Hugo Hamilton, the Co. Dublin born actor and Rooney Prize winner in 1992, was the keynote writer at the recent Sociological...
Art & Literature
Review: William Shatner
Review: William Shatner
With the hype surrounding the J J Abrams re-imaging of Star Trek, renewed interest has been focussed on the original and...
Preview: Artbeat
Preview: Artbeat
To the harmonious biggish band sound of Shane Barry and the Distractions, at Greyfriars Gallery, Waterford City Council launched...
Review: Blaze Of Glory
Review: Blaze Of Glory
Coming out of the lift at Waterford Treasures excellent exhibition – Blaze Of Glory, Celebrating Waterford Sporting...
Review: Secret Victory
Review: Secret Victory
The poet, Philip Larkin, in MCMXIV (1914) wrote that: World War I was greeted in England – Grinning, as if it were all An...
Review: Five Artists at Garter Lane
Review: Five Artists at Garter Lane
Over two galleries at Garter Lane, you now have five artists on display and it makes for a typical cross-section of art on...
Review: Ellen McCarthy
Review: Ellen McCarthy
At the recent Literary Breakfast during the Sean Dunne Writers’ Festival, I had the first time pleasure of hearing new...
Review: Co Waterford Art Galleries
Review: Co Waterford Art Galleries
In connection with the Festival Of Food in Dungarvan, the art galleries have put some fine exhibitions on display, and in these...
Review: How The Light Gets In
Review: How The Light Gets In
To edit and assemble four weighty anthologies of poetry since 2003 is by any standards an excellent achievement and John Ennis...
Mark Grahan
Mark Grahan
Another highlight was a showing of Art student multi-media videos and short animations, supported by some fine and mostly...
Review: The Sean Dunne Festivals
Review: The Sean Dunne Festivals
This year we had two Sean Dunne Festivals; the original Waterford City Council funded and organised Sean Dunne Writers’...
Peter Cunningham book reading
Peter Cunningham book reading
Kieran Walsh Tramore Library had the first of its book reading sessions last week and it proved most successful for the work...
