• Connecting Our Stories

    Banner Books 1a, Hector Street Mills, Kilrush

    From 11.30 am and throughout the day, Banner Books will be hosting a social space for local people to take their ease and share their memories of Old Kilrush. Explore local history books, with local writers, and share your own family stories and photographs.  Photographs can also be dropped off for recording and restoration by … Continue reading "Connecting Our Stories"

    Free
  • The Legacy of Percy French

    Banner Books 1a, Hector Street Mills, Kilrush

    Join musician and historian, Peadar McMahon, for a performance of music, stories and song, that celebrates the works and remarkable life of Ireland's greatest songwriter.  And of course, no Kilrush performance would be complete without French’s celebration of our own West Clare Railway! Percy French entertained audiences in small village halls all over Ireland from … Continue reading "The Legacy of Percy French"

    Free
  • Pottery Through the Ages (and why we love it in archaeology)

    Banner Books 1a, Hector Street Mills, Kilrush

    Pottery has played an important role in day-to-day life throughout history. Join Elaine Lynch, Ceramic Specialist and Artefact Illustrator with AMS, to learn how the recovery of pottery from archaeological excavations can connect us to our ancestors by giving us insight into their hearths and homes. Elaine Lynch MA, MPhil, MIAI has over 17 years’ … Continue reading "Pottery Through the Ages (and why we love it in archaeology)"

    Free
  • Open Mic Social with Pete Mullineaux and Moya Roddy

    Banner Books 1a, Hector Street Mills, Kilrush

    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. This month's event is hosted … Continue reading "Open Mic Social with Pete Mullineaux and Moya Roddy"

  • Cosy Concert with Serpentine

    Banner Books 1a, Hector Street Mills, Kilrush

    The latest in a series of intimate, acoustic concerts held at Banner Books, Frances Street, Kilrush. Serpentine is a 7-voice queer and femme witch choir based out of Bulbancha / New Orleans. The choir believes that songs change the shape of culture, that songs raise power and call forth change and justice. Rooted in connective … Continue reading "Cosy Concert with Serpentine"

    €15