Philip King talks to Joseph O’Connor about the influence of Irish-American ballads in his recent fiction . . . it was the highlight of the Cúirt Festival last year and now you can catch it at the Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray, Co Wicklow (next Thursday, 8pm)
Séamus Ennis Centre, Naul, Co Dublin (next Friday, 8.30pm), and Glór, Ennis, Co Clare (Thursday, March 25th, 8pm). Expect chat, readings, reflections, some songs, and an insight or two along the way, they say. Speaking of Dr King, Scullion are making an appearance at the Button Factory in Dublin on Sunday, March 21st.
