Shane and Vanessa O’Loughlin

Senator David Norris acclaiming Brendan Kennelly, before Anne Hartigan and Brendan Kennelly

Brendan Kennelly

Anne Hartigan, Brendan Kennelly and Senator David Norris

Blessed is Brendan among women, at the Irish PEN dinner and award, January 2010

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Words by Joe Armstrong, Photo by Caroline Brady
Brendan Kennelly is probably the best-loved figure in Irish public life, said Senator David Norris, speaking at the Irish PEN award ceremony on Friday 29th January 2010.  He described Kennelly as one of the world’s greatest teachers. In a funny and entertaining speech that had the captive audience at [...]

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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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The Irish PEN Award for Contribution to Irish Literature 2009
It is with great pleasure that we announce that the winner of the 2009 Irish PEN Award for Contribution to Irish Literature is Brendan Kennelly.
The Award will be presented at The Irish Pen Annual Dinner on Friday 29th January 2010 at The Royal St George [...]

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