Interested in Writing Songs, Poetry or Comedy?

Interested in Writing Songs, Poetry or Comedy?

Listowel Writers’ Week has a couple of places still available on their popular three-day workshops in conjunction with the festival at the end of this month. For example there’s a songwriting workshop with John Spillane and the man himself explains what it’s all about in his highly inimitable style. No Talk on Theory “At my…

John Spillane to Conduct Songwriting Workshop in Listowel

John Spillane to Conduct Songwriting Workshop in Listowel

The organisers of the annual Listowel Writers’ Week are thrilled and delighted to announce that the wonderfully talented John Spillane is due in Listowel to teach a three-day Song Writing Workshop during the festival. John is a musician, songwriter, performer, recording artist, storyteller, poet, dreamer. His music transports listeners; his live performance captivates the audience.…

Council Filmmaker to Involve General Public in Workshops

Council Filmmaker to Involve General Public in Workshops

Ciara Hyland, a film documentary director, is the newly appointed Kerry County Council Filmmaker in Residence.  Ms. Hyland directed the TG4 documentary Diarmuid Lynch – The Forgotten Volunteer about the incredible life of the last man out of the GPO. She also produces and directs documentary segments for Nationwide on RTE and for Duiche on…