
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| 03.03.12 |
Ink Slingers Creative Writing Hour - EVERY SATURDAY! |
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| 1.30pm |
The Ink Slingers Creative Writing Hour takes place every Saturday at the Irish Writers' Centre. It is a free creative writing session that is organised and led by the Centre's voluntary arts administrators. The hour includes writing exercises and prompts to get ideas flowing. It is open to everyone and is suitable for all levels of experience. Sarah Griffin is currently hosting the Ink Slingers Creative Writing Hour. |
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| 03.03.12 -04.03.12 |
P-CON IX - An Irish Literary Science Fiction Event |
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The Phoenix Convention - or P-CON for short - is a Science Fiction and Fantasy convention with a literary focus, or a literary convention with a Science Fiction and Fantasy focus.We are pleased to announce that P-CON IX convention will have two Guests of Honour, writer Robert Rankin and comics creator Bryan Talbot, as well as a number of other guests. The convention features a Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ Workshop, and likely topics of discussion include tyhe dangers of writing Science Fiction by mistake, how Sherlock Holmes invented fan culture, why eBooks aren’t the end of literature, and the difficulty of translating Harry Potter books into Irish, and much else besides, both serious and light-hearted.
Cost: €20 per Person
For more information click here>>>>
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| 06.03.12 |
Peregrine Reading Series with Tom MacIntyre, Eoin McNamee, Orflaith Foyle |
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Tom MacIntyre, Eoin McNamee, Orflaith Foyle will read at the Irish Writers’ Centre, as part of a series of prose readings, Peregrine Readings. The readings will commence in the Centre and be taken afterwards to the George Bernard Shaw Theatre, Carlow and the Church of Ireland, Portumna , Galway.
To read more about the authors and to book a seat please click here>>>> |
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| 09.03.12 |
Lunchtime Readings at The Irish Writers' Centre - Anne Sharpe |
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Anne Sharpe will be reading as part of the Lunchtime Reading series at the Irish Writers' Centre on Friday 10th February. The Lunchtime Readings will run on Fridays throughout February and March in the Irish Writers' Centre and are organised in association with Poetry Ireland. The readings will be alternating between prose and poetry, offering audiences the chance to experience a wide-range of literary talent. |
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| 10.03.12 |
Ink Slingers Creative Writing Hour - EVERY SATURDAY! |
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| 1.30pm |
The Ink Slingers Creative Writing Hour takes place every Saturday at the Irish Writers' Centre. It is a free creative writing session that is organised and led by the Centre's voluntary arts administrators. The hour includes writing exercises and prompts to get ideas flowing. It is open to everyone and is suitable for all levels of experience. Sarah Griffin is currently hosting the Ink Slingers Creative Writing Hour. |
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| 13.02.12 |
Peregrine Reading Series with Catherine Foley, Gabriel Rosenstock, Ré Ó' Laighléis |
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| 7.30pm |
I rith na seachtaine dar tús 13 Márta beidh Catherine Foley, Gabriel Rosenstock agus Ré Ó' Laighléisag léamh a saothar. Beidh siad ag léamh in Áras na Scríbhneoirí ar 22 Samhain, ar an 14 Márta in Ionad Deirbhile: Ionad oidhreachta na hEachleime agus ar an 15 Márta i Leabharlann na Ceathrú. Tosóidh na léamhanna in Áras na Scríbhneoirí ag 7.30 p.m. agus i Leabharlann na Ceathrú Rua agus in Ionad Deirbhileis ag 6.30 p.m. a thosóidh siad.
This week's Peregrine offering will see readings from Catherine Foley, Gabriel Rosenstock agus Ré Ó' Laighléis. All three will be at the Irish Writers' Centre on Tuesday, March 13th, and the peregrination will continue to in Mayo on Wednesday March 14thLeabharlann, and then to na Ceathrú Rua in Co. na Gaillimhe on March 15th. The IWC reading will commence at 7.30 p.m. and the readings at Ionad Deirbhile and Leabharlann na Ceathrú Rua at 6.30 p.m.
