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Launch of the 34th Goldsmith International Literary Festival

The festival, which is the third longest running festival of its type in Ireland, will take place as usual over the June Bank Holiday. Founded in 1984 to celebrate the literary genius of Oliver Goldsmith and to promote beautiful Goldsmith Country as ...

25 May 2018 at 16:00

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VOTE | Longford's All Time Great - Round of 16 Poll #4: Anne Heraty v Oliver Goldsmith

Vote #4 in our quest to decide who is Longford's All Time Great sees one of the most successful businesswomen in the country, Ballinalee native, and the CEO and founder of CPL Resources, Anne Heraty, go head-to-head with the famous poet, novelist ...

26 Jan 2019 at 15:50

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Longford Literary Month to celebrate local writers

This May, Longford will be a literary haven as the county celebrates some of its most recognisable writers, past and present, in the first ever Longford Literary Month. The month of May will be packed with a variety of literary events, trails, ...

18 Apr 2019 at 16:00

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Longford's Annual Goldsmith Literary Festival goes ‘fully virtual’

In the spirit of the show must go on, organisers of the International Oliver Goldsmith Literary Festival have decided to ‘go fully virtual’ to celebrate its 37th year. This June Bank Holiday weekend, the festival, founded in 1984, will salute ...

20 May 2021 at 10:00

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Goldsmith Literary Festival: supporting local journalism in south Longford this weekend

After 35 years of literary events in south Longford, the Goldsmith Literary Festival shows no sign of stopping any time soon. With a programme that just gets bigger and better every year, more and more people are sitting up and taking notice ...

29 May 2019 at 16:00

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Longford All Time Greats: Profile #9 Oliver Goldsmith

One of the greatest natural writers in the English language, Oliver Goldsmith was born in a tumbledown farmhouse at Pallas, a small hamlet to the east of Ballymahon. He was a novelist, playwright and poet, who is best known for his novel ...

22 Jan 2019 at 01:17

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Oliver Goldsmith's ‘humble origins’ in Longford and Westmeath remembered

The unique virtual event – which featured diverse contributions from six speakers - journeyed back in time the mid-1700s to visit the birthplace of the novelist, playwright and poet’s in Pallas, Co Longford, where he spent the first ...

14 Dec 2020 at 10:00

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Longford and Westmeath plays host to Goldsmith International Literary Festival this weekend

The 38th Annual Oliver Goldsmith International Literary Festival takes place this weekend in various locations around South Longford and Westmeath. The third-longest running festival of its type in the country, it was founded in ...

01 Jun 2022 at 14:00

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PICTURES | Huge crowds in Longford to reflect on the life of acclaimed novelist, playwright and poet Oliver Goldsmith

Use the Arrows < > above to go through the gallery The 39th annual Goldsmith Festival, which ran over three days, from June 2 to 4, was a tremendous success exemplified by the huge crowds in attendance at events in Ballymahon ...

07 Jun 2023 at 17:01

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Longford to have Goldsmith shining for the weekend

Between May 30 and June 1, the Oliver Goldsmith Festival will be full of entertainment for various people, who may want fun or want to explore their interests in literature. Still going on into its 41st year, the festival ...

21 May 2025 at 18:00

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PICTURES | Literary Festival set to fight fake news in south Longford's Goldsmith Country

In an era of fake news, social media and mobile technology, quality journalism and great storytelling matter more than ever. But how can an industry and a profession that faces mounting change, still fulfil its role as a ...

22 May 2019 at 18:00

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Goldsmith Poetry Competition kicks off in Ballymahon ahead of 36th Goldsmith Festival

Budding Poets from across the country and indeed further afield will now have a major new prize to compete for, following the announcement of details of the newly upgraded Goldsmith Festival Poetry Competition at the ...

30 Jan 2020 at 15:00

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