Ms Máire Logue:

We thank the Chairman for the invitation and Ms Catherine Moylan and I are delighted to be here.

Listowel Writers Week is the longest running literary festival in Ireland. It started straight after the Acropolis and is an internationally acclaimed festival. Our aim is to bring writers and audiences together in the unique surroundings of Listowel. The festival was born out of its literary heritage and is 48 years in the making.