On Sunday, 13 April 2025, The Oil Slick will present the Turning Skies Showcase at Nuns Island Theatre, celebrating Cúirt’s 40th anniversary with an exciting mix of spoken word, music, and other artistic performances exploring the journey from endings to new beginnings.

The Cúirt Open Mic takes place on 10th April at 8pm in Nuns Island Theatre — a welcoming evening of spoken word and poetry, presented in association with The Oil Slick.

Outspoken is a bilingual spoken-word open mic held once a month on a Friday evening at Red Books starting 7.30pm.

The poetry launch of A Flake of My Soul will take place at the Central Library, Lady Lane, Waterford, on Tuesday, February 18th, 2025, from 2:00pm to 2:45pm.

Walter’s Bar in Dún Laoghaire will host 2025 Words by the Sea on Wednesday, February 12th, at 7pm

The spoken word event Hold That, Keep That, organised and hosted by Kev Kennedy, will take place on Tuesday, February 11th, at 7:30pm in The Back Page, Phibsboro. .

An evening of song, stories and poetry on the second Monday of every month from 7.00pm until 10pm in the Verbal Arts Centre, Derry. Free admission.

Join the Moth & Butterfly cast and crew at the launch of the 2025 Festival in the Blue Note, Galway at 5.00pm Jan 30th.

The Two Truths of Thomas the Rhymer is a solo performance by Daniel Serridge takes place in the O’Donoghue Centre for Drama on Jan 30th at 1.00pm.

An evening of song, stories and poetry on the second Monday of every month from 7.00pm until 10pm in the Verbal Arts Centre, Derry. Free admission.