Window dressing for Limerick Literary weekend of greats

By
Rose Rushe
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O’Mahony Booksellers was appropriate host on Monday 9 to the launch of the 2nd Limerick Literary Festival, grown-up child to the Kate O’Brien Weekend of three decades. Playwright and O’Brien scholar Mary Coll rolled out news of the three days of seminar, readings, music with Sarah Dolan, interviews by Sean Rocks (Edna O’Brien) and Niall McMonagle (John Montague), signings and mingle-tingle from Friday 20 to Sunday 22.

Taking place on two venues administered through www.limetreetheatre.ie, No. 69 O’Connell Street and Lime Tree Theatre, you can view the programme on www.limerickliteraryfestival. com and pick up a brochure at libraries and bookstores.

Festival committee, left: Eileen O'Connor, Marie Hackett, Vivien McKechnie, Deirdre FLynn, Sheila Deegan and Ann Marie Gill Sean Curtin Photo
Festival committee, left: Eileen O’Connor, Marie Hackett, Vivien McKechnie, Deirdre FLynn, Sheila Deegan and Ann Marie Gill
Sean Curtin Photo

 

 

 

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Author Mary Coll at the launch of the festival at O'Mahony's Booksellers Sean Curtin Photo
Author Mary Coll at the launch of the festival at O’Mahony’s Booksellers
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Director of City of Culture Mike FitzPatrick with Valerie Dolan of Dolan's and Terri Culligan of No. 1 Pery Square Sean Curtin Photo
Director of City of Culture Mike FitzPatrick with Valerie Dolan of Dolan’s and Terri Culligan of No. 1 Pery Square
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Ann Marie Gill, The Burren and John McKechnie, Crecora. Coming: novelist, short-story writer and essayist Mary O'Donnell, poet John Montague, novelist Audrey Magee and UL Frank McCourt Chair, Joseph O’Connor Sean Curtin Photo
Ann Marie Gill, The Burren and John McKechnie, Crecora. Coming: novelist, short-story writer and essayist Mary O’Donnell, poet John Montague, novelist Audrey Magee and UL Frank McCourt Chair, Joseph O’Connor
Sean Curtin Photo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amber Moloney, Killaloe and Ursula Furlong, Clancy Strand consider the online vote for the Kate O'Brien Award for best new novelist on www.limerickliteraryfestival.com
Amber Moloney, Killaloe and Ursula Furlong, Clancy Strand consider the online vote for the Kate O’Brien Award for best new novelist on www.limerickliteraryfestival.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deirdre Flynn, Eileen O'Connor and Marie Hackett share organisational honours with a strong committee
Deirdre Flynn, Eileen O’Connor and Marie Hackett share organisational honours with a strong committee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mary Coll, Hugh Maguire, Director of the Hunt Museum and Vivienne McKechnie, Limerick Literary Festival at O'Mahonys Booksellers which will have a sale stand at No. 69 O'Connell Street Sean Curtin Photo
Mary Coll, Hugh Maguire, Director of the Hunt Museum and Vivienne McKechnie, Limerick Literary Festival at O’Mahonys Booksellers which will have a sale stand at No. 69 O’Connell Street, Friday 20 and Saturday 21
Sean Curtin Photo

 

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