A reading by the acknowledged writer Re Ó Laighleis during Ennis Book Club festival 2010 at Scéal Eile Bookshop. He read in Irish and English, with Fred Johnston, who read in French and English. Ó Laighleis explains and reads from his bitingly satirical comment on the Irish arts’ scene, ‘Shapers.’

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIHbxNhK6So

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No one can ever accuse the Western Writers’ Centre of being behind the door when it comes to technology. Anyone wanting a more visual outline of what’s happening at our March 26th and 27th ‘Forge at Gort’ festival can check out our promo video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWtJ0Q7Wi5s and no, it did not get nominated for the Oscars but it’s well worth a peek. Remember that ALL THE EVENTS AT THIS FESTIVAL ARE FREE. Anyone who wishes to become a ‘Friend of the Centre’ should contact Fred Johnston or Niamh O’Shea at westernwriters@eircom.net

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We must thank the folks at Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop, Galway, for their efforts for the Colette Wittorski reading there on February 18th, and the Clare Three-Leggéd Stool Poets for their terrific work in organising her reading from ‘Northern Lights’ at Glór, Ennis, on February 20th. Brian Mooney and other poets also read and the group will read again on March 27th at ‘The Forge at Gort’ festival, and Yuki will play before her return to Japan. Books were sold there, music was played; our thanks to Yuki, Michel and Andrew, who very kindly played for us. My personal thanks to Kernan Andrews at The Galway Advertiser for running a very nice piece on Colette Wittorski, who was visiting Ireland and Galway for the very first time. Here are three links to the events, poetry and music: