Readings and other events

2024

  • Nov
  • Oct
    • Donegal launch of The Risen Tree, Frances Browne Literary Festival, Stranorlar
    • Poetry Reading at Letterkenny Cathedral Quarter Literary Festival
  • Sept
    • Cork County launch of The Risen Tree, Briery Gap, Macroom
  • Aug
    • First Wednesday Series, The White House, Limerick
  • July
  • May
    • Dublin launch of 'The Risen Tree', 14:30 Sun 5th May in Books Upstairs, launched by Jessica Traynor.
  • April
    • Cork launch of 'The Risen Tree', 15:30 Sat 13th April in the Cork City Library, launched (in absentia) by poet & educator Dr. Casey Jarrin.  Casey's introduction read by Ivy Favier.
  • Mar
    • Launch of my debut poetry collection 'The Risen Tree' published by Revival Press, 3pm Sunday 24th March, The People's Museum, Limerick. Orla Fay, Poet, launched the collection, Orla, as editor of Boyne Berries, published Bernadette's first poem in print in 2016.
2023
2022
  • April
    • Poetry Day 28th April:  
      • Cork City Library Poetry in the Park: Funeral Games displayed in Tramore Valley Park.
      • Cork County Library & Arts Service: From Darkness published online.
    • 'Pen to Paper to People' Saturday 9th at PLUGD RECORDS, Cornmarket Street, Cork. I was selected to read my work for 'Pen to Paper to People' produced by Shelby Harrison and host Eimear Ryan.  The other readers were: Patrick Doyle, Daragh Fleming, Patrick Holloway and Lucy Holme.

  • March
    • Introduction and reading of work by Dorothea Herbert at the launch of Irish Women Poets Rediscovered at Irish Architectural Archive, Merrion Square, Dublin.
    • Interview with Claire Cunningham for Lyric FM on the topic of Dorothea Herbert (c.1767-1829) listen back to Sublimer Wishes on Lyric FM at 6pm on Sunday 6th March 2022 produced by Claire Cunningham, Rockfinch Production.  Also included in this programme were Florence Mary Wilson (1874-1946), and Angela Greene (1936-1997).


2021
  • Sep
    • Culture Night 17th Sept - a celebration of poetry and music.
  • Aug
  • April
    • I wrote 'Finding Our Way' in response to a call from Cork County Council Library & Arts Service to write a poem on the Poetry Day Ireland 2021 theme of 'New directions: Maps and Journeys'. 
  • Jan

2020
2019
  • Sept
    • Poets Abroad reading organised by Leslie Thomas in Afton, Minnesota.
  • June
    • Poets Abroad reading organised by Julie Gilligan in Maldon, Essex.
  • May
    • Invited to read with Anton Floyd at 'Poetry & Music; Music for a Summer Evening at St. Martin's Church, Templemartin, Co. Cork.

2018
  • Nov
    • A recording by Bernadette Gallagher of the poem 'Goalkeepers' by Bernard O'Donoghue during the Ó Bhéal Winter Warmer Poetry Festival 2018
  • Oct
    • Sahitya Akademi, Delhi, India - invited to read on 30th Oct 2018 in Delhi.
    • Missing Voices – invited to present my paper on Dorothea Herbert as part of the Poetry Ireland Missing Voices seminar on 6th October 2018.
  • Sept
    • Invited by Ó Bhéal to read to students from USA studying at UCG on a visit to Cork, September 2018.
  • Aug
    • Festival dos Eidos, Parada, Galicia – invited reader as part of Ó Bhéal group - August 2018
  • April
    • As part of the Fired / Poetry Day Ireland event at the Irish Writers Museum I introduced the poetry of Dorothea Herbert along with one of my own poems.  This event was organised by Anne Tannam.
  • March
    • From the Witness Box, Courthouse, Kanturk Arts Festival, reading with 6 others prior to a reading by Bernard O’Donoghue.
    • WomenXBorders at the Irish Writers’ Centre, Dublin.
  • Jan 
    •  San Francisco Cork Exchange – Reading as part of Ó Bhéal at Village Hall, Cork.

