The Western Writers Centre

Fred Johnston, Director of the Centre, wishes to thank all of those, writers, non-writers, friends, colleagues, who contacted him in hospital or visited him during his recent illness, and those who made a point of keeping in touch almost daily by ‘phone. He was aware of the irony that now this time he was the ‘writer-in-residence’ at Merlin Park hospital! His sincere thanks also go to the patient and attentive work of the hospital nursing and other medical staff. He is now at home.

- one way of being writer in residence: Fred Johnston

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Ailbhe Nic Giolla Bhríghde’s workshop as gaeilge at the Western Writers’ Centre attracted participants from as far away as Dingle, Co. Kerry, and Dublin. With the wind howling and the rain rattling down the streets of Galway, the workshop in writing drama for TV was attended to full capacity. Diarmuid de Faoite will give a workshop on January 31st on the cross-over of TV and theatre.

- well-scripted: Ailbhe Nic Giolla Bhríghde’s full-house at the Western Writers’ Centre, Galway.

Beidh táille €20 an ceardlann. Tuilleadh eolas le fail ó Ionad Scríbhneoirí Chaitlín Maude, 27 Oileán Ealtanach,  091 533594 , westernwriters@eircom.net nó www.twwc.ie.

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Galway-born writer and heritage columnist for the Connacht Sentinel newspaper, Peadar O’Dowd, offers a collection of tales mirroring a Galway City of simpler and more genuine values, the loss of which characterises the Galway of the ailing Celtic Tiger . . . see Kiosque!

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