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Annual Kavanagh Lecture
The Kavanagh Lecture has been the key event in the Kavanagh Weekend which now takes place annually in the last weekend of September.
In the past the address has been delivered by President Michael D Higgins and Seamus Heaney amongst many others.
2021 – Evelyn Conlon
2022 – John Connell
2023 – Thomas McCarthy
2024 – Emily Cullen
2025 – Declan Gorman
Kavanagh Contemporary
Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award
The Patrick Kavanagh Award is for emerging poets currently living in Ireland or with Irish heritage.
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Taking Flight
An ongoing series of responses to the work of Patrick Kavanagh specifically for radio by leading contemporary artists and thinkers.
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Poetry Jukebox ‘No Earthly Estate’
This innovative installation celebrates the poetry of Patrick Kavanagh in scenic environs by the River Fane at the heart of Inniskeen.
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