News & Events

Poetry Day Ireland and Fota Wildlife Park competition winners announced

29th March 2017

From Saturday 8 April – Thursday 27 April, visitors to Fota Wildlife Park in Cork can pick up a Poetry Trail Map and enjoy some great, family-friendly poems about the animas and trees at Fota. The Poetry Trail Map is free with entry to the park, and includes poems by famous poets as well as a selection of prize-winning poems from the Poetry Day Ireland and Fota Wildlife Park Children’s Poetry Competition.

Garda Vetting Information Seminar for the arts and arts in education sectors

10th March 2017

Poetry Ireland and the Central Vetting Unit.

Tá Éigse Éireann, i gcomhar le Ealaín na Gaeltachta Teo ag lorg iarratais ó scríbhneoirí

9th March 2017

Tá Éigse Éireann, i gcomhar le Ealaín na Gaeltachta Teo ag lorg iarratais ó scríbhneoirí cruthaitheacha Gaeilge.

FREE workshops for teachers: Explore global issues through creative writing

8th March 2017

At Poetry Ireland on Saturday 13 May.

Mid Career Bursary offered by Poetry Ireland in association with the Tyrone Guthrie Centre

2nd March 2017

Poetry Ireland and the Tyrone Guthrie Centre at Annaghmakerrig are delighted to jointly offer two fully resourced Poet-in-Residence Bursaries (one week in duration) in 2017. 

The 2017 Trócaire and Poetry Ireland Competition is now open

17th January 2017

This year’s theme is “Before the Storm” and applications can be submitted until 17 March 2017.