The Golden Years

From next week local television station P5TV are presenting a new series titled The Golden Years. The programme will feature 25 interviews with people from the Navan area talking about the town from 1920 to the present day. The programme will run for 25 weeks with a different person featured each week. For those who can't get the local station via  television just  CLICK HERE each programme will run for a week repeated every three hours.  First person featured will be yours truly, so don't say you haven't been warned.

Calendar

The Navan Writer's Group ( Small Impact Writer's ) are launching a calendar for year 2012 in aid of the Homeless Center in Drogheda.  The calendar features poems written by members of the group to the theme of Homeless.

The launch will take place in the Solstice Art Center, Navan, on 5th of October 2011 by legendary Meath  Man Sean Boylan at 7pm.  All are welcome.  It will also be on sale in both Navan and Johnstown Shopping Centers on Saturday 8th.

There will be a further launch by Lord Mayor Paul Bell of Drogheda, on Thursday 20 October in Newlane Art Gallery, Drogheda at 7-30pm.

Price of calendar €5.

Killeen Castle

Congratulations to John Donohoe ( Meath Chronicle Fame ) on the publication of his book The Killeen Castle Story, which was launchen at Killeen Castle Friday 16th September by Eoin Holmes the cathaoirleach of Meath County Council.  Price €10

For more information CLICK HERE

STONE WALLS

Tommy Murray reading at the Walled Town Festival in Trim on August 21/2011.

With James Linnane holding the mic.

CULVERT

Tommy Murray, reading his poem CULVERT from his book COUNTING STAINED GLASS WINDOWS at a meeting of the Meath Writer's Circle in the Castle Hotel, Trim, Co. Meath 25 Aug 2011.

For Tommy's Blog CLICK HERE 

FOR WILLIE

Willie Hodgins reading one of his many Birthday cards, in the Castle Hotel Trim 25 August 2011.

WALLED TOWN FESTIVAL

Congratulations to Noel French who organised the Trim Walled Festival on Sundal last.

Members of the Boyne Writers' and the Meath Writers' Circle read poems and short stories on the day.
Pictured below are some of those who took part. 

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  From left above: James Linnane telling the boy's about his favourite guard dog, Michael Farry, with hands in pockets,Paul Kerr, not sure whether to cry or laugh,Tommy Murray and the man with the whistle Paddy Smith.

Missing from photo the photographer myself and maybe it's just as well.

Enough said.

Orla Fay of The Boyne Writers' the only lady to turn up for the readings.

Visit Orla's Blog  HERE