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SUMMARY:Book Club at Banner Books
DESCRIPTION:Join us for tea and chat at our friendly book club\, where this month we will be discussing A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini.
URL:https://kilrush.ie/event/book-club-at-banner-books/
LOCATION:Banner Books\, 1a\, Hector Street Mills\, Kilrush\, V15 PW83
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SUMMARY:Irish Language Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Join us to to discuss Béal na Péiste by Fionntán de Brún.  This is a friendly\, informal group and all are welcome\, no matter what level of Irish you have – it’s a great way to learn!
URL:https://kilrush.ie/event/irish-language-book-club/
LOCATION:Banner Books\, 1a\, Hector Street Mills\, Kilrush\, V15 PW83
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SUMMARY:Open Mic Social with Ciaran O'Driscoll
DESCRIPTION:The monthly open mic social at our Kilrush shop is a free event\, open to all.\nFor lovers of poetry\, flash fiction and any kind of creative writing. Come to read from your own work or to share a favourite piece by another writer\, or come to listen and support.\nCIARAN O’DRISCOLL lives in Limerick. A member of Aosdána\, he has published ten books of poetry\, including Gog and Magog (1987)\, Moving On\, Still There (2001)\, and Surreal Man (2006).\nAwards include the James Joyce Prize and the Patrick and Katherine Kavanagh Fellowship. His poem ‘Please Hold’ (featured in Forward’s anthology Poems of the Decade) is a set text for A Level English Literature.\nCiaran will be reading from his second novel\, ‘The Golden Ass’ which was published in 2024 by the Limerick Writer’s centre and was submitted as one of the 156 books accepted for consideration by the Booker Prize judges; a great achievement for the Limerick Writers’ Centre and the author to meet such stringent submission conditions. It has garnered some great reviews from esteemed sources. The subject material speaks to a modern-day world that embraces\, explores and discusses gender and sexual fluidity.
URL:https://kilrush.ie/event/open-mic-social-with-ciaran-odriscoll/
LOCATION:Banner Books\, 1a\, Hector Street Mills\, Kilrush\, V15 PW83
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SUMMARY:Christmas Crafting Workshop at Banner Books
DESCRIPTION:Join Deirdre Vezir\, in our Kilrush shop\, and learn how to make seasonal decorations from paper and natural materials.This is a free event\, suitable for families for families.Please RSVP to events@bannerbooks.ie to let us know you’re coming!
URL:https://kilrush.ie/event/christmas-crafting-workshop-at-banner-books/
LOCATION:Banner Books\, 1a\, Hector Street Mills\, Kilrush\, V15 PW83
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SUMMARY:Author Teatime with Eilís Haden-Storrie
DESCRIPTION:Join local author Eilís to talk about her new book\, ‘These Intangible Things’\, published by Banner Books.\nWe are very excited to see our first Banner Books publication go to print\, and we are especially pleased to be working with local author\, Eilís Haden-Storrie\, and illustrator Peter Goossens. Could the wisdom of the past offer us a way towards a more holistic understanding of health and healing? The conversations in this book ask that question of scholars\, healers\, and those whose lives reflect the challenges of our time\, and consider what it means to truly heal.\nFor anyone that couldn’t make it to the Burren College of Art for the launch of this beautiful book\, this is another opportunity to meet Eilís\, find out about her own incredible health journey and join this healing conversation.
