JUNE 2007
| JUNE AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF IRELAND Come and see the newly refurbished National Portrait Gallery, featuring portraits of Irish interest from the 16th to the 20th century. Included are images of famous Irish personages such as Lady Lavery, James Joyce and Bono. (Permanent, Room 21, admission free) (Tá Leagan Gaeilge thios) FOR YOUR DIARY July Children's Art Classes now booking Our ever-popular 'Little Masters' and 'Art Club' workshops for children from 3 to 12 take place during July. Places are limited, so please book early. Tickets available through the Gallery shop from 1st June. MUSIC EVENTS - 'GALLERY GATHERING' This year, as part of the IIB Bank 'Music in Great Irish Houses', the gallery is hosting a mini-festival of lunchtime and evening concerts. Featured are outstanding soloists such as guitarist Xuefei Yang, Bosnian lutenist Edin Karamazov who recently collaborated with Sting in a recording of Dowland's music and ground-breaking percussionist Colin Currie. See gallery website for dates. Tickets €5 available at the door. Tickets for Edin Karamazov concert €12 available from MIGIH box office, 01 6642822. For further information on all forthcoming events check out our website www.nationalgallery.ie ONGOING: 'TREASURES FROM THE NORTH: IRISH PAINTINGS FROM THE ULSTER MUSEUM' Perhaps the most impressive show of Irish art ever presented in one location, as we display along with our own collection an exhibition of 60 masterpieces from the Ulster Museum. (Until 16 September, Millennium Wing, admission free) 'THE FANTASTIC IN IRISH ART: IMAGES OF THE SUPERNATURAL AND THE UNCANNY' This exhibition looks at the role of the fantastic in the work of Irish artists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Preferring the inner world of the imagination to the current emphasis on rationalism these artists created evocative and fascinating works of art intended to delight or unsettle their audience. ( Until 12 August, Print Gallery, admission free ) 'YEATS AND O'MALLEY' An in-focus exhibition commemorating the friendship between the painter Jack B Yeats and Ernie O'Malley, the writer, critic and War of Independence veteran. (Until 30 June, Yeats Gallery, admission free) Additional information is available at http://www.nationalgallery.ie/html/exhibitions.html Kind Regards Visitor Services Officer National Gallery of Ireland Merrion Square West, Dublin 2. Phone - 6615133 ext 3813 Fax - 6615372 dgalligan@ngi.ie |
A NEW HEALTH SCANDAL
Can this really be true ? -There are no anti-tetanus
shots available in Ireland - they are "no longer on
the market"
Ireland spending relatively less on healthcare
Ireland spends proportionately less on health than any other western European country, according to new figures from the World Health Organisation. Paul Cullen reports.
WHO's latest statistical yearbook shows that in spite of increased spending on our health services in recent years, the proportion of national wealth devoted to the sector remains significantly lower than in neighbouring countries.
Ireland spends 7.2 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) on health compared to a European average of 8.6 per cent and a global average of 8.7 per cent.
France, considered by many to have the best health system in Europe, spends 10.5 per cent of GDP, while Germany spends 10.6 per cent and the Netherlands 9.2 per cent.
The figures are for 2004, arguably before the full impact of recent increases in funding was felt in Irish health services.
Expressed as a proportion of Government expenditure, Ireland fares somewhat better in the rankings. The figures show 16.8 per cent of the Government budget goes on health, which is above the European average.
Ireland also has fewer hospital beds than the European average.
There are 57 beds per 10,000 Irish people, compared to a European average of 64. However, Ireland ranks well ahead of the UK (39 beds per 10,000) and the US (33 beds). France and Germany have 75 and 84 beds respectively per 10,000 population.
We also have fewer doctors than all other western European countries apart from the UK.
There are 2.79 doctors per 1,000 population in Ireland, compared to 3.37 in France and Germany and 2.3 in the UK. However, the number of nurses and midwives here is well above average for western Europe.
The life expectancy of Irish males is 77 years and for females it is 81 years. A measure of the number of years of healthy life people can expect at birth puts Irish males at 68 years and women at 72 years. Some 14 per cent of Irish men are obese, as are 12 per cent of Irish women.
The figures also record Irish consumption of alcohol, at 13.7 litres per person per year, as the third highest in the world, behind Luxembourg and Uganda.
