Word on the Street, an Irish Writers Centre Spoken Word Showcase

Time and date

Wednesday 15 July 2026

Time

8:00 pm

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With its fusions in rap, jazz, poetry and performance, and its engagement with all that is pressing, political and repressed, this year’s Irish Writers Centre Spoken Word showcase features bilingual poet and writer Julie Goo, poet, performer and essayist Holly Hughes, Cork-based writer Tim O’Driscoll and West Cork poet and performer, Catherine Ronan.

This event is supported by the Irish Writers Centre

Admission: Free but ticketed

Writers

Julie Goo

Julie Goo is a bilingual poet and writer from Cork City. Her writing has been published widely and her debut poetry collection DÁNA was published by Coiscéim in 2021 under the name...

Holly Hughes

Holly Hughes is a writer, poet, and performer from Clonakilty, West Cork. Her debut solo show, ‘I Want to Speak to Your Manager’, performed to sold-out audiences at Dublin Fringe...

Tim O’Driscoll

Tim O’Driscoll is a Cork poet and writer. He holds an Honours degree in English literature from University College Cork. Performing spoken word pieces at Listowel Writers Week Festival and O...

Catherine Ronan

Catherine Ronan is an Irish, award-winning poet who has been writing poetry since childhood. She is deputy poetry editor for Swerve Magazine and curates the Lit Lounge. Her chapbooks, ‘Alchemy’ and ‘Synchrodestiny’ were...

Word on the Street, an Irish Writers Centre Spoken Word Showcase

Time and date

Location

Writers

Julie Goo

Holly Hughes

Tim O’Driscoll

Catherine Ronan

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