Waterford Youth Arts in association with Garter Lane Arts Centre presents The Blame . . and How to Avoid it Written by Waterford Youth Arts and Liam Meagher Directed by Liam Meagher Following from the success last summer of I’m just a Girl, wtf would I know, director and playwright Liam Meagher returns to...
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All Curious Minds plus everything you need to know
All Curious Minds plus everything you need to know
ALL TOGETHER NOW Bank Holiday Weekend Aug 4th – Aug 6th, 2023 Curraghmore Estate, County Waterford, Ireland All Together Now welcomes back, for its latest iteration, the All Curious Minds tent, the festival’s very own cultural enclave, situated on the lawns of Curraghmore House. Where previously it hosted some...
The Legend of Circe: Circe’s Awakening
The Legend of Circe: Circe’s Awakening
Following the release of his book The Saga of the Déise in 2020, local author Leonard Kearon MSc is back with his new book The Legend of Circe: Circe’s Awakening which will be published Friday 28th April 2023 by Austin Macauley Publishers. This 200-page Young Adult Fiction paperback blends Fantasy with Super-heroics...
Comedy announced for ATN23 plus Food & Feasts, Wellness area & Greencrafts village
Comedy announced for ATN23 plus Food & Feasts, Wellness area & Greencrafts village
ALL TOGETHER NOW Bank Holiday Weekend Aug 4th – Aug 6th, 2023 Curraghmore Estate, County Waterford, Ireland ** COMEDY ANNOUNCED FOR ATN23 ** ** FOOD & FEASTS ** ** WELLNESS AREA ** ** GREENCRAFTS VILLAGE ** Glastonbury weekend has given us a little taster of what’s to come in just 5 weeks’ time! If you got...
Real-life Female Indiana Jones, Priestess and Rebel conquers Ireland’s Ancient East
Real-life Female Indiana Jones, Priestess and Rebel conquers Ireland’s Ancient East
Real-life Female Indiana Jones, Priestess and Rebel conquers Ireland’s Ancient East International author and historian searching for the Grail launches innovative workshops Helena B. Scott is an author and adventurous historian who researches and teaches history, archaeology (specialising in sacred geography...
WELL FESTIVAL OF ARTS AND WELLBEING 2022
WELL FESTIVAL OF ARTS AND WELLBEING 2022
Fancy a lift?, Doodling for Wellbeing and Small Acts, Well Festival of Arts and Wellbeing 2022 programme has been launched with the Festival running ffrom Monday, February 7th to Saturday, February 12th. Well features an inspirational line-up of fun, free, inventive and sociable arts events for all ages. In this,...
A Christmas Carol -A Christmas Classic for all the family
A Christmas Carol -A Christmas Classic for all the family
The cast of A Christmas Carol which will be taking place at Garter Lane Arts Centre, included were as follows, L. to R. Charlie Meagher, Alan O’Toole, Stage Manager, Shauna Farrell, Anne O’Riordan, Liam Meagher, Writer/director, Joe Meagher, Devlyn Lonergan, Sinead Hourigan and Andrew Holden. Rehearsals...
THE PHILOSOPHY RESISTANCE SQUAD by Robert Grant
THE PHILOSOPHY RESISTANCE SQUAD by Robert Grant
Catherine Power When I was asked to review a ‘book about philosophy’ for children, I was more than a little dubious. Not knowing what to expect, I imagined a book heavy on philosophical facts and ideas and wondered how children might be encouraged to engage with the book. I certainly knew about the author Robert...
Creative Community Art Exhibition at Garter Lane
Creative Community Art Exhibition at Garter Lane
There’s no denying that lockdown has been challenging for all of us, but it has also given us plenty of opportunities. For many, more time at home meant a chance to step outside our comfort zone and discover new talents and passions. In October 2020, Waterford Area Partnership, Waterford and Wexford ETB, Healthy...
Francis Edmond Currey features in ‘New Perspectives’
Francis Edmond Currey features in ‘New Perspectives’
To coincide with reopening after 137 days of closure, the National Gallery of Ireland is proud to present the exhibition New Perspectives, a show comprised of acquisitions made by the Gallery between 2011 – 2020. The exhibition highlights an intriguing early photograph with a Waterford connection – Francis Edmond...
In Spanish Trenches
In Spanish Trenches
Liam Murphy There is renewed interest in the Spanish Civil War since the 1930s. Waterford-born, Emmet O’Connor is co-author with Barry McLoughlin of In Spanish Trenches (subtitled, The Mind And Deeds Of The Irish Who Fought For The Republic In The Spanish Civil War). It uses previous unseen Spanish archival...
50 Weeks A Zoomin!
50 Weeks A Zoomin!
Catherine Power When the Sacred Heart Simply Singing Group connected for the first time via Zoom on March 31st, 2020, we certainly didn’t think that more than a year later we would still be holding our weekly singing sessions online. The group began meeting for a casual singing session, usually taking about 45...
