THREE readings coming up from Poetry Ireland: French poets Gil Jouanard and Michel Deguy at Bewley's, Grafton St, tomorrow at 8 p.m., Celebration of Bollira la Rugiada, translations into Italian of Irish language poets, Bord na Gaeilge, Monday, 6 p.m. Anne le Marquand Hartigan Verbal Arts Centre, Derry, Wednesday 23rd, 7.30 p.m ... November 29th is the deadline for receipt of entries for the Sean Dunne Young Writers Award worth £300 - information from Mary Mc Auliffe, Waterford Corporation, City Hall, The Mall, Waterford, 051-873501 ...

Next deadline for Arts Council Film and Video Awards is November 8th . . . Benefit concert tonight in St Patrick's Cathedral for the Special Care Bay Unit at the Coombe Hospital, with music by Handel, Poulenc and Elgar, conducted by John Dexter information from 01 453 7561. The Belltable Arts Centre is seeking applicants for Quadrant 96, the showcase exhibition for artists under 30 working in the Limerick area; the deadline is October 21st, information from 061-319709 . . . The Omagh Arts Festival runs until October 19th, information on Omagh 245321...