Spoken word event in Freshford this bank holiday weekend

Ionad Lachtain, Arts and Heritage Centre in Freshford, will welcome bilingual spoken word artist and poet Ben MacCaoilte and his performance ‘Lifting the Gate’ on Saturday, June 1 at 8pm.

Ben MacCaoilte has taken Lifting the Gate to venues across Ireland,the UK and Europe including Smock Alley Scene and Heard, Cork World Book Fest, Ó Bhéal, Power of Words Festival,Dr. Martin Shaw’s Medicine House Tour, Stephen James Smith So Say So Sessions with Basciville, The Bath Festival UK and the Culturel Centre Irlandais in Paris as well as Guest Poet at Spoken Word Paris and has received rave reviews to date.

Ben also had the pleasure of supporting for Declan O Rourke on his Irish tour in 2023.

Tickets for the Freshford gig are on sale at www.eventbrite.ie or at the door on Saturday, June 1, at 8pm.