Sarah Fitzgerald (16) from Kinsale won a top prize at this year’s Cruinniú na nÓg in the creative writing competition. The prize was awarded by Best Selling Author Sarah Webb to Sarah Fitzgerald for her story ‘The Fierce Fox’. Over the last six weeks, thousands of young people have been creating wonderfully imaginative […]
Culture
Cruinniú na nÓg 2020 is a collaboration between the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, the Creative Ireland Programme, local authorities and RTÉ, and is part of the Government’s #InThisTogether campaign which is supporting everyone to stay connected, stay active and look after our physical and mental wellbeing. In […]
With Cruinniú na nÓg taking place virtually this year Crawford Art Gallery rises to the challenge with a selection of Free workshops and activities on offer for children and young people. Audiences can connect online to experience an early year’s story poem by Rosie O’Regan from Broken Crow theatre company. ‘Little […]
The Arts Council has sent its congratulations to 32 Cork artists who have each been awarded a €3,000 grant to help them make new and original work during the Covid-19 crisis. The government agency for funding and developing the arts said applications from Cork artists had scored very highly. Musicians […]
Lights on the Horizon is a literary time capsule of poetry, fiction and drama from writers across the UK and Ireland, including West Cork. Lights on the Horizoncelebratesheroes and hope during Covid-19. A collection of writing during the lockdown of 2020, reflecting a global villages’ thoughts, fears, actions and inactions […]