While smoking rates among Irish males, at almost 24 per cent, are below average globally, the proportion of Irish women who smoke, at 24.3 per cent, is one of the highest in western Europe.
© 2007 The Irish Timeshealth in ireland
Reminder to register your events for Heritage Week 2007
Heritage Week 2007 will take place from Saturday 25th August to Sunday 2nd September. The closing date to register your event for Heritage Week is June 22nd. So if you haven’t already done so it’s time to plan your event and register it with the Heritage Council.
A comprehensive website www.heritageweek.ie has been set up to provide information on all heritage events throughout the country, and you can register your event directly on--line, until June 22nd. There is also a CallSave No: 1850 200 878. or email: events@heritagecouncil.com.
There are many ways to take part in Heritage Week 2007. Events can be held at a variety of venues, such as monuments and historical sites, parks and gardens, woodlands, wildlife reserves and inland waterways, schools, libraries and heritage centres. You can involve organizations and people such as local historians, wildlife experts, local authorities, schools, churches, community groups, youth clubs, drama groups, musicians, artists and anyone who is willing to provide ideas, information and support.
If you have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact: Dearbhala Ledwidge Heritage Officer Kilkenny County Council John Street Kilkenny Tel: 056-7794126 Email: dearbhala.ledwidge@kilkennycoco.ie Niamh Finn Arts Administrator Arts Office Kilkenny County Council No. 72 John Street Kilkenny Tel: (056) 7794138 E-mail: niamh.finn@kilkennycoco.ieHeritage Week 2007 |
Comhairle
Chontae Chill Chainnigh
Kilkenny
County Council
Grants
and Bursaries 2007
Dingle
Writing Course Bursary
Kilkenny
County Council s
The aim of
the Bursary is to assist and encourage both established
and emerging literary practitioners in giving them an
opportunity to work intensively on a writing course
alongside others in a very unique environment.
The Dingle
Writing Course Bursary will facilitate participants
professional development while furthering their knowledge
and experience in dealing with other professionals
involved in the literary world.
Closing date for receipt of completed
applications is no later than Thursday 31st
May at
Drama
League of
Kilkenny
County Council
The aim of
the Bursary is to promote and foster all aspects of
amateur drama in Kilkenny, both acting and emerging
amateur drama practitioners, in giving them an
opportunity to work intensively on a drama course
alongside others in an idyllic setting at the
The Drama
League of Ireland Summer School will facilitate
participants development while furthering their knowledge
and experience in dealing with other professionals
involved in the drama world.
Closing date for receipt of completed
applications is no later than Thursday 31st
May at
For further details and application
forms regarding all of the above please contact:
The Arts Office,
County
Hall
Kilkenny.
T:
056 779 4138
E:
mary.butler@kilkennycoco.ie
E:
niamh.finn@kilkennycoco.ie
Kilkenny
County Council
Arts
Office
Dingle
Writing Bursary
Return
to: Mary Butler
Kilkenny
County Council
Arts
Office
County
Hall
Kilkenny
Closing
date is no later than
Dingle
Writing Course Bursary 2007
Kilkenny County Council s
The aim of the Bursary is to assist
and encourage both established and emerging literary
practitioners in giving them an opportunity to work
intensively on a writing course alongside others in a
very unique environment.
The Dingle Writing Course Bursary will
facilitate participants professional development while
furthering their knowledge and experience in dealing with
other professionals involved in the literary world.
Criteria
1. Individuals seeking
assistance must be based in the Kilkenny Administrative
area.
2. Individuals must explain
their financial need i.e. you must only apply if you
would be unable to attend without a bursary. Please
explain your circumstances in your application.
3.
Successful applicants will be required to acknowledge the
assistance of
4. Successful applicants
will be required to complete an evaluation report about
the course to
5.
Applicants are asked to submit samples of your work
– up to 5 typed pages of prose or 2 poems (except if
you are applying for a ‘Starting to Write’
course)
6.
Please include a letter of application and photocopies of
supporting documentation with bursary application.
On assessing your application we
will take the following into account:
- Is your application clear
- Do you have the capacity to
complete and see this activity through to
successful fruition
- Consideration of your position
as a writer i.e. an emerging or professional
writer
- The strength of your
supporting documents and letter outlining why you
wish to attend this course
- Consideration of your reasons
for applying for this bursary.
