Finola Cahill
@finolacahill.bsky.social
Writer/musician mostly in Mayo, often à Paris, and now in Belfast. 🥇 2023 Waterford Poetry Prize, 2024 Single Poem Award at Listowel Writers Week, 2025 Cúirt New Writing Poetry Prize.
www.finolacahill.com
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Please read and reshare our statement on the Global Sumud Flotilla. We at Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann offer solidarity in this time of crisis.
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Global Sumud Flotilla Statement - Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann
2 October August 2025 Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann is gravely concerned about the abduction of poet Sarah Clancy, one of several Irish citizens taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla. The flotilla was ...
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October 2, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Please read and reshare our statement on the Global Sumud Flotilla. We at Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann offer solidarity in this time of crisis.
irishpen.com/2025/10/02/g...
irishpen.com/2025/10/02/g...
I’ll be in conversation with Colin Barrett as part of Ballina Fringe Festival on the 11th of October. Tickets available now, it’ll be a fun one :)
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Colin Barrett - in conversation - Ballina Fringe Festival
A Conversation with Colin Barrett, local author, long-listed for the International Booker Prize with his first novel Wild Houses (2024).
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September 13, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I’ll be in conversation with Colin Barrett as part of Ballina Fringe Festival on the 11th of October. Tickets available now, it’ll be a fun one :)
ballinafringefestival.ie/event/colin-...
ballinafringefestival.ie/event/colin-...
So thrilled that THENCF is hosting this event. Not one to be missed!! 💚❤️
If you’re interested in joining THENCF— North Mayo’s non-profit, cultural co-op — you can sign up via our website www.thencf.art
If you’re interested in joining THENCF— North Mayo’s non-profit, cultural co-op — you can sign up via our website www.thencf.art
September 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM
So thrilled that THENCF is hosting this event. Not one to be missed!! 💚❤️
If you’re interested in joining THENCF— North Mayo’s non-profit, cultural co-op — you can sign up via our website www.thencf.art
If you’re interested in joining THENCF— North Mayo’s non-profit, cultural co-op — you can sign up via our website www.thencf.art
Can’t wait for this — it’s a stunner
Happy, grateful, lucky, happy, to have a poetry pamphlet forthcoming with the brilliant Green Bottle Press.
Launch in London, Friday 27th June, 7.30pm at the Arts Workers Guild (free wine).
Dublin launch TBD!
Launch in London, Friday 27th June, 7.30pm at the Arts Workers Guild (free wine).
Dublin launch TBD!
June 4, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Can’t wait for this — it’s a stunner
Two bangers from Lauren
I lost count how many times I submitted to @bansheepress.bsky.social, so I'm especially thrilled to take up four whole ass pages like quite the audacious madam (Issue 19 Spring/Summer).
May 31, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Two bangers from Lauren
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Still laughing about this. Waiting for a short story/novel in Flann O’Brien vein….
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Dismay among RTÉ staffers as broadcaster hires actors to play journalists in ‘make-believe’ ad campaign
For God’s sake don’t tell Media Minister Patrick O’Donovan about this
www.irishtimes.com
May 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Still laughing about this. Waiting for a short story/novel in Flann O’Brien vein….
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Delighted to be longlisted and so thrilled for winner, @rosamundtaylor.bsky.social!! 🎉🎉
Announcement time. Congrats to all, and thanks to everyone who entered.
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May 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Delighted to be longlisted and so thrilled for winner, @rosamundtaylor.bsky.social!! 🎉🎉
Thrilled to have been selected alongside some very talented poets. Much gratitude to the trust and @poetryireland.bsky.social
Pleasently surprised and delighted to be a recipient @poetryireland.bsky.social #irelandchairofpoetry #seamusheaneycentre
May 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Thrilled to have been selected alongside some very talented poets. Much gratitude to the trust and @poetryireland.bsky.social
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@bansheepress.bsky.social 2025 titles announcement day!
