Book Launch: Shades of Red by Vivienne McKechnie (Revival Press) Thurs 4th June - 6pm Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts, 15 Ely Place, Dublin 2. A powerful new poetry collection from Limerick poet Vivienne Mckechnie. The launch will be performed by Éilís Ní Dhuibhne. All welcome

Today is Poetry Day Ireland 2026 and we share ‘Sometimes’, a poem by committee member Vivienne McKechnie from her 2nd collection: Shades of Red. Her collection launches on 4th June in the RHA by Laureate for Irish Fiction Eilis Ni Dhuibhne at 6pm. All welcome. @poetryireland.bsky.social

Read Irish Women Challenge 2026 Day 30: Your next #RIWC26 read - The Hotel Guest by Rosemary Hennigan #readirishwomenchallenge #irishwriters #femalewriter #readmorebooks @bookaneer808.bsky.social

Read Irish Women Challenge 2026 Day 29: A book of poetry or a play - Shades of Red by Vivienne McKechnie #readirishwomenchallenge #irishwriters #femalewriter #books #poetry @bookaneer808.bsky.social

Read Irish Women Challenge 2026 Day 28: A book about freedom - Brigid by Kim Curran #readirishwomenchallenge #femalewriter #irishwriter #femaleauthors #book @bookaneer808.bsky.social @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social

Read Irish Women Challenge 2026 Day 27: A book with an animal companion - Secret of the Selkies by Laura Keohane #readirishwomenchallenge #femalewriters #irishwriters #irishauthor #books @bookaneer808.bsky.social

Read Irish Women Challenge 2026 Day 26: A book featuring an alternate history - The Fallen The Magdalene Laundries & Ireland’s legacy of Silence by Louise Brendan #readirishwomenchallenge #femaleauthors #irishwriters #femalewriters #books @bookaneer808.bsky.social @simonschusteruk.bsky.social

Read Irish Women Challenge 2026 Day 24: A book about luck, good or bad - Something Bigger by Sheila Killian. #readirishwomenchallenge #irishauthor #femaleauthors #femalewriters #books @bookaneer808.bsky.social @sheilakillian.bsky.social

Read Irish Women Challenge 2026 Day 23: A book by a women of colour/ ethnic minority/ diaspora - Don’t Touch My Hair by Emma Dabiri. #readirishwomenchallenge #irishauthor #femaleauthors #femalewriters #books @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social @bookaneer808.bsky.social

Read Irish Women Challenge 2026 Day 22: A book connected with the land - The Hare’s Corner By Jane Clarke and Catherine Cleary #readirishwomenchallenge #books #irishauthor #femaleauthors #femalewriters @bookaneer808.bsky.social @janeclarke.bsky.social @newislandbooks.bsky.social

April is poetry month in Limerick 2026 We will have readings each week to celebrate poetry. Breton artist and poet Lionel Poiraudeau reads two quatrains from François Cheng’s ‘Enfin le Royaume: Quatrains’, followed by his own poem/answer to each, in French and English. youtu.be/-fk8KUub3zg?...

Lionel Poiraudeau reads and replies to François Cheng for April is Poetry Month

YouTube video by Limerick Literary Festival

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Book Launch: Shades of Red by Vivienne McKechnie (Revival Press) Friday 24th April, 7.30pm The People’s Museum of Limerick, 2 Pery Sq., Limerick @limerickwriters.bsky.social

Read Irish Women Challenge 2026 Day 21: A book with elements of fantasy, mythology or fairytale - Penelope Unbound by Mary Morrissy #readirishwomenchallenge #kateobrien #reading #irishwriter #femaleauthors @bookaneer808.bsky.social @bansheepress.bsky.social

Read Irish Women Challenge 2026 Day 19: A book that you found really scary - Redder Days by Sue Rainsford. Winner of The Kate O’Brien Award 2019 #readirishwomenchallenge #kateobrien #irishwriters #books #readmore @bookaneer808.bsky.social @suerains.bsky.social @doubledaybooks.bsky.social