Letter of Application
This is an essential part of your
application. Your application will not be considered if
you do not submit the information requested below. (You
may have to repeat information stated in the application
form). No more that two sides of an A4 sheet. Your
information must be typed or use block capitals.
- 1.Describe briefly what you
want to gain from this bursary.
- 2.Describe briefly how gaining
this award fits in with your current work or the
direction you are going.
- 3. Also how it will assist and facilitate your professional development and further your knowledge and experience in dealing with other professionals involved in the literary world.
- 4. Explain why you chose
to apply for this bursary.
- As a result of you
securing this bursary how will it:
- develop your professional practice,
- broaden your perspective and
perception of professional practice,
- enhance your reputation and
- add to your repertoire of achievements
Completed
application forms to be returned to
Mary Butler, Arts Officer,
Kilkenny County Council,
County Hall,
John Street
Kilkenny.
Closing
date is no later than
Please mark
clearly as ‘Dingle Writing Courses
2007’
Please enclose an S.A.E. if you
require any additional material you have enclosed
returned.
Kilkenny County Council
Comhairle
Chontae Chill Chainnigh
Dingle Writing Course 2007
Application Form
1.
Full name:
______________________________________________________
2.
Your full contact address:
________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
Tel: __________________
Email:
_______________________
Fax: __________________
Website: _______________________
3.
Course Title:
_____________________________________________________
4.
Course Date:
____________________________________________________
5.
Are you a smoker/ non-smoker(for room share purposes)
____________________________________________________________________
6.
Any special dietary needs? (e.g. vegetarian, allergies,
coeliac, etc)
__________________________________________________________________________________
7.
Are you:
Employed Full-time
Employed Part-time
Student
Retired
Other
(please specify)
__________________________________________________________________
8.
Please give details of relevant education and experience
| Postgraduate qualification in: __________________________________________________________________________ |
| Degree in: _________________________________________________________________________ |
| Diploma in: _________________________________________________________________________ |
| Certificate in: _________________________________________________________________________ |
| Other relevant courses /
seminars / experiences: _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ |
9.
How long have you been practising? (please tick)
Pre 1970 ?
1970—79 ?
1980—89 ?
1990—2000 ?
2000—present ?
10.
Please name any other key organisations or individuals
with whom you are involved in terms of writing (e.g. as
facilitator, participant, editor)
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
11.
Please outline your financial need for this course?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
12.
q I
have included a letter of application and photocopies of
supporting documentation with my bursary application
q I
have read and agree to the booking conditions on the
I hereby declare that, to the best of
my knowledge, the
Signed: _________________________
Date: __________________________
Completed
application forms to be returned to Mary Butler, Arts
Officer,
Closing
date is no later than
Please mark
clearly as ‘Dingle Writing Courses
2007’
Please
enclose an S.A.E. if you require any additional material
you have enclosed returned.
Information
Our new venue in West Kerry, Tig
Áine, is the home of Áine and her late husband,
Mícheál Ó Dubhshláine, author of A Dark Day
on the Blaskets and Are You Going
Home Now? Memories of Old Kilkea.
This writer’s house, on the magnificent Slea Head
route and with stunning views of Clochar strand, is
bursting with atmosphere and inspiration. Tig Áine has
ample workspace, nooks and crannies to disappear into, a
conservatory, small library, computer workstation and of
course, delicious fresh food (it’s a popular café
in the summer). It is 3 miles west of Baile an
Fheirtéaraigh (Ballyferriter), a mile from Dún Chaoin
and 9 ½ miles from Dingle.
Courses are limited to 14 students.
Each course offers a combination of group work,
individual tutorials, lectures, kick-start exercises, a
critique of your work and time for your own writing.
There is usually a reading by the tutor and the students
on Saturday night.
Courses
start with supper on Friday evening at
Students may be asked to submit a
sample of work depending on which course they are
attending. Contact us when booking for further details.
For full details of the programme
see our website: www.dinglewritingcourses.ie
Course Programme 2007
Mary O’Donnell
Starting to Write
21-23 September
How
to start, stay motivated and keep going in short fiction
and poetry. You do not have to have written before but a
genuine interest and curiosity for the writing process is
essential. Expect exercises and techniques that generate
new work and keep you going long after the course is
over.
