On Friday Oct 24 8pm, at Phil Grimes pub and venue in Waterford City, SpeakEasy will host Ireland Professor of Poetry Vona Groarke. Vona is shortlisted for the prestigious TS Eliot Prize. She will give a reading, and will also be in conversation with Waterford poet, @mollytwomey. @poetryireland

Next SpeakEasy Waterford on Sept 26 with special guest, debut novelist Orla Mackey. Open Mic and music as well.

Delighted to have a poem in the latest edition of the unique Abridged journal - Lilith edition, alongside a very stiking image from Kseniia Antipina @abridgedmagazine.bsky.social Thanks so much to the editors.

Waterford City - Next SpeakEasy Open Mic with some very special guests this Friday. Come along and read, or to listen.

May 23, SpeakEasy Open MIc, Waterford with guest poet Mícheál McCann. Mícheál is from Derry City. His poems have been published in The Poetry Review, Poetry Ireland Review and Banshee.He holds a PhD from the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s. Devotion is his first collection, from Gallery Press.

Tomorrow in Waterford

Poetry Day Event, Waterford

Delighted to have a new poem in Crannóg 62, which was launched last Friday in Galway. Packed with lots of great writing. Thanks to the editors for including me.

Last night at SpeakEasy Open MIc in Waterford - Special Guest @hollowaywriter.bsky.social reading from his beautiful debut novel 'The Language of Remembering'; fab music by Stella & The Dreaming; and a diverse range of readings by a group of local writers.

OPEN MIC this Friday in Waterford. Bring some poetry or a short peice of prose to read, or just come along and listen.

Next SpeakEasy Open Mic in Waterford, @hollowaywriter.bsky.social will read from his debut novel 'The Language of Remembering'. @epoquepress.bsky.social

First SpeakEasy Open Mic last night in Waterford with a very moving set of readings by our special guest @eleanorhooker.bsky.social.

This Friday in Waterford

First SpeakEasy Open Mic of 2025 has Eleanor Hooker as special guest. Bring along something to read and there’ll be some great music as well. @eleanorhooker.bsky.social

Solstice sunrise at Knockroe passage tomb and later at Ahenny high crosses. Best wishes to all for the year ahead🙏

The River Clodiagh as it rises. Today in the Comeragh Mountains after Storm Bert.

Scott McKendry reading from his wonderful collection GUB last night at SpeakEasy Open Mic in Waterford with music from a local jazz trio