The “One Fur All: A Tail of Changing Ireland” Book Launch
The Five Lamps Arts Festival was proud to support the launch of “One Fur All: A Tail of Changing Ireland” on the 21st July in the Hogan Stand Pub. This is the second book about the fearless Fergus the Fox. He’s a heroic, furry fella who helps save the other black and white sionnaigh trapped […]
100 Years a Blooming
Bloomsday on June 16th is the day James Joyce’s Leopold Bloom set off on his epic jaunt through our capital’s streets, filled with characters who would be immortalized in perhaps the greatest novel in literature. Also this year we celebrate 100 years since Ulysses was first published so pro photographer John Carroll revisited places in […]
“I REMEMBER…” book launch
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] On Friday 2nd of July in Charleville Mall Library we had the launch of our children’s book “I REMEMBER…” written by Niamh Gleeson and illustrated by Ruth Ryan. The plot of this lovely children’s book is about […]
Winners of the “Short Story Competition” announced!
The winners of the “Short Story Competition” have been announced! CONGRATULATIONS! Well done and a big thank you to all the keen young writers that entered this competition. Over 100 young people from around the country sent their stories, and the standard was extremely impressive. The winning story was “Words” by Jonathan Walsh. Here are […]
Ann Cullen appointed Poetry Ireland’s Poet in Residence
Ann Cullen has been appointed the first Poetry Ireland’s Poet in Residence. For the next two years she will be working with community groups in the North East Inner City, including students of Marino College of Further Education. She will certainly contribute to the arts in the area and are looking forward to working with […]
Drag Storytime
Drag Storytime is a storytelling session facilitated by drag performers: Drag Queens, Drag Kings and queer performers. The phenomenon began in the San Francisco, USA in 2015 as Drag Queen Story Hour and since then it has taken off worldwide. The story sessions are generally 60-90 minutes and include reading story books with themes of […]