2017
  • Dec
    • I was guest poet at the pSoken Wrod in Clonakilty on 5th December.  It was a lovely event with a most supportive and appreciative audience.
  • Sept
    • I read a selection of poems which were interspersed with tunes by jazz trio, Filology on Culture Night at Cork County Hall.  
  • Aug
    • I participated in an online poetry workshop with Eileen Healy and a one-day writing workshop with Denyse Woods.
  • July
    • I attended a poetry workshop with Patrick Cotter at the Munster Literature Centre during July/Aug.
  • June
    • I attended The Irish Writers Centre event 'Mindshift:  The Connected Writer' at Listowel.
    • Along with 7 other poets from Poets Abroad and special guest Kevin Higgins I read at the Model, Sligo on 10th June.
    • I attended a poetry workshop with Peter Sirr at the Listowel Writers Festival and read at a number of open mic events.
  • April
    • I recorded a selection of my poems for the UCD Poetry Archive.
    • I read at the Irish Writers Centre, Dublin 'Takin the Mic' event at the end of April.
  • February
    • I read for a group of US students along with other poets from Ó Bhéal invited by Paul Casey.
  • January
    • I was invited by Paul Casey to read as part of a group of invited Ó Bhéal poets at the Shannonside Winter Music Festival in Bunratty.


 2016
  • November
    • I was delighted to have been invited to read as part of the ÓBhéal Closed Mic at the Cork Winter Warmer Poetry Festival held at the Kino in Cork city.
  • October 
    • Rafiq Kathwari was the guest poet at Ó Bhéal on 3rd Oct.  I very much connected with his work.  He makes his poetry come alive in his readings.
  • September - Boyne Berries #20
    • I attended the launch of Boyne Berries and read my poem 'Rosa' which is published in volume #20.
  • August - Stanzas Ekphrastic Chapbook 
    • I read two of my poems at the launch of the Stanzas Chapbook.  
  • July - Books Upstairs 
    • I organised a poetry reading on 9th July in Dublin.  Special guest Alvy Carragher, followed by readings from myself and six other poets - Audrey Molloy, Bobbie Sparrow, Dick Edelstein, Frances Browner, Iseult Healy, Leslie Thomas.
  • May - Ó Bhéal Cork's Weekly Poetry Event
    • 16th May - poetry and prose from Northern Ireland
    • On 9th May Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill was the guest poet 
    • I attended the Monday 2nd May event a wonderful performance by Alvy Carragher.

    • I read a poem during the Open Mic sessions.
  • April - Poetry Day - Cork County Library & Arts Service
    • I attended and read one of my poems at the County Hall Poetry Day reading event.
  • April 2016 - At Cúirt Festival of Literature I attended:
    • a reading by the amazing poet Natasha Trethewey and other readings by Robert Pinsky, Hollie McNish 
    • the Launch of an Anthology Editor Louis de Paor - Leabhar na hAthghabhála (Poems of Repossession) with readings by Louis de Paor, Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh, Biddy Jenkinson and Liam Ó Muirthile.
  • March 2016 - Boyne Berries, Trim, Co. Meath
    • My poem 'Shades' was published in 'Boyne Berries 1916' and I read during the launch on 31 March in Trim.  The poem was selected by Orla Fay.  Link to article on writing.ie
  • March 2016 - Mountains to Sea Book Festival, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin.
  • March 2016 - Doolin Writers' Weekend:
    • I participated in a poetry workshop facilitated by Stephen Murray 
    • I read one of my poem's during the Open Mic facilitated by Dave Lordan and Neil McCarthy
  • Feb 2016 - 
    • I attended, as an audience member, a number of readings during the Cork International Poetry Festival.
    • I read at the Open Mic at ÓBhéal, Cork run by Paul Casey
2015
  • Oct-Dec 2015 I participated in a 10 week online poetry workshop with Kevin Higgins, OvertheEdge
  • Nov 2015 - My poem 'Hanging #2' was selected as Poem of the Week and published online by Headstuff.org selected by Alvy Carragher
  • In June 2015 I attended a one day workshop with Jessica Traynor in Dublin
  • Poetry Day 2015 - I did my first public reading during Poetry Day at the Cork County Library during an open-mic session facilitated by Patrick Cotter.




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