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RELAUNCH OF IRISH PEN/PEN na hÉireann, November 2020

In November 2020 Irish PEN was relaunched as Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann. This followed the amalgamation of the original organisation and the Freedom to Write Campaign.

The aims of Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann are:

  • to promote literature in and about Ireland both nationally and internationally
  • to defend worldwide the right of writers to responsible freedom of expression as defined in the PEN Charter
  • to foster international understanding through the appreciation of literature

We are an all-Ireland organisation, entirely staffed by volunteers and with limited resources. For this reason, please be patient if our responses are slow. Our contact details are below.

email: irishpen20@gmail.com 

Facebook: @PenCentreIreland

Bluesky: @irishpen.bsky.social 

Our Board members are:
Pádraig Hanratty (Co-Chair), Cauvery Madhavan (Co-Chair), Valerie Bistany (company secretary), Deaglán de Bréadún, Moyra Donaldson, Sue Divin, Shauna Gilligan (Newsletter Editor), Therese Hicks (membership secretary), Thérèse Kieran (Vice-Chair), Declan Meade (Treasurer), and John O’Donnell.

Our Newsletter Sub-committee includes ordinary members as well as Board members: 
Viviana Fiorentino, Mia Gallagher, Shauna Gilligan (Editor), Pádraig Hanratty, Therese Hicks, Katherine Mezzacappa, Lia Mills, and Gráinne Tobin.

 

Our Freedom to write Sub-committee includes ordinary members, ex-Board members who are now ordinary members as well as current Board members:
June Considine, Moyra Donaldson, Catherine Dunne, Viviana Fiorentino, Shauna Gilligan (Co-Chair), Thérèse Kieran, Liz McManus, Pádraig Hanratty,  and Lia Mills (Co-Chair).
 
 

Note: For more information about the work we do, please visit our Campaigns and News tabs.

ATHSHEOLADH IRISH PEN/PEN na hÉireann Samhain 2020

Athsheoladh Irish PEN mar Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann i Samhain 2020 mar thoradh ar  chónascadh idir an bhuneagraíocht agus an Feachtas chun Saoirse Scríofa.

Is iad seo aidhmeanna Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann:

  • litríocht faoi agus in Éirinn a chur chun cinn ar bhonn náisiúnta agus  idirnáisiúnta
  • ceart scríbhneoirí, ar fud an domhain, an tsaoirse iad féin a chur in iúl ar bhealach freagrach, a chosaint faoi mar atá leagtha síos i gCairt PEN
  • tuiscint idirnáisiúnta a chaomhnú trí léirthuiscint don litríocht

Eagraíocht uile-oileáin sinn, le foireann uile-dheonach a fheidhmíonn le hacmhainní teoranta. Mar sin, iarrtar ort a bheith foighneach má táimid mall ag filleadh ort. Is iad seo a leanas ár sonraí teagmhála. 

ríomhphost: irishpen20@gmail.com 

Facebook: @PenCentreIreland

Bluesky: @irishpen.bsky.social 

Is iad seo a leanas baill ár mBoird:
Pádraig Hanratty (Comh-Chathaoirleach), Cauvery Madhavan (Comh-Chathaoirleach), Valerie Bistany, Deaglán de Bréadún, Moyra Donaldson, Sue Divin, Shauna Gilligan (Eagarthóir Nuachtlitreach), Therese Hicks (Rúnaí Ballraíochta), Thérèse Kieran (Leaschathaoirleach), Declan Meade (Cisteoir),agus John O’Donnell.

I measc Fhochoiste na Nuachtlitreach tá gnáthbhaill chomh maith le baill an Bhoird: Viviana Fiorentino, Mia Gallagher, Shauna Gilligan (Eagarthóir), Pádraig Hanratty (Eagarthóir), Therese Hicks, Katherine Mezzacappa agus Gráinne Tobin.

I measc ár bhFochoiste Feachtas chun Saoirse Scríofa, tá gnáthbhaill, iarbhaill den Bhord ar gnáthbhaill anois iad, chomh maith le baill reatha an Bhoird: June Considine, Moyra Donaldson, Catherine Dunne, Viviana Fiorentino, Shauna Gilligan, Neil Hegarty, Thérèse Kieran, Liz Mc Manus, Maria McManus, agus Lia Mills.

N.B: Le tuilleadh eolais a fháil faoin obair a bhíonn ar bun againn, tabhair cuairt ar an táb Campaigns and News.