Mary
O’Donnell is a poet, novelist and short story
writer. She has published four collections of poetry, the
most recent being September Elegies
(Lapwing, 2003). She is also the author of a collection
of short stories Strong Pagans
(Poolbeg, 1992), and three novels, The Light
Makers, Virgin and the Boy,
both published by Poolbeg, and The Elysium
Testament (Trident Press, 1999). An
experienced tutor Mary has received several awards for
her work including the Sunday Tribune Best
New Novel of the Year, the Listowel Writers’ Week
Award and she has been twice nominated for an Irish
Times/Aer Lingus Literary Award for poetry.
She is a member of Aosdána and lives in Co.Kildare.
Evelyn Conlon
Fiction
28-30 September
This course
is for those ready to take the plunge or test
the temperature with old or new work. In workshops
and individual sessions Evelyn will ask students to put
their work practice under private scrutiny and examine
what it takes to be a writer.
Evelyn
Conlon is a novelist, short story writer, editor and
critic. Her stories are collected in My Head
is Opening, Taking Scarlet as a
Real Colour and Telling - New and
Selected Short Stories (Blackstaff Press,
2000). She has published three novels including A
Glassful of Letters (Blackstaff, 1998)and Skin
of Dreams (
Mary O’Malley
Poetry
12-14 October
An
intensive poetry course focusing on energy and fun. Mary
will help writers unlock their own store of metaphor and
myth. There will be practical exercises to generate new
work and directions, as well as an emphasis on how to
read your own work with a view to improving it
technically. You are asked to bring along your five
favourite poems of any era with a short paragraph on why
you chose them.
Mary
O'Malley has written six volumes of poetry including, Asylum
Road (Salmon, 2001), The Boning Hall,
New and Selected Poems (Carcanet, 2002) and A
Perfect V (Carcanet, 2006). She lectures
on the MA in Writing at NUI Galway and is also writer in
association with Music for
Kate
Thompson
Writing Children’s
Fiction
19-21 October
The telling
of stories is as old as language itself, and the art is
nowhere so alive as in the writing of children’s
books. Kate has found the medium to be the best one for
expressing her ideas, whether they relate to current
political or environmental situations or to the inner
journeys that all of us have to undertake. This course is
designed to help you access your ideas and to present
them in a dynamic and engaging form.
Kate
Thompson has published twelve novels for children and
three for adults. The New Policeman,
published in 2005, won the Whitbread, the Guardian
and the Dublin Airport Authority children’s book
awards, as well as the Bisto Book of the Year Award,
which Kate has now won four times. She has a wide
experience of running workshops for adults and for
children, in
Public
To coincide with the courses each tutor will give a
public reading at lunchtime in the Dingle Bookshop,
Kilkenny
County Council
Arts
Office
Drama League of Ireland
Summer
School 2007
Bursary
Return
to: Mary Butler
Kilkenny
County Council
Arts
Office
County
Hall
Kilkenny
Closing
date is no later than
Drama
League of
Kilkenny County Council Arts Office in
partnership with the Drama League of Ireland is offering
a week long Summer School workshop to practitioners
domiciled in Kilkenny.
The aim of the Bursary is to promote
and foster all aspects of amateur drama in Kilkenny, both
acting and emerging amateur drama practitioners, in
giving them an opportunity to work intensively on a drama
course alongside others in an idyllic setting at the
The Drama League of Ireland Summer
School will facilitate participants development while
furthering their knowledge and experience in dealing with
other professionals involved in the drama world.
Criteria
1. Individuals seeking
assistance must be based in the Kilkenny Administrative
area.
2.
Successful applicants will be required to acknowledge the
assistance of
3.
Successful applicants will be required to complete an
evaluation report about the course to
4.
Applicants are asked to submit a CV outlining what
amateur groups they have been involved with / recent
projects etc.
5. Please
include a letter of application and photocopies of
supporting documentation with bursary application.
- Is your application clear
- Do you have the capacity to
complete and see this activity through to
successful fruition
- Will this activity have a
positive effect on your artistic practice
- Consideration of your position
as a drama practitioner i.e. an emerging or
active amateur dramatist
- The strength of your
supporting documents and letter outlining why you
wish to attend this course
- Consideration of your reasons
for applying for this bursary.
