Internationally award-winning poet and writer

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  • Saturday, 1 February at 5.00 pm:  Brigid the Rebel Healer Cross-Making Workshop & Laying of Crosses Ceremony  featuring family craft activities, poetry, readings, songs and music celebrating the healing spirit of Ireland's pagan goddess, Brigid - includes poetry by Anne Casey. Presented in partnership with the Government of Ireland, Waverley Borough Council, the Consulate General of Ireland and the Irish Support Agency. Venue: Irish 1798 Memorial, Waverley Cemetery, Sydney, Australia. More information




  • Sunday, 2 February at 4.30 pm:  Brigid the Rebel Healer Concert  presented by The Prankqueans  - poetry and prose readings, drama, song and music celebrating Irish-Australian female creativity in tribute to ancient Celtic pagan goddess of healing, Brigid - featuring  performances by Aine de Paor, Anne Casey, Cliona Molins, Rosie McDonald, Julie McFarland and Jacqui McPhee - in partnership with the Government of Ireland, the Consulate General of Ireland, Gleebooks and the Irish Support AgencyVenue: Gleebooks, 49 Glebe Point Road,
    Glebe, Sydney, Australia. 
    Bookings



  • Sunday, 16 March: Sydney St Patrick's Day Citizenship Ceremony 2024  at the Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney - including poetry reading by Anne Casey. This event is part of the Sydney St Patrick's Day Parade & Festival.  Admission is by private invitation only.​



  • Tuesday, 27 May: Irish Support Agency 30th Anniversary Celebration  at NSW Parliament House, Sydney, Australia, including poetry reading by Anne Casey. Admission is by private invitation only.​



  • Friday, 30 May at 6.00 pm:Bloomfest: Festival Launch presented by the Prankqueans  with generous support of the Government of Ireland, Waverley Council and the Irish Support Agency - at Waverley Library, 32-48 Denison Street, Bondi Junction. Bookings.



  • Friday, 13 June at 7.00 pm: Bloomfest: Joycean Soirée  presented by the Prankqueans with generous support of the Government of Ireland, Waverley Council and the Irish Support Agency - at Gertrude & Alice Bookshop, 46 Hall Street, Bondi Beach. Bookings.



  • Saturday, 14 June at 3.30 & 6.00 pm: Bloomfest: Paddy Dignam's Funeral & Wake   presented by the Prankqueans  with generous support of the Government of Ireland, Waverley Council and the Irish Support Agency - 3.30 pm at Waverley Cemetery and 6.00 pm at the Gaelic Club, 64 Devonshire Street, Sydney. Bookings.

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  • Sunday, 15 June at 5.30 pm: Bloomfest: Closing Concert  with generous support of the Government of Ireland, Waverley Council and the Irish Support Agency - at High Tide Room, Bondi Pavillion, Bondi Beach. Bookings.



  • Saturday, 21 June: Launch of 'Seang (Hungering)' poetry collection written by Anne Casey - official launch by Professor Eamonn Wall at the Salmon Bookshop and Literary Centre, Ennistymon, Co Clare, Ireland. 



  • Friday, 18 July at 3.15 pm: The Making of a Poem - Reading & Panel Discussion  as part of Willoughby Writers Festival at Chatswood Library, New South Wales.



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Readings & EVENTS 2025


Full details of readings and events where Anne Casey and/or her work will feature during 2025 will be added via links once announced by individual organisers.​​​​​