To read more about the authors and to book a seat please click here>>>> |
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| 16.03.12 |
Lunchtime Readings at The Irish Writers' Centre - Paul Perry |
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Paul Perry will be reading as part of the Lunchtime Reading series at the Irish Writers' Centre on Friday 10th February. The Lunchtime Readings will run on Fridays throughout February and March in the Irish Writers' Centre and are organised in association with Poetry Ireland. The readings will be alternating between prose and poetry, offering audiences the chance to experience a wide-range of literary talent.
For more information click here>>>> |
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| 20.03.12 |
Peregrine Reading Series with Ita Daly, Frank Ronan, Peter Cunningham |
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| 7.30pm |
Ita Daly, Frank Ronan, Peter Cunningham will read at the Irish Writers’ Centre, as part of a series of prose readings, Peregrine Readings. The readings will commence in the Centre and be taken afterwards to Anam Cara Retreat and Triskel Christchurch
To read more about the authors and to book a seat please click here>>>> |
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| 23.03.12 |
Lunchtime Readings at The Irish Writers' Centre - Mary Costello |
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Mary Costello will be reading as part of the Lunchtime Reading series at the Irish Writers' Centre on Friday 10th February. The Lunchtime Readings will run on Fridays throughout February and March in the Irish Writers' Centre and are organised in association with Poetry Ireland. The readings will be alternating between prose and poetry, offering audiences the chance to experience a wide-range of literary talent.
For more information click here>>>> |
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| 24.03.12 |
Ink Slingers Creative Writing Hour - EVERY SATURDAY! |
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| 1.30pm |
The Ink Slingers Creative Writing Hour takes place every Saturday at the Irish Writers' Centre. It is a free creative writing session that is organised and led by the Centre's voluntary arts administrators. The hour includes writing exercises and prompts to get ideas flowing. It is open to everyone and is suitable for all levels of experience. Sarah Griffin is currently hosting the Ink Slingers Creative Writing Hour. |
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| 27.03.12 |
Peregrine Reading Series with Glenn Patterson, Lucille Redmond, James Ryan |
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| 7.30pm |
Glenn Patterson, Lucille Redmond, James Ryan will read at the Irish Writers’ Centre, as part of a series of prose readings, Peregrine Readings. The readings will commence in the Centre and be taken afterwards to
To read more about the authors and to book a seat please click here>>>> |
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| 31.03.12 |
Ink Slingers Creative Writing Hour - EVERY SATURDAY! |
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| 1.30pm |
The Ink Slingers Creative Writing Hour takes place every Saturday at the Irish Writers' Centre. It is a free creative writing session that is organised and led by the Centre's voluntary arts administrators. The hour includes writing exercises and prompts to get ideas flowing. It is open to everyone and is suitable for all levels of experience. Sarah Griffin is currently hosting the Ink Slingers Creative Writing Hour. |
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| 30.03.12 |
Lunchtime Readings at The Irish Writers' Centre - Denise Blake |
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Denise Blake will be reading as part of the Lunchtime Reading series at the Irish Writers' Centre on Friday 10th February. The Lunchtime Readings will run on Fridays throughout February and March in the Irish Writers' Centre and are organised in association with Poetry Ireland. The readings will be alternating between prose and poetry, offering audiences the chance to experience a wide-range of literary talent.
For more information click here>>>> |
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| 07.04.12 |
Ink Slingers Creative Writing Hour - EVERY SATURDAY! |
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| 1.30pm |
The Ink Slingers Creative Writing Hour takes place every Saturday at the Irish Writers' Centre. It is a free creative writing session that is organised and led by the Centre's voluntary arts administrators. The hour includes writing exercises and prompts to get ideas flowing. It is open to everyone and is suitable for all levels of experience. Sarah Griffin is currently hosting the Ink Slingers Creative Writing Hour. |
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