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a celebration of Irish Writing in honour of Kate O'Brien


The Kate O'Brien Weekend

Limerick Courthouse
Merchants Quay
Limerick



27, 28 February
& 1st March 2009

 

The Kate O'Brien Weekend Archives - 2006
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Friday 27


20.00


21.00

Limerick Courthouse
Merchant's Quay - Limerick

Opening address Margaret McCurtain
Limerick City Council, Istabraq Hall

As Music and Splendour ....
Concert recital by Sylvia O'Brien
Collette Davis accompanist

Saturday 28th


10.00 - 10.45

10.45 - 11.30

11.30 - 11.45

11.45 - 12.30

12.30

14.00 - 14.30

14.30 - 15.30

15.30 - 15.45

15.45 - 17.00

19.30

Limerick Courthouse
Merchant's Quay - Limerick


Gabriel Fitzmaurice

Lia Mills

C
offee

Glenn Patterson

Lunch

Eilis Ni Dhuibhne


Dermot Bolger

Coffee

Seminar of all speakers

Absolute Hotel
Book Launch
Faithful Companions, edited by Mary Coll

Followed by Dinner


Sunday
March 1st


10.00am


10.45 - 11.45

11.45 - 12.00

12.00

Limerick Courthouse
Merchant's Quay - Limerick


Robert O'Byrne/Melissa Murray
The Land of Spices

Music Miscellany (inspired by The Land of Spices) by John Horgan

Coffee


The Kate O'Brien Lecture
John Banville

 

   
Wed March 10 2010