APRIL EVENTS, 2011

At 6pm on Saturday 9th of April there will be a lauch of The Cathach Vol II, edited by Brian Leyden. The Cathach is Sligo Library Services' online liteary journal, and it will be lauched by Vincent Woods of RTE Radio 1's Arts Tonight. Being lauched at the same time by the County Librarian, Donal Tinney, is John Minihan: Sligo Portraits. There will be live music and visual arts with work by Cormac O'Leary, Alice Maher & Patricia Curran Mulligan. Contributors to The Cathach inlcude Joseph O'Connor, Bernard MacLaverty, Leland Bardwell, Carlo Gebler, Mary O'Malley, Vincent Woods, Thomas Lynch, Mary Branley, Mary O'Donnell, Frank Golden, Dermot Healy, Bernadette McCarrick, Tom Sigafoos, Monica Corish, Mary O'Shea, Des Burke & Sean Golden. There will be a short selection of readings on the evening and the event is open to the public. Brian's story 'Death of a Countrywoman' appears in the new Sunday Misceallany Anthology being launched in The National Concert Hall on Thursday April 7th. Best of luck to all concerned and apoligies from Brian who can't make it owing to preparations for The Cathach lauch. Brian will next read in public a new story written for 'Words & Music' in The Dock, Carrick-on-Shannon. The event takes place on Saturday 30th April at 2pm and booking for this hugely popular annual blend of literature and music is essential. Also reading this year are Carlo Gebler, Dermot Bolger and June Considine, with music by Ed Deane.