2020 marks the centenary year of one of the West of Ireland’s most versatile writers, Eilís Dillon. Galway Public Libraries and Cúirt International Festival of Literature will host a special event celebrating Eilís Dillon. This will launch a month-long series of events exploring Dillon’s life and work as part of Galway’s Great Read which takes place in November. This event is
Cúirt International Festival of Literature, in partnership with Kenny’s Bookshop, present a special online event for Culture Night 2020. Irish writing knows little of boundaries, spanning from sublime realism to brilliant genre fiction to gound-breaking experimentation, and nowhere is this more clear than in the short story. The Art of the Glimpse , soon
Cúirt in association with Laureate na nÓg, Sarah Crossan and Claddagh of poetry by the children of Claddagh National School who have been working on this special project with poets, Geraldine Mills and Terry McDonagh. In Charlie Byrne's Bookshop at the Town Hall we will have the #WeAreThePoets bookmarks available when you purchase a
Cúirt International Festival of Literature in association with Paddy Irish Whiskey are presenting an impromptu/pop up programme of stories, poems and music in public houses in the Latin Quarter and Galway City. These will be hospitable and entertaining gatherings, a coming together to share stories, yarns and songs. The sessions are free to the
Leading Irish and International Writers for Cúirt 2018 23 – 29 April, 2018 | Galway Cúirt International Festival of Literature has announced highlights of the 2018 festival, which runs from April 23 – 29 in Galway. The 2018 programme has been curated by the new Programme Director for Cúirt, Emily Cullen. The full festival line-up will
Thank you to everyone that helped make Cúirt 2017 such a fantastic week! Thank you to all of the writers/artists/performers that participated in Cúirt 2017, to all of our amazing sponsors for their continued support of the festival, to our team of interns and volunteers who were as always a brilliant addition to the team,
The festival takes place from 23rd to the 30th April 2017 at various venues throughout Galway city. Duties of volunteers include the following; front of house at various venues, ushering, taking tickets, handing out flyers. Volunteers will work in shifts, usually 4-5 hours depending on event and venue. If you are interested in being part
