Friday 9 September 2011

Dromineer Literary Festival

North Tipperary gets all literary once a year so get down to Dromineer for a little autumnal elucidation. The lovely festival committee have a super lineup. (Not wheeling out the same old names as some festivals either)
Dromineer is on Lought Derg which is supposed to be lovely and inspirational.

Thursday 29th September
Poetry with Dermot Healy, Catherine Phil Macarthy and Kerry Hardie. A triumnate of poets.
Where: Lough Derg Yacht Club
When: 8pm
Entry: €5

Friday 30th September
Schools Workshops. It's always good to get the schools involved.

Official opening.
Where: Lough Derg Yacht Club
When: 7:30pm


Competition Results and Readings
Where: Guess
When: 8pm

Saturday 1st October
Workshop with Poet Dermot Healy. Maximum of 12 participnats per workshop
When: 10am to 12.30pm
Entry: €15 including light lunch, - a bargain!

Short story Workshop with VIncent McDonnell. Maximum of 12 participnats per workshop
When: 10 am to 12.30pm
Entry: €15 including light lunch, - a bargain!

Short Movie Premiere
When: 3 to 4 pm
Entry: Free

Irish Crafts with David Shaw-Smith
When: 4 to 5pm
Entry :€5

Meet the Authors: With Jennifer Johnston and John MacKenna.
When: 8-10pm
Entry: €12/€10

The fabulous Poetry Diva Collective
Where: The Whiskey Still
When: 10:30pm
Entry: Free.

Sunday 2nd October
Sunday Afternoon Afloat
Aboard the Spirit of Killaloe from Dromineer Harbour.
The Living Lake with Rick Boelens and Dan Minchin
When: 3-5pm
Entry: €12/€10

Festival Finale. Grief Observed by the Nenagh Players
When: 8 to 10pm
Entry €12/€10

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