Competition ~ Trim Poetry Festival!

Another video from the Trim Poetry Festival site, to listen at your leisure. With an intro by Orla Fay, editor of The Boyne Berries magazine and a judge of the competition. Enjoy!

BullsArse ~ Navan Writing Group!

The above group are based in Navan, County Meath and were contributors to the recent Trim Poetry Festival. A chance to listen to some of their members and their poems. Videos from the Festival website and from youtube and with congratulations to Michael and Orla for the work done with regard to presentation. Will dip into a few more of them. A chance to listen at your leisure! 

LitLab ~ The Trim Poetry Festival 2020!

Lit Lab was initiated by the Cavan and Meath Arts Offices back when! I remember Tommy telling me about the group, so it would be pre 2010 at least. Anyway first chance to listen to some of the members although I have read some of their poems. The Trim Poetry Festival has left a nice collection of videos for dipping into and will probably load one or two more. 

"Troubles" - Michael Farry - Book Launch!

This is Michael Farry's latest book of poems and may be purchased on his website, link to the right or from Revival Press, Limerick. Launched by Anne Tannam at the Trim Poetry Festival.

Revival Press

BB1/Launch of Boyne Berries 27 by Orla Fay!

On this video Orla Fay launches Boyne Berries 27 with readings from some of the contributors.: Gerard Smyth, Felicia McCarthy, John D Kelly Lorraine Carey, Peter Goulding, Sinead MacDevitt and Orla reads a poem by Jenny Andersson (1940 - 2020) Enjoy!

President and Sabina celebrate Bloomsday 2020

For Bloomsday 2020, President Higgins hosted the first in a series of cultural performances highlighting Irish art, and makes a call to support artists at a time of crisis. From youtube, Loaded by Aras an Uachtaráin. Link from Verona and even at this late date a thank you to Noel O' Grady who sang and put in such a brilliant performance at the launch of our "Centenary Book" in the Trim Castle Hotel back in 2016, Thanks Noel.

https://president.ie/en/diary/details...

Bloomsday - James Joyce's First Date

With thanks to Jonathan Brielle who loaded. Hitting the share button on youtube! Finn's Hotel is in Dublin (Video Editor!) and Nassau Street which I often walked down. I think Nora said something about swinging a cat! Well done on the video. Something for Bloomsday.