Chair’s speech at AGM

Speech by Chairperson Anne Le Marquand Hartigan at AGM Irish PEN 13th May 2010. Good evening everyone, you are all very welcome. We have had a good year in Pen with many enjoyable and unique evenings with contributions from wonderful writers, but first, I must thank those who helped so …

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May 13th: AGM & Hugo Hamilton event

The AGM of Irish PEN takes place at 7 p.m. on Thursday 13 May at the United Arts Club, after which Hugo Hamilton will be reading from, and talking about, his latest book. We appeal to all members to attend the AGM. Several committee members are leaving the committee and Irish …

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Arts & the Economy Debate – report

Arts & the Economy Debate By Caroline Brady The burning topic of the Arts and the Economy, the Irish Pen debate exploring the role and vital contribution of the Irish arts to the national economy, had rebellious attendees out in their droves on April 15th 2010 at the United Arts …

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April 15th Debate: the Arts & the Economy in Ireland

The Big Debate The Arts and the Economy When?        Thursday 15th April 2010 at 8pm. Where?      United Arts Club, 3 Upper Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin 2. Irish PEN, in association with Dublin City Arts 0ffice, is delighted to announce its forthcoming debate on the Arts and the Economy. Panellists are: Aidan …

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March 11th: Insights into Non-fiction publising

Irish PEN presents: A Fact-Finding Mission:  Insights into the World of Non-Fiction publishing. Was Dickens’s Thomas Gradgrind secretly the first non-fiction commissioning editor, when he exclaimed: ‘Now, what I want is, Facts…. stick to Facts, Sir!’? Or did he just have a healthy respect for the breadth and wondrous world of …

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