Liam Murphy The Book Hub Publishing Group have produced another milestone in the diverse and inspirational literary career of John Ennis with, Going Home To Wyoming (Later Selected Poems 2000 – 2020). The work John Ennis has done as a poet and educator (Head Of Humanities at WIT) has marked him out as a...
Art & Literature
Resurgence 25X For The Arts Webinar
Resurgence 25X For The Arts Webinar
(Wednesday 7th April, 11am) Building on the extraordinary success of the initial Resurgence 25X event in association with Waterford Chamber of Commerce earlier this year, ATPO and Theatre Royal Waterford will present a webinar dedicated to a vibrant recovery for the arts from COVID-19 on 7th April. Resurgence 25X for...
John Bermingham: All That Can Be
John Bermingham: All That Can Be
Jordan Norris When John Bermingham left his job in HR in 2014, little did he know that six years later – he would have achieved some of the things he has. A renowned photographer, digital visual artist and video maker, there is little that Bermingham cannot turn his hand to – in fact, some might even...
Running From the Shadows
Running From the Shadows
A story of childhood abuse and how one woman faced her past, and ran towards her future By Stephanie Hickey In Running from the Shadows Stephanie Hickey tells, in her own words, how she survived abuse at the hands of a trusted family member and of how running, a simple physical activity helped her achieve...
Your Library – Take a Closer Look
Your Library – Take a Closer Look
A new national advertising campaign is asking everyone to take a closer look at what their local authority library has to offer.Waterford Libraries and all public libraries around the country are joining in the campaign, which is running for the next four weeks across radio, cinema, TV on demand, digital and social....
Onwards and upwards in 2020
Onwards and upwards in 2020
Stephanie Louise Art If 2019 is anything to go by Waterford artist Stephanie Louise Furlong is in for another busy and successful year. Having taken a couple of weeks to recover from the hectic pre-Christmas schedule, Stephanie is busy preparation for her next exhibition in Finders Keepers, Little Patrick St in...
Clodagh Beresford Dunne awarded the Clarissa Luard Award for Emerging Writers
Clodagh Beresford Dunne awarded the Clarissa Luard Award for Emerging Writers
Waterford poet Clodagh Beresford Dunne has been awarded the Clarissa Luard Award for Emerging Writers. Unveiled last Tuesday night in the splendid surroundings of Royal Institute of British Architects, London, the prestigious David Cohen Prize for Literature, 2019 was awarded to Edna O’Brien.Often seen as a precursor...
Rock Face Art Exhibition at UHW
Rock Face Art Exhibition at UHW
‘Rock Face’, an exhibition by Adrian Crellin, has opened on the Staff Art Wall at University Hospital Waterford (UHW). Featuring an eclectic collection of hag stones found on beach walks in County Waterford, ‘Rock Face’ continues until 20 December.The Staff Art Wall is managed by Waterford Healing Arts Trust and aims...
Justice in Iran
Justice in Iran
Waterford Adventurer Michael Whelan presents another fascinating instalment from his travels On Tuesday November 5, Central Arts welcomes Waterford adventurer and mountaineer Michael Whelan back to its stage, as he gives what promises to be another captivating chronicle from his travels to some of the world’s...
Return of the Lit Festival
Return of the Lit Festival
Local young readers and creative writers rejoice, we are less than two weeks away from the third annual ‘Lit Young Writers Festival’ (A Reading and Writing Festival for young people that’s run by young people) which is back with a bang this Friday the 15th and Saturday the 16th of November, with two fun filled days...
‘Scéalta agus Seanchas – Potatoes, Children and Seaweed’ launched in An Rinn
‘Scéalta agus Seanchas – Potatoes, Children and Seaweed’ launched in An Rinn
The recently-published “Scéalta agus Seanchas – Potatoes, Children and Seaweed” from the pen of An Rinn native, Áine Uí Fhoghlú, is proving very popular around the county at the moment with both young and old alike. One of its most attractive features appears to be its bilingual nature and it is being hailed as “very...
Estuary Breezes at UHW
Estuary Breezes at UHW
‘Estuary Breezes’, an exhibition of paintings by Barry Edwards, has opened at University Hospital Waterford (UHW). Featuring a beautiful collection of abstract landscapes, ‘Estuary Breezes’ continues until 25 October. This exhibition is presented under the Staff Art Wall initiative, managed by...
