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The second Thomas MacDonagh Hedge School takes place from September 18-22 in the Thomas MacDonagh Museum, Cloughjordan.
The theme for this year’s Hedge School programme is “Revival and Rebellion: Politics and the Arts – Ireland in Review”
The Thomas MacDonagh Hedge School is thrilled to announce that Fergal Keane, BBC Africa Editor, award winning broadcaster and best-selling author will be interviewed by Professor Sarah Moore Fitzgerald, course director of the University of Limerick’s MA in Creative Writing in University, literacy advocate and novelist.
Fergal will share his personal perspectives on his love of literature, music and poetry on Saturday September 21, at 2pm.
Their discussion will also explore how the arts have informed Fergal’s approach to his 40 year career, and if or how, in his view, the arts contribute to political debate, or are a salve in troubled times.
Hedge School organiser Una Johnston suggests the programme “will be of great interest to anyone interested in both cultural history and contemporary arts and will include academics, writers and artists reflecting on the themes of politics and the arts from the troubled years of The Irish Review’s existence to the present day.
A limited number of tickets are available for €35 now from Eventbrite, and can be purchased here.
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