Galway-based Western Writers' Centre gets Arts Council funding
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Saturday July 08, 2006 02:36
by Fred Johnston - Western Writers' Centre - Ionad Scribhneoiri Chaitlin Maude
After continous grant-rejections, the money comes through
The Western Writers' Centre, (Ionad Scríbhneoiri Chaitlin Maude) perserved through numerous Arts Council rejections of grant-aid applications.
But finally, in the recent round of Arts Council Small Festivals & Events grants, the Centre have been awarded a substantial amount which will enable them to plan forward more comfortably. The Centre are currently funded by, among others, Poetry Ireland and Galway City and County Councils on a projects' basis.
The new Arts Council money will enable them to plan further projects and enhance their programme, which has already stretch to organising events in neighbouring Co. Clare, where writers June Considine and Patricia Hickey recently gave a seminar on their behalf at Glór, Ennis, sponsored by Co Clare Arts Office, thus highlighting that the Centre serves the West region generally and not just Galway.
Although the Centre acknowledges that the funding is not 'huge money,' - the grant is €5,500 - nonetheless they are very happy with the outcome and see it as recognition of their efforts over the past five years as the only writers' centre West of the Shannon.
The Centre is extremely grateful to all those who have continued to support it over the years and especially to the 'Friends of the Centre' who contributed individual funding.
The Centre carries a webiste which takes contributions of new stories and poems and contains information on upcoming events in the region, at www.twwc.ie They can be contacted directly at 091.533595 or at westernwriters@eircom.net
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Comments (3 of 3)
Jump To Comment: 1 2 3Delignted you got funds. I would like to tap some knowledge about writers from the region, now dead and gone.
Looking through archives I note that there was a writer who lived in Fanore named David Comyn. He wrote several books on the revival of the Irish language.
I am intreested because my Grandfather Michael Comyn, living circa the same time, but in Ballyvaughan was involved in the the 1928 - 36 Senate and wrote quite extensively on the Irish language and the importance of its revival. The senate reports use sources from the Galway university. As far as I am aware there is no relationship but they lived only a few miles apart.
Regards
Michelle Clarke
Quotation:
The Question
'When I give food to the poor they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food they call me a communist'
Dom Helder Camara (1909-1969) Radical Brazilian Street
Catholic Priest and Liberation Theologian.
Dear Michelle - My sincere apologies for not getting back to you before now; I have no e-mail address for you so am answering in this post. It strikes me that information might be obtained from Senate records for the period concerned; on the other hand, there is a Kinvara Online website where this query (it could do no harm) might be posted and perhaps a result might come from there. You might also try a query to NUI, Galway. But I still think the Government records might be most helpful. Sincerely, Fred Johnston.
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