URL:https://kilrush.ie/event/author-teatime-with-eilis-haden-storrie/
LOCATION:Banner Books\, 1a\, Hector Street Mills\, Kilrush\, V15 PW83
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SUMMARY:Open Mic Social hosted by Frank Golden
DESCRIPTION:The monthly open mic social at our Kilrush shop is a free event\, open to all.\nFor lovers of poetry\, flash fiction and any kind of creative writing. Come to read from your own work or to share a favourite piece by another writer\, or come to listen and support.\nTea\, coffee\, and treats provided.This is a free event\, but there will be a ‘Tip Jar’ if you would like to donate towards expenses.\nPoet Frank Golden has also published two novels\, and has received numerous bursaries\, awards\, and residencies. He lives in the Oughtmama Valley\, County Clare.\nHe will be reading from ‘IF YOU TOLERATE THIS’\, his sixth collection of poems.\nIF YOU TOLERATE THIS is a wide ranging work in six parts which nails its geo-political colours to the mast\, and casts a misanthropic eye over the whole morass. Failure and the blighted realities of both entitled and marginalised lives suffuse sections of the book devoted to Fordlandia\, Henry Ford\, lives in states of crisis in Central America and the Middle East. Poems concerned with eco dynamics not only dominate section 5 but inform the book as a whole. IF YOU TOLERATE THIS ends with poems that Golden wrote as he back-packed through Iran in 2019\, together with a poem that admixes the death of Gaddafi and the experiences of the poet’s father in Libya during the Second World War. This is a book with a large cast of characters\, both familiar and new\, who are as riven and corruptive as the age we live in.\nPraise for Golden’s last book of poems\, ‘GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU’ (SalmonPoetry)\n“Golden is a poet to get excited about… This is a startling and exciting collection.”Afric McGlinchy/Southward Journal\n“I have rarely been so moved by a book of poems.” Grace Wells/Fur\n“A fantastic new collection by Irish poet Frank Golden. It has floored me like no book of poetry has in a long time. Golden has an uncanny ability to touch on the things that move us most deeply.” Phil Hanrahan/Bookish Review
URL:https://kilrush.ie/event/open-mic-social-hosted-by-frank-golden/
LOCATION:Banner Books\, 1a\, Hector Street Mills\, Kilrush\, V15 PW83
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SUMMARY:Book Launch with Éanna Ní Lamhna
DESCRIPTION:Join well-known broadcaster\, author and educator Éanna Ní Lamhna for the launch of her new book\, ‘The Great Irish Biodiversity Book’.The latest book in the bestselling and award-winning Gill Books series of big topics tackled by experts\, this beautifully illustrated guide introduces Ireland’s plants\, animals\, trees and insects to readers of all ages.Éanna takes us on a trip through Irish wildlife habitats – from bogs to beaches and woodland to grassland. Discover how habitats work and which creatures and plants to look out for in each one\, from the very rare to the most common\, all brought to life with stunning artwork by Barry Falls.Éanna’s talks are always hugely entertaining and informative\, so don’t miss out on this opportunity to hear her\, and to get your signed copy of this beautiful book.This is a free event\, suitable for all ages.
URL:https://kilrush.ie/event/book-launch-with-eanna-ni-lamhna/
LOCATION:Banner Books\, 1a\, Hector Street Mills\, Kilrush\, V15 PW83
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SUMMARY:Writer's Roundtable for Irish Book Week
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Irish Book Week with our panel of authors and educators\, and join the conversation to gain some inspiration! \nTickets for this event are by Pay-As-You-Can Donation at geektickets.ie \n\n\nA facilitated panel discussion and Q&A with experienced\, award-winning local writers\, all of whom also work to educate and support and encourage other writers. Hear about their writing processes\, routes to publication\, and how they overcome the obstacles to creativity that we so often put in our own way. The closing Q&A session will give you an opportunity to ask practical questions to help with your own writing journey. \nSarah Moore Fitzgerald \nSarah is a writer\, teacher and researcher. Her fiction for children and young adults has won / been shortlisted for several literary prizes including The Calderdale Prize\, Scotland’s Red Book Award\, The Waterstones’ Prize for Children’s Literature and The Irish Book Awards. Her creative work has been adapted for the stage and translated into over twenty languages. Sarah is a recent winner of the London Magazine’s annual award for short fiction with her story entitled Matamoros\, July 1846 set during the Mexican-American War. She’s recently been shortlisted for the Frances Browne Poetry Prize 