Cultural Events - Cultural Development - University of Ulster

Cutural Events SPRING 2007
[LITERATURE] [LITERATURE] [LITERATURE]
Wednesday 21st February
8.00pm, Antrim Arms, Ballycastle
Readings by
Cathal Ó Searcaigh
and Frank Sewell
Cathal Ó Searcaigh is one of
the pre-eminent poets in Ireland
today. Writing mainly in Irish,
his work has been translated
into English by many of his
contemporaries including Nobel Laureate
Seamus Heaney. Cathal's collections include
An Bealach 'na Bhaile/Homecoming (1993),
Out in the Open (1997) and Ag Tnúth leis an
tSolas (2001), which was awarded an Irish
Times Literature Prize. His latest publication is
based on his experiences of Nepal.
Frank Sewell, Lecturer in Irish Literature and
Creative Writing at the University of Ulster,
is a widely published and respected editor,
translator and writer. He will read some of
his own work and also from his translations of
poems by Cathal Ó Searcaigh.
Admission: £5.00/conc. & students £3.00
Information: Cultural Development Office
at the Coleraine campus on (028) 7032 4449
or j.mackle@ulster.ac.uk
Thursday 22nd February
1.15pm, the Link Lounge, Coleraine campus
Reporting on Politics
and Conflict
Conor O’Clery, Malachi O’Doherty and Chris Ryder
In this open forum discussion three of
Ireland's leading journalists will talk about
their careers as journalists and writers. The
diverse perspectives of Conor O’Clery, Malachi
O’Doherty and Chris Ryder will enlighten
the audience on issues such as reporting war
and peace in Northern Ireland; reporting
international conflict from a local perspective;
relations between journalists and politicians;
the changing media scene in the North and
South of Ireland and more. The discussion will
be chaired by Dr Greg McLaughlin, School of
Media, Film and Journalism, and author of The
War Correspondent (2002).
Presented in association with the UU Centre
for Media Research.
Admission: Free
Information: Cultural Development Office
at the Coleraine campus on (028) 7032 4449
or j.mackle@ulster.ac.uk
Thursday 22nd February
8.00pm, Flowerfield Arts Centre, Portstewart
Readings by Conor O’Clery,
Malachi O’Doherty
and Chris Ryder
Three of Ireland's leading journalists return for
an evening of readings from their own books.
Conor O'Clery worked for The Irish Times
for thirty-three years in various international
positions and was awarded the Journalist of the
Year award on two occasions. He will read from
his books Melting Snow: An Irishman in Moscow
and The Greening of the White House.
Malachi O'Doherty, one of Northern Ireland's
leading political and social commentators, will
read extracts from his memoir, I was a Teenage
Catholic, and his forthcoming book, The Telling
Year: Belfast 1972.
Chris Ryder’s long career in journalism includes
extensive periods as a reporter for both The
Sunday Times and The Daily Telegraph.
He now contributes to a wide range of
publications. Fighting Fitt, his biography of
Lord Gerry Fitt, has recently been published.
Admission: £5.00/conc. & students £3.00
Information: Cultural Development Office
at the Coleraine campus on (028) 7032 4449
or j.mackle@ulster.ac.uk