WATERFORD woman Ger Duffy was named at this yearโs winner of the Desmond OโGrady International Poetry Competition.
Ms Duffyโs winning poem was titled โThe Aftersโ and was selected by competition judge Arthur Broomfield, a poet and Beckett scholar, who commended the work highly for its mastery of language.
Other highly commended poets included Barbara Dunne, Peggy McCarthy, Lauren OโDonovan, and Marie Studer.
The competition has been run annually since 2012 as part of April Poetry Month by the Limerick Writerโs Centre and dedicated to late Limerick poet Desmond OโGrady.
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