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Launching the 2024 Fingal Poetry Festival Programme

The Fingal Poetry Festival, returning to Skerries on September 13-15th 2024, offers a diverse program including poetry walks, performances, workshops, and inclusive events for all ages. Highlights include a mandala creation, a poetry slam, family activities, and jazz performances, ending with in an Ardgillan Poetry Walk on Sunday.

Introducing The Poetry Hour with Fingal Poetry Festival

The Poetry Hour winds through the hearts and minds of Ireland’s favourite poets, punctuating readings with music from local artists — monthly on ddr. It calls us to pause. To notice the gaps between things, and fall into pondering, puttering and pottering. Featured poets include Stephen James Smith, Nithy Kasa, Gerard Smyth, Pat Boran, Aifric Mac Aodha,Continue reading “Introducing The Poetry Hour with Fingal Poetry Festival”

The Blanchardstown Poetry Slam

We are thrilled to announce that the #FPF24 Blanchardstown Poetry Slam will return to Blanchardstown Library on June 19th! Anyone can sign-up to perform, so keep an eye on the website and on our Eventbrite page for details.  Our monthly slams have become a cornerstone of the festival, bringing together poets, musicians, and friends fromContinue reading “The Blanchardstown Poetry Slam”

The 2024 Fingal Poetry Competitions Launch Today!

From 1 May to midnight on June 30th, 2024, poets can submit their entries to both Fingal Poetry Competitions, An Fiach Dubh: Comórtas Filíochta as Gaeilge and The Fingal Poetry Prize. The first prize for each is €500, with second prizes (€300) and third prizes (€200) also awarded. The competitions are part of the FingalContinue reading “The 2024 Fingal Poetry Competitions Launch Today!”

The 2023 Poetry Competitions Winners

While we are preparing for the 2024 poetry competitions (details to follow soon), we would like to extend our long overdue congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Fingal Poetry Prize and An Fiach Dubh: Fingal Poetry Prize Special mentions: An Fiach Dubh Celebrating the Winners at the 2023 Festival Readings by the judges ofContinue reading “The 2023 Poetry Competitions Winners”

Fingal Poetry Festival 2023 featuring The Big Poetry Day Out

Fingal Poetry Festival returns to Skerries on the 15-16th September 2023. This year we are thrilled to feature the always-popular Fingal Poetry Grand Slam and to launch The Big Poetry Day Out — a trail of events that showcase emerging and established poets from across the island. Our mission is to connect people with theContinue reading “Fingal Poetry Festival 2023 featuring The Big Poetry Day Out”