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Becoming a Writer In this ten-part series Kieran Beville aims to inspire, encourage and assist aspiring writers to fulfil their dreams to become authors. The Novel (part 2) I want to look a little deeper into the idea of writing a novel. You have an idea for a novel. You have let it […]
The Novel No writer of the first order needs the formula any more than a sound man needs a crutch. In his simplest moods, when he is seeking to amuse, he does not manufacture a plot, he tells a story. (George Bernard Shaw) Writing a novel is about telling a story. This involves preparing a […]
Limerick Writers’ Centre in association with Samhain Halloween Festival present A Samhain Themed Reading/Performance Fri 29th Oct 2021 7.00pm to 9.00pm Treaty Brewery, Nicholas St., Limerick Join our guest readers and musicians Stories and poems from – John Liddy and Mike MacDomhnaill Plus a special live recitation of the Bard of Thomond, Michael Hogan’s ‘Drunken Thady and the Bishop’s Lady’ […]
An Island of Scribes and Bards – Part 3 Limerick Literary Legends – Poets by Kieran Beville Kieran Beville – Proud Limerick-man and former teacher of English Literature – concludes a three part series on Irish writers, notably Limerick authors, showcasing their immense contribution to Ireland’s rich literary heritage. This week the focus is on […]
An Island of Scribes and Bards – Part 2 Limerick Literary Legends – Novelists By Kieran Beville Kieran Beville – Proud Limerick-man and former teacher of English Literature – continues in this second article of a three part series on Irish writers, notably Limerick authors, showcasing their immense contribution to Ireland’s rich literary heritage. This […]
UL President ‘disappointed’ at omission of Limerick Northern Distributor Road from NDP Mon, 04 Oct 2021 University of Limerick President Professor Kerstin Mey has expressed disappointment at the omission of the Limerick Northern Distributor Road from the revised National Development Plan published by Government today. “While I very much welcome the ringfencing of […]
Kieran Beville – Proud Limerick-man and former teacher of English Literature – begins a three part series on Irish writers and notably Limerick authors, showcasing their immense contribution to Ireland’s rich literary heritage. It seems that every other person in Ireland is a writer or an aspiring writer. This is reflected in the […]
IN SPAIN I CAME TO MY SENSES For John Liddy in Madrid: 1. In Spain I saw lightning strike Twice: bull’s eye, blue eye. Blinding. Twice. Caught in a storm of not being There for the original sin, I revisited Eden. Selling apples with poems at their core. Learning by heart that I speak […]
