I was delighted that my poem Lecture Near the Ambush Site was awarded third prize in the 2019 Waterford Poetry Prize. I went to Water...

I've just got a copy of this new anthology from Dedalus Press, selected and edited by Pat Boran  and Chiamaka Enyi-Amadi, from an open c...

According to Wikipedia "Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with lacquer dusted o...

SiarScéal is a historical, literary, bilingual festival hosted annually and inspired by the culture and heritage of County Roscommon and th...

The Bangor Literary Journal is a bimonthly online literary journal which showcases outstanding poetry, flash fiction and artwork from estab...

The results of the Bailieborough Poetry Festival Competition 2019.  The judge was Cavan Writer-in-Residence, Anthony J Quinn. Winner: C...

The shortlist for the Bailieborough Poetry Competition has just been announced. The judge was Cavan Writer in Residence, Anthony J Quinn ....

It's exciting when a large parcel arrives, especially when that parcel contains the just printed copies of your writers group latest...

I'm obviously delighted to have won the Bray Poetry Competition 2019 and to have read the poem at the Culture Night event in Bray on Fr...

I've just been reading my copy of What the Peacock Replied , the anthology of the winners and shortlisted poems from the Single Poem cat...

I'm lucky to be shortlisted in two poetry competitions at the moment, The Bangor Poetry Competition and the Bray Festival Poetry Compet...

I attended the launch of Skylight 47 in Galway on Sunday evening. It was a most enjoyable event, a large audience, lots of great readin...

Bailieborough Poetry Festival takes place on the weekend of October 3 – 5, 2019. Bailieborough Poetry Competition closing date is this Fri...

What I'm reading at the moment - The Caiplie Caves by Karen Solie (Picador)   In her fifth collection, Canadian poet Karen Solie u...

At the Edge is a regular reading series organised by Kate Ennals with assistance from Cavan Arts Office. It is held in Cavan Library on Tue...

My first visit to Belfast City Hall last Friday was eyeopening. I was very impressed by the stained glass windows, a wide range of themes an...

The Ballymote Heritage Weekend saw the launch of issue 52 the annual journal, The Corran Herald" published by the group. This, in over ...

I was delighted to be asked to give a talk at Ballymote Heritage weekend on the August Bank Holiday Monday. My talk on Sligo, especially Sou...

Colin Dardis' latest publication, the chapbook The Dogs of Humanity has just been published by Fly on the Wall Press. The Belfast launc...

Bailieborough Poetry Prize 2019 is open. This year’s judge is Cavan Writer-in-Residence, Anthony J. Quinn.  Closing date for entries is...