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  • Paul Durcan Birthday Event
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    Paul Durcan Birthday Event

    Saturday May 3rd, 2025 – St Thomas’ Church, Dugort

    You can watch the full evening’s event combining traditional music with a choice of Paul Durcan’s poems, selected and read by Michael O’Loughlin, Dermot Bolger, Sheila McHugh and myself. Paul Durcan – 80 at 80 | Youtube

  • Paul Durcan – a celebration
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    Paul Durcan – a celebration

    Friday May 2nd – Sunday May 4th – Achill

    Heinrich Böll Weekend, Achill Readings and music, Saturday 3rd May @ 8pm

  • United Arts Club Poetry Supper

    Friday March 14th, 2025

  • Open Mic

    Open Mic

    Monday November 4th, 2024 – Castlebar

    Open mic evening at The Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar. Guest reader: Geraldine Mitchell. Hosted by Edel Burke.

  • The power of poetry

    The power of poetry

    Sunday October 20th, 2024 – Westport

    As part of the Rolling Sun Festival, Ger Reidy and I joined Channel 4’s international editor, Lindsey Hilsum – by Zoom from Beirut – to discuss the role of poetry in times of war. 

  • Dromineer Nenagh Literary Festival

    Dromineer Nenagh Literary Festival

    Saturday October 12, 2024 @8pm – Nenagh Arts Centre – Nenagh ‘Heart, Be At Peace’ and ‘Naming Love’: Donal Ryan’s latest novel and my most recent collection together on stage…My reading will be followed by an interview of Donal Ryan by Paula Shields.

  • Reading at Clifden Arts Festival

    Reading at Clifden Arts Festival

    Thursday September 19, 2024 @5pm – Station House Hotel – Clifden

    Join us on Thursday 19 September at 5pm in The Omey Suite, Station House Hotel, Clifden clifdenartsfestival.ie

  • Open Mic Social

    Open Mic Social

    Friday June 28th, 2024 @6.30pm – Banner Books – Kilrush

    Banner Books, Kilrush, Co Clare

  • Poetry and Place

    Poetry and Place

    Sunday July 7th, 2024 @3pm – Books@One – Louisburgh

  • Reading with Ger Reidy in The Bookshop

    Reading with Ger Reidy in The Bookshop

    Saturday June 1st, 2024 @6pm – The Bookshop – Westport

    Mayo poets Geraldine Mitchell and Ger Reidy will be presenting their new collections.