I’ll be in conversation with Colin Barrett as part of Ballina Fringe Festival on the 11th of October. Tickets available now, it’ll be a fun one :) ballinafringefestival.ie/event/colin-...

So thrilled that THENCF is hosting this event. Not one to be missed!! 💚❤️ If you’re interested in joining THENCF— North Mayo’s non-profit, cultural co-op — you can sign up via our website www.thencf.art

Can’t wait for this — it’s a stunner

Two bangers from Lauren

Delighted to be longlisted and so thrilled for winner, @rosamundtaylor.bsky.social!! 🎉🎉

Thrilled to have been selected alongside some very talented poets. Much gratitude to the trust and @poetryireland.bsky.social

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Last day to send me your poems for issue 20!

Thrilled to have made the longlist 🎉

So pleased to have this poem in the latest edition of the Cormorant, amongst many other beautiful pieces in the issue. It’s great to have such an interesting publication coming out of the North West.

Having received previous Arts Council funding now disqualifies you from the Agility Award. Obviously resources are limited but it’s hard to support this decision. What is out there to support artists in the massive middle ground between first agility award and a bursary?

News! 🎉💃🏻🚨🍾 Absolutely delighted. www.cuirt.ie/new-writing-...

Read (or listen) to 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳: 𝗢𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆, an essay written by Alice Kinsella @alkinsel Sketching her journey from writing poetry to writing prose, this essay draws from her interviews with Colm Keegan, William Keohane & Rúairí Conneely. irishwriterscentre.ie/the-fragment...

We are deeply saddened to hear of the esteemed poet Michael Longley's death last night in Belfast. We extend our sincere condolences to his wife, Edna and to his family, and to poets all over the world whose lives have been enriched by his poetry. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam

Sligo event: The Word on Wednesday 29th Jan, 6.30pm, Sligo Central Library I will be interviewed by Niamh McCabe. With Mags Kilcoyne, Singer-Songwriter Poet based in Sligo. Audience Q&A Free and unticketed with limited seating. Stream on FB on the night: //www.facebook.com/SligoCountyLibrary/

We stand in solidarity with Iranian poet Mahvash Sabat, 71, serving a second 10-year jail sentence following her arrest in 2022. She recently underwent open-heart surgery and will be returned to prison very soon. #FreeMahvash Please read & repost. www.newarab.com/news/iranian...

2024 is ending on a bit of a high for me as I have a poem in Poetry Ireland Review for the first time. It is also so nice to recognise so many names in the issue as friends I’ve met through the Irish poetry community these past few years. Here’s to a 2025 full of good poems and interesting people.

Thanks to the @WaterfordNS for publishing my poem in their Christmas edition. 🎄

Super delighted to share that I won the Waterford Poetry Prize. waterfordcouncilnews.com/2023/10/31/w...

New blog post: a list of Irish literary journals - there are so many!

Super delighted to have had two poems shortlisted this year for the @bridportprize.bsky.social. Many congrats to the winners!

Such a beautiful evening at the Fat Éire launch last night. Absolutely blown away with how aesthetically beautiful the book design is also.

Brava @roisinnorton.bsky.social!

We, as a society, have given the morning people far too much power

Finally home after too long away, reminded me of this poem from the stinging fly, a few issues back. 💚❤️

Your annual reminder that the corporate mascot of Lyle’s Golden Syrup is a dead lion with bees coming out of its rotting carcass

I really wasn’t sure what I was at when I moved home to Ireland a few years ago, but I’ve never once regretted it. Feeling overwhelmingly grateful to the Arts Council for their support in awarding me an agility award. 🇮🇪

With just five days to go, Salmon has just over €4000 left to raise to secure a new home for books and writers. Could anyone here help? gofund.me/28f85c86

Submissions for Issue Five will over on October 1st and close at midnight on October 15th. We'd love to read your best fiction and essays. More info here: thepigsback.ie/submit

Morning! Submissions are coming in thick and fast - and we're delighted! - but the recent problems and glitches with *X* have also left us a little worried that we might not be reaching some wonderful writers. ... All of which is to say: if you could share far and wide, we'd be very grateful..

Some great advice in this new anthology from exciting Irish writers (and me) booksirelandmagazine.com/the-irish-wr....

Minor first post paralysis — I figure you can’t go wrong with a bit of Heaney for your troubles.