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Kilkenny woman Mag Kirwan honoured at Irish Food Writers Guild

Mag Kirwan was honoured at this years Irish Food Writers Guild (IFWG). Mag who is from Goatsbridge Trout Farm, Thomastown. was awarded the title of 'Special Contributor' and was highly commended for her commitment to promoting Irish food especially ...

14 Mar 2017 at 16:42

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Local Kilkenny writers selected for National Mentoring Programme

Local Kilkenny writers, Orla Mackey and Brendan Casey have been selected by the Irish Writers Centre to receive professional literary mentoring over the next eight months from an acclaimed Irish writer of their choice. After a national call out, ...

10 Jun 2023 at 08:00

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All invited to attend the Kilkenny Writers Salon

The Kilkenny Writers Salon is an open discussion, over a cup of coffee, for published writers and writers who are on the path to publication. Topics: Personal experiences, editors, cover designers, competitions, submissions to journals, ...

30 Aug 2023 at 16:32

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Competition for Kilkenny's young travel writers

A competition aimed at discovering Ireland’s best young travel writers has been announced by the organiser of the Immrama Festival of Travel Writing, taking place in Lismore, Waterford from June 13-17. Young writers are invited to ...

21 Apr 2018 at 12:20

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An evening of poems and stories in Kilkenny

An Evening of Poems and Stories with Kilkenny Writers and Clogh Writers will be held on Tuesday 23 October in Langton’s Tea Rooms, Kilkenny City. 7.30 p.m. Looking forward to seeing you there! Further details, please contact: ...

21 Oct 2018 at 11:53

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Heaven in Kilkenny

How do two people stay married to each other if one is carrying a secret that undermines the relationship? The complicated answer to this question is explored in Fishamble’s production of Eugene O’Brien’s new play Heaven, ...

19 Oct 2022 at 14:30

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From the Heart - stories from the Civil War to be performed in Kilkenny

From the Heart - is a new collaboration between Radical Acts and Kilkenny Writers Anonymous, which creatively explores what it was like at the end of the civil war. This weekend will see the culmination of work between ...

17 Nov 2023 at 14:33

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Kilkenny writers selected for National Mentoring Programme

Local writers, Nuala Roche and Caoileann O’Mahony, have been selected by the Irish Writers Centre to receive professional literary mentoring over the next eight months from an acclaimed Irish writer of their choice. ...

12 Aug 2022 at 13:54

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'I poured my soul into it' - writer with Kilkenny family celebrates debut novel publication

A Carlow writer with Kilkenny family is celebrating after the publication of her debut novel. Sara Sheeran describes her happiness and pride having published The Sum of All Parts, but admits she is also "immensely ...

11 Apr 2023 at 13:55

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Broadcaster and wife of Gay Byrne Kathleen Watkins has passed away

The highly successful broadcaster, writer and musician Kathleen Watkins has passed away at the age of 90. Kathleen was the wife of the late Gay Byrne, one of Ireland's most legendary presenters. She sadly died on ...

07 Nov 2024 at 13:57

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Kilkenny author, Helena Duggan launches new book The Light Thieves

We are told that adults always know best and that children aren’t as smart as the grown ups. But what if, like the Emperor's new clothes, it takes a child to discover that the adults are being misled and it is ...

31 Dec 2022 at 10:30

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Use of Irish writers’ work for AI training has ‘profound implications’ – union

A group of Irish writers has called on the government to protect their work from AI technologies. The government said it is working to implement an EU law on AI that is due to come into force later this year, ...

17 Apr 2025 at 20:16

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