Back in the golden days of pirate radio in the 70s & 80s, the people of Limerick were truly blessed. By switching on to Radio Lumni, you heard the best local radio programme, in some folk’s opinion, that there ever has been. Around 7.30am, you would hear the soft tones of John the Man Frawley […]
Streets of Limerick: O’Connell Street, Patrick Street & Rutland Street 1970s in Colour
7.30pm Friday, September 17: JAYNE on Hotpress Instagram live stream.
Limerick singer songwriter, JaYne has a proven track record as a remarkable artist and songwriter – with a sound that spans several genres and styles. In addition to her work with her band, Eve’s Record Box, JaYne worked in London for 10 years as a session singer and writer. Earlier this year, she continued to […]
Postponed Book Launch Now Takes Place ‘Further On Up the Road’!
REVIVAL PRESS is pleased to announce the launch of Further On Up the Road by poet and literary critic Hugh McFadden Sunday 26th Sept 3.00pm – The White House Bar, O’Connell St., Limerick (The launch will be socially distanced with guests seated in tables of four) Special guest speaker: Kieran Beville Hugh McFadden is a […]
First Edition Limerick Publications No. 3: The Limerick Post 1986
Cultural authenticity and authority about Limerick shines through in this epic poem, writes Pat McMahon.
Anybody who was at the Limerick-based artist Dietrich Blodau’s ‘A Life of Observations’ art exhibition in the Hunt Museum in 2018 will have been made aware of Blodau’s wonderful depictions of the streets of Limerick. If you had walked these streets all your life, Ellen Street, High Street, The Round House, Todd’s Bow, then one […]
Loss of Arts and Culture Champion Bertha McCullagh.
Limerick has lost one of its greatest arts and culture supporters with the passing of Bertha McCullagh last Saturday. A regular at literary gatherings, her love and support of the literary arts scene in Limerick was legendary. Many people would be familiar with her from the early days of the White House Poetry Revival in […]
The Limerick – Killaloe Camino
Many people are familiar with the Camino de Santiago in the north of Spain but did you know that Limerick has its very own Camino? A special pilgrimage route between Limerick and Killaloe, along a portion of a path called the Lough Derg Way has been inaugurated by the Dioceses of Limerick and Killaloe. The […]