Art & Literature

Colm Toibin let loose on Lismore

Colm Toibin let loose on Lismore

A capacity crowd at Lismore listened to novelist and academic Colm Toibin speak at the Immrama Festival of Travel Writing. Over 150 packed into the small theatre, located above the Heritage Centre with the audience travelling from across Waterford, Tipperary and Cork. The well-known author of ‘Brooklyn’,...
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Concerns over Ballybricken Mural

Concerns over Ballybricken Mural

Concerns have been expressed over a mural planned for Ballybricken as part of the Waterford Walls project. Cllr John Cummins (FG) believes there’s a prospect that the mural in question could be viewed as “offensive” by some people. He raised his concerns at the July Metropolitan District meeting of Waterford...
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Culture title for Galway

Culture title for Galway

Awarding Galway the title of 2020 European Capital of Culture was akin to “rubbing fat on a pig’s arse”, according to a local Councillor. At the July plenary meeting of Waterford City & County Council, Cllr Mary Roche (Ind) said she wasn’t sure if she should extend a vote of congratulations or...
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Down the Town

Down the Town

Waterford Youth Arts and Keith Currams launched their film project ‘Down the Town’ with a second screening of the work (the debut screening taking place first on 18th October) and a DVD launch at St Patricks Gateway Centre last Sunday 8th November. The project is the culmination of an Intergenerational Arts project...
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