Irish PEN gratefully acknowledges the ongoing support of The Arts Council and Dublin City Council’s Arts Office.

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The launch of Sarah Webb’s new novel The Loving Kind, published by Pan Macmillan, took place at Hughes and Hughes, Dun Laoghaire on Wednesday 3rd Feb 2010. It was launched by Irish PEN Treasurer and former Chair, Marita Conlon McKenna and then at the Royal St George Yacht Club. Sarah’s books Amy Green 2 and Emma the Penguin are ever popular books with younger readers.

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The Irish PEN Annual Dinner, and the presentation of the Irish PEN Award for Contribution to Literature to Brendan Kennelly, took place on Friday 29th January 2010 at The Royal St George Yacht Club, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. Senator David Norris made the presentation. For a brief report, see ‘I see you dancing, Brendan’ in the February 2010 Archives

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Last year, Roddy Doyle was the popular winner of the Irish PEN award for literature in January 2009.

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Hello there! Welcome to the new Irish PEN website. Although the old site went quiet for a while, we didn’t! Irish PEN has been beavering away with readings, talks, courses, social events and, of course, our annual dinner and awards ceremony. This year’s takes place on Friday 29th January at 7.30 p.m. at the Royal St. [...]

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