Venetians Do it Better... Saturday night in Cannaregio... spent the last few days writing, walking and exploring the Biennale.

Listen in this Sunday, 5th May from 9-10am to Side by Side programme on Shannonside FM as Caroilin Callery speaks about our upcoming National Famine Way Commemorative Walk (20-25th May) and the new Global Irish Famine Way.

#GlobalIrishFamineWay #FamineWay #Missing1490

Thank you to Helen Jones and @BBCMerseyside for speaking with me about
'The Story of the Bronze
Shoes' and the Trek with @LivIrishFest in May National Famine Museum | Strokestown Park National Famine Way

LISTEN at 1:28 mins in:

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The Global Irish Famine Way is an extension of the National Famine Way tracing the journey of Irish emigrants fleeing the #GreatFamine .

Bronze Shoes to link sites in Canada & around the world to our National @FamineWay have started a journey on the @MarineIns #RVCelticExplorer .

At 330pm today I speak with Helen Jones on BBC Merseyside about 'The Story of the Bronze Shoes,' and the National Famine Way Strokestown-Dublin-trek in May with Liverpool Irish Festival National Famine Museum | Strokestown Park

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Tune in, RTÉ News Six One this evening, as they feature today’s launch of Voyage of Bronze Shoes on board, Marine Institute’s RV Celtic Explorer.

Marking beginning of the shoes journey, extending National Famine Way internationally to Canada.

#GlobalIrishFamineWay #FamineWay

A great writer passes, how many people did he inspire to take up a pen and write? One of the first authors to hook me with the power of storytelling nytimes.com/1990/12/25/opi…

What a gorgeous suprise in the post today Unity Theatre 🧡 thank you John Maguire/ArtsGroupie ❤️❤️❤️❤️ beautiful book! Liverpools creative community & support is the best

Summer Crop...ready for a packed few months ahead of John Maguire/ArtsGroupie projects.

Today's training trek...Hamilton Square to New Brighton, then right around the water to Hoylake. Oyster catchers, Ravens and Mermaid Purse's aplenty.

Soooooo, the six-day trek in May, I am participating in with Liverpool Irish Festival National Famine Way National Famine Museum | Strokestown Park 'The Walk of the Bronze Shoes,' is getting nearer.
Here are the locations we will be visiting during the 165K walk.
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The National Famine Way Commemorative Walk takes place over six days from Monday 20th to Saturday 25th May 2024beginning with a dramatic re-enactment of the events which prompted the foundation of the walk. Walkers will be joined by schools, musicians, and costumed enthusiasts.

Rise and shine, ready to record an interview with Helen Jones BBC Merseyside about the Liverpool Irish Festival Strokestown Walk in May National Famine Museum | Strokestown Park National Famine Way
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The phenomenal ⁦Ashleigh Nugent⁩ at the launch of the newly established The Culture Network LCR ⁦National Museums Liverpool⁩ It’s a new network for culture across the region. Come join us culturenetwork.co.uk

Step into the wilderness this summer for tales of the woodland weird,unholy rites and ancient places of cosmic power. #ArtsGroupie continues to revive the storytelling tradition with a summer solstice slant, performed Shakespeare North Playhouse Knowsley Incredible Edibles Metal Liverpool Tourist Information

THE MERSEY features very heavily in my work. Such beauty!
Finished redrafting the latest manuscript. It is like a gigantic
115, 000 word puzzle.
#kittyqueenofthewashhouse #ThePoolofLife
#liverpolitans

Writing is 90% perspiration, 10% inspiration.

The Liverpool Literary Agency are amazing.

Very excited to start this tonight.
His books are my favourite discovery of 2024, so far.
Fresh, creative and joyous, words that stimulate the imagination Faber Books

The River Mersey gave me a wonderful welcome today, well a windy kiss...here I am 1/2 way on my 1st full 32km walk, part of my training for the 6 day trek in May @livirishfest @nationalfamineway National Famine Museum | Strokestown Park
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Think the wind blew away my eyebrows.

SAVE THE DATE - Prescot Elizabethan Fayre with Culture Knowsley
One of our highlights of 2023... and so, so hot in all that costume.
Delighted #ArtsGroupie will be back this year.

We will be offering FREE 'Make your own Elizabethan-themed Shadow Puppets' workshops.

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Sunshine and a fabulous outdoor photography exhibition, enroute to a meeting Shakespeare North Playhouse Culture Knowsley #picturinghighstreets LOVE this image GLASS CEILING