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Hurling and poetry: Ó Bhéal’s word-clash of the ash

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IF EVER there was a field sport so poetic that words can only but strive to do it justice, it is hurling and its proponents, the Cúchulains of Croker, modern representation of our mythical heroes.

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FIRST THOUGHTS: Irish poets on the origins of their work
Literature: Cork World Book Fest at Triskel & Cork City Central Library

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Literature: Cork World Book Fest at Triskel & Cork City Central Library
When poetry is a curse and a gift

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When poetry is a curse and a gift
Finding the best Munster poems for anthology

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Finding the best Munster poems for anthology
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Support for arts pays rich dividends
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Cork Literary Review volume XV

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 A new chapter for Cork's Bradshaw Literary Festival
A new chapter for Cork's Bradshaw Literary Festival

The Bradshaw Literary Festival runs in Cork over the next two days, until Nov 22.

Thu, 21 Nov, 2013

 Gathering focus for Cork Literary Review
Gathering focus for Cork Literary Review

Caitlin Doyle Her contribution is entitled ‘Hungry Hills: Coming of Age as an Irish American poet’.

Thu, 15 Aug, 2013

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The new Cork Literary Review will be promoted across America this week, writes Colette Sheridan

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