Events

THE GOOD FRIDAY AGREEMENT CONVERSATION, Happy Days Festival 2025 - Jane will join Carlo Gébler, Jan Carson, Eoin McNamee & Alex White to discuss how the arts can engage with trauma, forgiveness & social cohesion in post-conflict societies on Friday 18 April at 5.45 - 7pm Enniskillen Methodist Church. Entry is free & bookings are here.

FESTIVAL DU PRINTEMPS DES POÈTES, LUXEMBOURG 2025 - Jane will represent Ireland at the Festival du Printemps Des Poètes in Luxembourg, 25 - 27 April. 11 poets from all over Europe (Spain, Cataluña, Czech Republic, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Ireland, Portugal, Slovakia, France & Luxembourg) will participate in the festival, which is supported by the Luxembourg Ministry of Culture. This is the first time an Irish poet will take part, thanks to the support of the Embassy of Ireland Luxembourg and Poetry Ireland.

ADRIAN BRINKERHOFF POETRY FOUNDATION - Jane will have an in-depth conversation about her work with poet & novelist Sean Hewitt, host of The Glimpse podcast. Other poets interviewed are Victoria Kennefick, Mícheál McCann, Nithy Kasa, Kit Fryatt, Martina Evans, Stephen Sexton and Gustav Parker Hibbett. Jane's episode will be available whereever you get your podcasts from the 6th May 2025.

CORK INTERNATIONAL POETRY FESTIVAL 2025 - Jane will read alongside poet & theologian Pádraig Ó Tuama at the Cork International Poetry Festival on Thursday 15 May at 10pm. Details & booking here.

TELLING CLIMATE STORIES: INSPIRING PUBLIC CONVERSATIONS, MoLI (Museum of Literature Ireland) 20 May 2025, 12 - 2pm

Jane will join Kevin O'Sullivan, Irish Times Science & Environment Editor, 'In Your Nature' podcaster Ricky Whelan, novelist & lecturer Paula McGrath for this

lunchtime seminar moderated by journalist & broadcaster Ella McSweeney.

DE PROFUNDIS FILM INSTALLATION, MoLI - Jane is among the LGBTQ+ writers, artists and activists presenting key passages of Oscar Wilde's profoundly moving love letter written while in prison, De Profundis. The film installation opens 7 March 2025 and runs until 1 October 2025. Details here.

WRITING RETREAT - Jane will be the guest tutor at Marjorie Lotfi's Writing Retreat in Galloway, south-west Scotland, 10-16th November. Details & booking here.

Recent Readings

BALLINCOLLIG WINTER MUSIC FESTIVAL, January 2025

JOHN HEWITT BIRTHDAY READING, BELFAST, October 2024

WINTERAGE FESTIVAL, BURRENBEO TRUST, CO. CLARE, October 2024

DROMINEER NENAGH LITERARY FESTIVAL, October 2024

REFLESSIDIVERSI FESTIVAL, UMBRIA, September 2024

CULTURE NIGHT READINGS, BRAY & GREYSTONES, September 2024

AVONBEG RIVER ECOLOGY & POETRY WALK, September 2024

STONE TO SEA KINVARA COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA & BURRENBEO CONCERT, June 2024

LISTOWEL WRITERS WEEK FESTIVAL, June 2024

ST. BRIGID'S CHURCH, KILDARE, May 2024

MULDOON'S PICNIC IN ARMAGH, May 2024

NEWCASTLE POETRY FESTIVAL, May 2024

MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY ARTS & MINDS FESTIVAL, May 2024

STROKESTOWN INTERNATIONAL POETRY FESTIVAL, May 2024

LIVING LANEWAYS PUBLIC ART PROGRAMME LAUNCH, POETRY DAY IRELAND 2024

ARVON Online Poetry Course, May 2024

CLIMATE JUSTICE ACROSS GENERATIONS CONFERENCE, Dublin City University, April 2024

SPEAKEASY POETRY & OPEN MIC, Waterford, March 2024

LIMERICK LITERARY FESTIVAL IN HONOUR OF KATE O'BRIEN, February 2024

T S ELIOT PRIZE READINGS, Royal Festival Hall, London January 2024