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Can't wait to share Harbour Doubts, a new collection by @bebeashley.bsky.social & Filly, a novel in verse by @rosamundtaylor.bsky.social with you all!
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Can't wait to share Harbour Doubts, a new collection by @bebeashley.bsky.social & Filly, a novel in verse by @rosamundtaylor.bsky.social with you all!
We're very excited to publish new work from @bebeashley.bsky.social and @rosamundtaylor.bsky.social later this year! 📚
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April 3, 2025 at 2:19 PM
🎉🎉
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Last day to send me your poems for issue 20!
Submissions are now open until 31st March for our speculative fiction issue edited by @clarakiyoko.bsky.social 💫
bansheepress.org/submit
bansheepress.org/submit
March 31, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Last day to send me your poems for issue 20!
Thrilled to have made the longlist 🎉
(1/5) Congratulations to the National Poetry Competition longlist!
Everyone on the longlist wrote a poem that stood out to the judges, Romalyn Ante, Stephen Sexton and John McAuliffe, out of over 21,000 other works. Well done to all of our longlisted poets!
Everyone on the longlist wrote a poem that stood out to the judges, Romalyn Ante, Stephen Sexton and John McAuliffe, out of over 21,000 other works. Well done to all of our longlisted poets!
March 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Thrilled to have made the longlist 🎉
So pleased to have this poem in the latest edition of the Cormorant, amongst many other beautiful pieces in the issue. It’s great to have such an interesting publication coming out of the North West.
March 23, 2025 at 1:08 AM
So pleased to have this poem in the latest edition of the Cormorant, amongst many other beautiful pieces in the issue. It’s great to have such an interesting publication coming out of the North West.
Having received previous Arts Council funding now disqualifies you from the Agility Award. Obviously resources are limited but it’s hard to support this decision. What is out there to support artists in the massive middle ground between first agility award and a bursary?
March 19, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Having received previous Arts Council funding now disqualifies you from the Agility Award. Obviously resources are limited but it’s hard to support this decision. What is out there to support artists in the massive middle ground between first agility award and a bursary?
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Read (or listen) to 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳: 𝗢𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆, an essay written by Alice Kinsella @alkinsel
Sketching her journey from writing poetry to writing prose, this essay draws from her interviews with Colm Keegan, William Keohane & Rúairí Conneely.
irishwriterscentre.ie/the-fragment...
Sketching her journey from writing poetry to writing prose, this essay draws from her interviews with Colm Keegan, William Keohane & Rúairí Conneely.
irishwriterscentre.ie/the-fragment...
The Fragmentary Self: on Form and Identity with Alice Kinsella - Irish Writers Centre
Read (or listen) to the ‘The Fragmentary Self: On Form and Identity’, an essay written by Alice Kinsella.
irishwriterscentre.ie
February 7, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Read (or listen) to 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳: 𝗢𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆, an essay written by Alice Kinsella @alkinsel
Sketching her journey from writing poetry to writing prose, this essay draws from her interviews with Colm Keegan, William Keohane & Rúairí Conneely.
irishwriterscentre.ie/the-fragment...
Sketching her journey from writing poetry to writing prose, this essay draws from her interviews with Colm Keegan, William Keohane & Rúairí Conneely.
irishwriterscentre.ie/the-fragment...
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We are deeply saddened to hear of the esteemed poet Michael Longley's death last night in Belfast. We extend our sincere condolences to his wife, Edna and to his family, and to poets all over the world whose lives have been enriched by his poetry. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam
January 23, 2025 at 8:11 PM
We are deeply saddened to hear of the esteemed poet Michael Longley's death last night in Belfast. We extend our sincere condolences to his wife, Edna and to his family, and to poets all over the world whose lives have been enriched by his poetry. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam
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Sligo event:
The Word on Wednesday
29th Jan, 6.30pm, Sligo Central Library
I will be interviewed by Niamh McCabe.
With Mags Kilcoyne, Singer-Songwriter Poet based in Sligo.
Audience Q&A
Free and unticketed with limited seating.
