Hi everyone. Limerick Grow It Yourself is reconvening and from September 2022 will hold monthly/ bi-monthly meetings. More on this will follow over the summertime. In the meantime, we are hoping to pay a visit to Green Earth Organics which is an organic farm and business based outside Galway City on Saturday, June 4th 2022. […]
Book Now: Limerick Literary, Cultural and Heritage Walking Tour
Limerick Writers’ Centre The Limerick Literary, Cultural and Heritage Walking Tour. Join Limerick writer and Failte Ireland approved regional tour guide Joe Coleman for this fun and lively tour around literary Limerick. Learn about the rich history of writers and events that make literary Limerick unique. Tour length 2 hours. Every Thursday June 9th – August […]
Local Poets to Read at Adare Poetry Town
Adare Poetry Town 2021 Adare has been selected along with 19 other towns across Ireland to host a poetry festival 10th-18th September 2021. Further details will be added here as the program builds over the next few days but you can see details of the umbrella organisation Poetry Ireland. Local poets Michael Durack, John Liddy, Jessica […]
Limerick Island Swim 2021
On Saturday 4th of Sep 2021 in Limerick Ireland the Island Swim will take place with 280 swimmers registered it will be the biggest swim to be held in the west of Ireland. This is a charity where 100% of the money raised will go to local charities and clubs. Come out and support this […]
Limerick’s Sweetheart Singer-Songwriter Emma Langford Just Gets Better and Better
Sweet and sardonic in equal measures, Emma Langford is a songwriters’ songwriter. The Limerick woman almost lost her voice to nodules as a child; a voice now hailed as an inimitable, national treasure. She creates work that fuses trad, folk, and jazz; her writing and performance are a celebration of this nation’s tradition of storytelling. […]
Top 10 fly casters in the world gather in Castleconnell
Castleconnell county Limerick has spread its net far and wide for the inaugural John Enright Fly Casting festival this weekend. Festival organiser, John MacNamara, said Mr Enright’s international exploits brought fame and glory to his native village, and they have a packed schedule from this Friday, October 11 to Sunday, October 13. Competitors, including the […]
Sheila Crowned New ‘Limerick’ Champion!
Sheila Fitzpatrick O’Donnell, from Shanagolden, Co. Limerick, was crowned the new All Ireland ‘Limerick’ Champion Tuesday night at the Limerick Writers’ Centre sponsored event in Foley’s Bar, Sarsfield Street, Limerick. Sheila, originally from Limerick City, secured the crown after a two round contest in which she overcame stiff opposition from runner up Tom McCarthy and Joe […]
THE ‘LIMERICK’ IS COMING HOME!
The Limerick Writers’ Centre Presents An ‘On the Nail’ Special The 2nd All Ireland ‘limericks’ Championship Tues. 1st Nov 2011 8.00pm Upstairs@Foleys Bar, Sarsfield St. Limerick The championships will take the form of a two round contest (so bring at least two ‘limericks’) and the verse must strictly follow the ‘limerick’ formula, it must also […]
Events at The Hunt Museum February 2011
Hunt Museum february 2011 Wednesday 2nd 7pm Art and Architecture of Renaissance Venice – Course booking required Wednesday 2nd 7.30pm * Friends February Miscellany, ‘The Camino Way’ with Jenny Maguire: €5 Life Drawing Classes Thursday 3rd 10.30am-12.30pm Life Drawing and Observational Drawing Class Organised by the The Hunt Museum in association with www.myartclass.ie We are […]