Letter of Application
This is an essential part of your
application. Your application will not be considered if
you do not submit the information requested below. (You
may have to repeat information stated in the application
form). No more that two sides of an A4 sheet. Your
information must be typed or use block capitals.
- Describe briefly what you want
to gain from this bursary.
- Describe briefly how gaining
this award fits in with your current work or the
direction you are going.
3. Also how it will assist
and facilitate your development and further your
knowledge and experience in dealing with others involved
in the drama world.
4. Explain why you chose to apply for
this bursary.
- As a result of you
securing this bursary how will it:
- develop your practice,
- broaden your perspective and
perception of amateur dramatics,
- enhance your reputation and
- add to your repertoire of
achievements and experience
Completed
application forms to be returned to Mary Butler, Arts
Officer,
Closing
date is no later than
Please mark
clearly as:
‘Drama
League of
Please enclose an S.A.E. if you
require any additional material you have enclosed
returned.
Kilkenny County Council
Comhairle
Chontae Chill Chainnigh
‘Drama
League of
Application Form
1.
Full name:
______________________________________________________
2.
Your full contact address:
________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
Tel: __________________
Email:
_______________________
Fax: __________________
Website: _______________________
3.
Course Title:
_____________________________________________________
4.
Are you:
Employed Full-time
Employed Part-time
Student
Retired
Other
(please specify)
__________________________________________________________________
5.
Please give details of relevant education and experience
| Postgraduate qualification in: __________________________________________________________________________ |
| Degree in: _________________________________________________________________________ |
| Diploma in: ________________________________________________________________________ |
| Certificate in: _________________________________________________________________________ |
| Other relevant courses /
seminars / experiences: _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ |
6.
How long have you been practising drama? (please tick)
Pre 1970 ?
1970—79 ?
1980—89 ?
1990—2000 ?
2000—present ?
7.
Please name any other key organisations or individuals
with whom you are involved in terms of drama(e.g. as
facilitator, participant, actor, director)
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
8.
Please outline your reasons for applying for this
bursary?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
9.
q I
have included a letter of application and photocopies of
supporting documentation with my bursary application
q I
have read and agree to the criteria conditions on the ‘Drama
League of
I hereby declare that, to the best of my
knowledge, the
Signed: _________________________ Date:
__________________________
Completed
application forms to be returned to Mary Butler, Arts
Officer,
Closing
date is no later than
Please mark
clearly as ‘Drama League of
Please enclose an S.A.E. if you
require any additional material you have enclosed
returned.
Drama League of Ireland Info rmation
| Course A – Shakespearean
Performance – Tutor Belinda Wild Belinda
is one of the most experienced Shakespearean
directors in the country. The course will
explore the vocal, physical and emotional skills
needed to perform Shakespeare and is designed to
challenge and inspire anyone who wants to develop
good performance practice. |
| Course B – Stage One
– Tutor David Scott David
will introduce participants to the many and
varied elements required in making a piece of
theatre. This highly talented Australian
actor and drama teacher will deliver a fun but
challenging course for those interested in
enhancing their acting skills. |
| Course C – Stanislavski
Without Tears – Tutor Vincent O’Neill Vincent
will focus on the techniques of Stanislavski on
this course which is aimed at actors of all
levels keen to master the method enabling
participants to gain a powerful set of skills to
help them with the most challenging script.
|
| Course D – The Moving
Voice – Tutor Kate Pringle Kate’s
course is a unique mix of movement and voice
where she will focus on expansion and enhancement
of vocal and physical skills through release of
tension, posture, movement and vocal exercises. |
| Course E – Rehearsing and
Performing American Realist Theatre – Tutor
Geoffrey Colman Geoffrey
has a wealth of experience in directing opera and
theatre in the |
| Course F – The ABC for
New Directors – Tutor Roisin McBrinn Roisin
will introduce the art of directing in her
attempt to give skills and confidence to
directors who feel they have strong instincts but
lack the tools to communicate their intensions or
articulate and define their vision. |
| Course G – Contemporary
European Writers – Tutor Rachel West This
course intends to explore and contextualize
recent developments in contemporary European
theatre practice using texts from a variety of
cutting-edge dramatists. |