NATIONAL POETRY DAY AT MERMAID

National Poetry Day takes place on 26 April. Celebrate National Poetry Day in salon-style with a reading by poet Nell Regan followed by an open mike. The event will take place in a relaxed atmosphere in the Mermaid café over refreshments. Nell was a 2016 Patrick and Katherine Kavanagh Fellow and poems in her latest collection One Still Thing draw on the local area. Places for the open mic are allocated on a first come basis so turn up at 7pm to sign up. Tickets cost €8 and are available form Mermaid’s Box Office on 01-2724030 or at www.mermaidartscentre.ie