Category: Arts
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Premier Writing: Ethel Reynolds
Premier Writing aims to showcase the best poetry and short fiction by new and emerging Irish writers. This week’s short story is by Ethel Reynolds from Tipperary. Short Story Building Memories Susan’s home sat in the gentle undulations of the South Tipperary countryside, with an untidy, almost-wild garden and an old wooden henhouse tucked into…
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Premier Writing: Emma Towey
Premier Writing aims to showcase the best poetry and short fiction by new and emerging Irish writers. This week we feature two poems by Emma Towey from Roscommon. Poetry Athena A warrior from Mooncoin failed by the state.A watery apology, nothing but emptywords to echo through time. Sorry for the scandal,but not sorry for all…
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Premier Writing: Michael O’Connor
Premier Writing aims to showcase the best poetry and short fiction by new and emerging writers across Ireland. This week’s short story is by Michael O’Connor from Dublin. Short Story Forgiveness I LEFT EARLY, just after 6. I told no-one. Reversed quietly out of the drive and drove as quietly as I could up the…
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Premier Writing: Katy Croke
Premier Writing aims to showcase the best poetry and short fiction by new and emerging writers from across Ireland. Our debut instalment features three poems by Katy Croke from Tipperary. Poetry The Pearl Bracelet Sometimes I feel like an actor, a protagonist,Cast into a carnival of misery, as incongruent as a field filled with dying…
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Circling The Square in Thurles
Weekend of international poetry and music in honour of Dennis O;Driscoll. CIRCLING THE SQUARE is back. And if you like a poem and a bit of fine music, this is the event for you. Now in its fourth year, the poetry festival has established itself as one of the premier arts events in the country.…
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