Olivia O’Leary presents The Heart of Summer: Emo Court
6.00pm
Saturday 7 July
Emo Court, Portarlington, Co. Laois
Tickets: €10/€8 concessions, includes a glass of wine
Enjoy a feast of music and poetry in three of Ireland’s great historic houses, introduced by Olivia O’Leary, acclaimed journalist and presenter of RTÉ Radio 1’s Poetry Programme. Produced by Poetry Ireland in partnership with the OPW.
Olivia O’Leary is joined by poets Kerry Hardie and Pat Boran, as well as master uilleann piper David Power in Emo Court, one of architect James Gandon’s neo-classical masterpieces. The house is surrounded by parklands, including beautiful gardens, a lake, woodland walks and many fine trees and shrubs.