Stream on FB on the night: //www.facebook.com/SligoCountyLibrary/
The Word on Wednesday
29th Jan, 6.30pm, Sligo Central Library
I will be interviewed by Niamh McCabe.
With Mags Kilcoyne, Singer-Songwriter Poet based in Sligo.
Audience Q&A
Free and unticketed with limited seating.
Stream on FB on the night: //www.facebook.com/SligoCountyLibrary/
January 22, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Sligo event:
The Word on Wednesday
29th Jan, 6.30pm, Sligo Central Library
I will be interviewed by Niamh McCabe.
With Mags Kilcoyne, Singer-Songwriter Poet based in Sligo.
Audience Q&A
Free and unticketed with limited seating.
Stream on FB on the night: //www.facebook.com/SligoCountyLibrary/
The Word on Wednesday
29th Jan, 6.30pm, Sligo Central Library
I will be interviewed by Niamh McCabe.
With Mags Kilcoyne, Singer-Songwriter Poet based in Sligo.
Audience Q&A
Free and unticketed with limited seating.
Stream on FB on the night: //www.facebook.com/SligoCountyLibrary/
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We stand in solidarity with Iranian poet Mahvash Sabat, 71, serving a second 10-year jail sentence following her arrest in 2022. She recently underwent open-heart surgery and will be returned to prison very soon. #FreeMahvash
Please read & repost.
www.newarab.com/news/iranian...
Please read & repost.
www.newarab.com/news/iranian...
January 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
We stand in solidarity with Iranian poet Mahvash Sabat, 71, serving a second 10-year jail sentence following her arrest in 2022. She recently underwent open-heart surgery and will be returned to prison very soon. #FreeMahvash
Please read & repost.
www.newarab.com/news/iranian...
Please read & repost.
www.newarab.com/news/iranian...
2024 is ending on a bit of a high for me as I have a poem in Poetry Ireland Review for the first time. It is also so nice to recognise so many names in the issue as friends I’ve met through the Irish poetry community these past few years. Here’s to a 2025 full of good poems and interesting people.
December 28, 2024 at 12:59 PM
2024 is ending on a bit of a high for me as I have a poem in Poetry Ireland Review for the first time. It is also so nice to recognise so many names in the issue as friends I’ve met through the Irish poetry community these past few years. Here’s to a 2025 full of good poems and interesting people.
Thanks to the @WaterfordNS for publishing my poem in their Christmas edition. 🎄
December 20, 2023 at 11:31 AM
Thanks to the @WaterfordNS for publishing my poem in their Christmas edition. 🎄
Super delighted to share that I won the Waterford Poetry Prize.
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Winners of the Waterford Poetry Prize 2023 announced
The Arts Office, Waterford City and County Council is pleased to announce the winners of the national Waterford Poetry Prize 2023. First Prize goes to ‘Skimming Stones’ by Finola Cahill, a writer ...
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October 31, 2023 at 8:58 PM
Super delighted to share that I won the Waterford Poetry Prize.
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waterfordcouncilnews.com/2023/10/31/w...
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New blog post: a list of Irish literary journals - there are so many!
Irish literary journals 2023/2024
Last year, I did a list of the literary journals active in Ireland to the best of my knowledge. I was very surprised at how popular the post was - to date, it's easily the most-visited post on my blog...
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October 26, 2023 at 8:40 AM
New blog post: a list of Irish literary journals - there are so many!
Super delighted to have had two poems shortlisted this year for the @bridportprize.bsky.social. Many congrats to the winners!
October 22, 2023 at 10:55 AM
Super delighted to have had two poems shortlisted this year for the @bridportprize.bsky.social. Many congrats to the winners!
Such a beautiful evening at the Fat Éire launch last night. Absolutely blown away with how aesthetically beautiful the book design is also.
October 21, 2023 at 11:02 AM
Such a beautiful evening at the Fat Éire launch last night. Absolutely blown away with how aesthetically beautiful the book design is also.