Read Irish Women Challenge 2026 Day 19: A book your 8 year old self would have loved - Fia And The Last Snow Deer by Eilish Fisher #readirishwomenchallenge #kateobrien #irishwriters #books #readmore @bookaneer808.bsky.social @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social @eilishfisher.bsky.social

Read Irish Women Challenge 2026 Day 18: A book with a green cover - Necessary Treasons by Maeve Kelly #readirishwomenchallenge #maevekelly #femalewriters #kateobrien #irishwriters @bookaneer808.bsky.social

Read Irish Women Challenge 2026 Day 17: A book that deals with rebellion - The Pull Of The Stars by Emma Donoghue #readirishwomenchallenge #irishauthor #femalewriters #read #books @bookaneer808.bsky.social @picadorbooks.bsky.social @emmadonoghue.bsky.social

Read Irish Women Challenge 2026 Day 16: A book about looking for a place to belong - The Country Girls by Enda O’Brien #readirishwomenchallenge #readirishwomen #femalewriters #irishwriters #irishauthor @bookaneer808.bsky.social @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social

Read Irish Women Challenge 2026 Day 15: A book set in the world of the arts - Fox, Swallow, Scarecrow by Éilís Ní Dhuibhne #readirishwomenchallenge #readirish #femalewriters #irishwriters #femaleirishwriters @bookaneer808.bsky.social @blackstaffpress.bsky.social

Read Irish Women Challenge 2026 Day 14: A picture of your #RIWC26 TBR pile #readirishwomenchallenge #read #irishauthor #femaleauthors @bookaneer808.bsky.social @emmadonoghue.bsky.social @newislandbooks.bsky.social @picadorbooks.bsky.social

Read Irish Women Challenge 2026 Day 13: A book that is an anthology- Windfall Irish nature poems to inspire and connect. #readirishwomen #read #irishwriter #femalewriters @hachettelibrary.bsky.social @janeclarke.bsky.social @bookaneer808.bsky.social

Read Irish Women Challenge 2026 Day 12: A book set in a city - Lazy City by Rachel Connolly #readirishwomenchallenge #books #reading #irishwriter #femalewriters @bookaneer808.bsky.social @liveright.bsky.social

Read Irish Women Challenge 2026 Day 11: An author whom you’ve read multiple books by - Kate O’Brien #readirishwomenchallenge #kateobrien #irishwriters #books #readmore @bookaneer808.bsky.social

April is poetry month in Limerick 2026 We will have readings each week to celebrate poetry. Our second of four readings is Grace Wells reading Here enjoy! #poetrycommunity #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrylovers @poetryireland.bsky.social @limerickwriters.bsky.social

Read Irish Women Challenge 2026 Day 10: A book you discovered at a book event - A Beautiful Loan by Mary Costello #readirishwomenchallenge #booksbooksbooks #irishwriters #read @bookaneer808.bsky.social @canongate.co.uk

Read Irish Women Challenge 2026 Day 9: A book about sound or listening - Hagstone by Sinéad Gleeson #readirishwomen #books #irishwriters #novels @bookaneer808.bsky.social @sineadgleeson.bsky.social

Read Irish Women Challenge 2026 Day 8: A book with a one word title - Once by Jo Slade #readirishwomenchallenge #books #novel #irishwriter @bookaneer808.bsky.social @salmonpoetry.bsky.social

Read Irish Women Challenge 2026 Day 7: A book with singular character -Solo by Gráinne O’Brien #readirishwomenchallenge #irishwriters #books #read @bookaneer808.bsky.social @grainneobrien.bsky.social @littleislandbooks.bsky.social

Read Irish Women Challenge 2026 Day 6: A book with LGBTQ+ themes - Ordinary Saints by Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin Shortlisted for The Kate O’Brien Award 2026 #readirishwomenchallenge #books #irishnovel #irishwriters @bookaneer808.bsky.social @manillapress.bsky.social

Read Irish Women Challenge 2026 Day 5: A book with fantastic food - Service by Sarah Gilmartin Shortlisted for The Kate O’Brien Award 2022 #readirishwomenchallenge #irishnovel #irishwriter #books #read @bookaneer808.bsky.social @pushkinpress.com