2024. She’s a member of the University of Limerick’s creative writing team\, a lifelong literacy advocate and she works actively with communities to promote and support creative writing. Her academic research includes a focus on the writing process and how creative and academic writers go about the complex\, often challenging task of putting their work on paper. \nGrainne O’Brien \nGráinne is a writer and bookseller based in Limerick\, Ireland where she lives with her husband and two cats. She is the founder of Rontu Literary Service\, a service dedicated to supporting writers of fiction for children as they seek publication of their manuscripts\, and one of the founders of Silver Apples Magazine\, an online literary magazine entering its tenth year. She completed an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Limerick in 2018 and received an Irish Arts Council Agility Award in 2021 and 2022. She was named a Bookshop Hero by The Bookseller Magazine in 2022. She writes for children and adults and loves weaving traditional stories into the modern world. The O’Brien Press published her first book\, A Limerick Fairytale. Her verse novel\, Solo\, is due out in Spring 2025\, published by Little Island Press. \nMadge O’Callaghan \nMadge is an author and poet based in Kilbane\, East Clare. She holds an MA (Hons.) in Creative Writing from DCU and has a background working in the field of youth mental health\, using creative approaches to address social justice issues. \nIn 2016\, she achieved Gold at the World Festival of Radio in New York for her radio documentary\, “My Uncle Jack.” Her play “MASKS” was featured in First Fortnight (Mental Health Arts Programme) 2015. \nMadge is an affiliate of Amherst Writers and Artists and facilitates writing workshops that create a safe space for people who just want to write\, regardless of their level of education. In 2023\, she curated an anthology of poetry and prose by members of the Shannon Amherst Writer’s Group\, titled “Write\, So…”\, which was launched at the Sean Lemass Library by author Donal Ryan. \nCurrently\, Madge is working with primary school children on “Broadford Myths and Legends’\, due to be launched in September 2024. \nThis event is part of Sound Out 2024\, a celebration of spoken word\, story and song in Kilrush\, Co. Clare.
URL:https://kilrush.ie/event/writers-roundtable-for-irish-book-week/
LOCATION:Banner Books\, 1a\, Hector Street Mills\, Kilrush\, V15 PW83
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SUMMARY:Open Mic Social hosted by Sarah Clancy
DESCRIPTION:Sarah Clancy is a poet and community worker\, best known in Co. Clare as the coordinator of Clare PPN. She holds an MA in public advocacy and activism\, as well as diplomas in European human rights law and community development practice. \nAs a performance poet\, Sarah has won the Cúirt International Festival of Literature Grand Slam Championships and has twice been runner up in the North Beach Nights Grand Slam. Along with fellow Galway poet Elaine Feeney she released a poetry CD called Cinderella Backwards in 2013. \nSarah has published three collections of poetry: Stacey and the Mechanical Bull (Lapwing Press\, 2011)\, Thanks for Nothing\, Hippies (Salmon Poetry\, 2012)\, and The Truth and Other Stories (Salmon Poetry\, 2014). \nThe monthly open mic social at Banner Books Kilrush is a free event\, open to all. \nFor lovers of poetry\, flash fiction and any kind of creative writing. Come to read from your own work or to share a favourite piece by another writer\, or come to listen and support. \nTea\, coffee\, and treats provided. \nThis is a free event\, but there will be a ‘Tip Jar’ if you would like to donate towards expenses. \nThis month’s open mic social is part of our celebrations for Irish Book Week. \nIt also marks the beginning of Sound Out 2024\, a celebration of spoken word\, story and song in Kilrush\, Co. Clare.
URL:https://kilrush.ie/event/open-mic-social-hosted-by-sarah-clancy/
LOCATION:Banner Books\, 1a\, Hector Street Mills\, Kilrush\, V15 PW83
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SUMMARY:Open Mic Social with Pete Mullineaux and Moya Roddy
DESCRIPTION:The monthly open mic social at Banner Books\, Kilrush is a free event\, open to all\, for lovers of poetry\, flash fiction and any kind of creative writing. Come to read from your own work or to share a favourite piece by another writer\, or come to listen and support. \nThis month’s event is hosted by award-winning poets Pete Mullineaux and Moya Roddy. \nTea\, coffee and treats provided.This is a free event\, but there will be a ‘Tip Jar’ if you would like to make a donation towards expenses.
URL:https://kilrush.ie/event/open-mic-social-with-pete-mullineaux-and-moya-roddy/
LOCATION:Banner Books\, 1a\, Hector Street Mills\, Kilrush\, V15 PW83
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