Award winning novelist Colum McCann will be joined by a host of celebrated writers and musicians including the Frames violinist Colm Mac Con Iomaire this Christmas in Limerick. An Ode to Christmas will celebrate Christmas’ past through music, song and story on Thursday December 7th at Narrative 4, 58 O’Connell Street at 7.30pm.
Colum McCann says “I am really looking forward to the event. I live in New York but I love to come home to Ireland at Christmas time. The event raises money for Narrative 4, an education youth project that is very close to my heart”.
As well as Colm Mac Con Iomaire, Colum McCann will be joined by writers Vivienne McKechnie, Róisín Meaney and special guests. The event raises funds for school programme Narrative 4, an intervention programme that teaches empathy and relationship skills to young people to address isolation and bullying. Narrative 4 have trained teachers in 40% of secondary schools across Ireland. The Irish charity replicated a successful USA youth programme of the same name.
Tickets are priced at €20 and can be purchased on Narrative4.ie or by calling 061-315656. A raffle with prizes of artworks and literature will be available on the night.
