The fourth north west international storytelling festival runs 27th-30th, with a sizzling international line up - ring 08-01 504-266946 for details. .. Dun Laoighre Rathdown Co. Council tomorrow launch their Poetry Now Festival, with workshops and readings by writers such as Dennis O'Driscoll, Julie O'Callaghan, Liam O Muirthile, Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill and a group of Belgian poets - ring 01-2806961 for details. .. Irish Art: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly, a public discussion of issues of value in contemporary Irish art, takes place at the City Arts Centre at 2.30 p.m. on Saturday next.

Admission is free...