Eco Print Workshop — The Colours of Sliabh an Iarainn

The Dock Arts Centre, Thursday, May 14 at 06:00 PM GMT+1

Helen O’Leary and Kim Flick will lead an evening eco-printing workshop for artists and communities at The Dock, working directly with the materials of Sliabh an Iarann—its plants, waters, and iron-rich soils. This is an evening session focusing on eco-printing, working more closely with leaves and plant forms to make direct impressions on cloth and paper, offering a quieter, more intimate way of engaging with the materials.

This is a fun evening of making on Thursday 14 May, 6—8pm—no experience required—slow, physical, and grounded in the Leitrim landscape. All materials supplied. Booking required—tickets are €5 including refreshments.

Book your tickets here.

Helen O'Leary is a Wexford-born artist best known for constructions that blur the boundaries between painting and sculpture.  She holds BFA and MFA degrees from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. 

Based between New York and Leitrim, her work has been widely recognised through awards and residencies including the Rome Prize American Academy in Rome; New Jersey Fellowship for the Arts; the Hennessy Purchase Award, IMMA, Dublin; the Purchase Award American Academy of Arts and Letters; the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship; the Pollock-Krasner awards; the Joan Mitchell Award for painting and sculpture; the Centre Culturel Irlandaise, France; the Sam and Adele Golden Residency, NY; the Mac Dowell Fellowship, New Hampshire; the Skowhegan program, ME; and the Yaddo Residency, NY. 

Kim Flick is a mixed media artist, sharing her passion for creativity as a Visual Arts Instructor through workshops, retreats, and community events in addition to the credit courses taught at The Pennsylvania State University. She holds degrees in Drawing & Painting and Equine Science from Penn State University and an MFA from The Vermont College of Fine Art.

Born in Bellefonte and raised in the foothills of the Bald Eagle Mountains, she is a native daughter of the PA Wilds. She keeps it local with membership and service in various community organizations: Central PA Pastel Society, The Farmland Preservation Artists, The Art Alliance, Clinton County Arts Council, and America's oldest art organisation, The Philadelphia Sketch Club. Kim is listed on the juried artist registries of The Bellefonte Art Museum and The Pennsylvania Wilds Artisans. She promotes and demonstrates sustainable studio practices, eco-friendly products and artistic environmental projects.

For further information, you can email Mary Conlon, at [email protected].

https://flypost.ie/event/eco-print-workshop-the-colours-of-sliabh-an-iarainn

On this day in 1861, Susan Sullivan died aged 65. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Drumlease, Co. Leitrim, in the Journals: https://tinyurl.com/sull1861

Learn about the Journals at https://MemsDead.com

#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Leitrim

Uisce Sionainn / Flora Liatromensis

The Dock Arts Centre, Saturday, May 16 at 11:00 AM GMT+1

The Uisce / Flora series of river walks was developed by Anna Macleod and textile designer Katie May Anderson as a transferable model for performative community river walking to celebrate the transformative power of water. The event will include talks by guest speakers on ethnobotany and river regeneration, and the launch of a zine with an essay by Dr. Phillina Sun. Followed by a light lunch.

Anna Macleod is a Scottish-Irish visual artist, researcher, and educator based in the Northwest of Ireland. Her work mediates complex ideas associated with contemporary, historical, and cultural understandings of land and water through a variety of visual art media. She has been awarded the International Atlantic Artist Residency Exchange in Newfoundland with CRUX and Artlink in 2026.

Katie May Anderson is a freelance textile artist and designer based in Glasgow, Scotland. Katie works on various community arts projects across the UK, primarily in the heritage sector. Throughout all her work, collaboration and co-production are crucial, with participants empowered to engage in creative and collaborative expression, building connections and skills development. She has worked in numerous heritage sites in Scotland including Stirling Castle, Castle House Museum, and co-ordinated the Charabancs and Cadillacs project, a community quilt for Community Transport Newham. In 2025 she worked with communities on a textile banner for the ‘Grace’ project at Stirling Castle and a textile map for the Edinburgh Deaf Festival.

Booking is required. Tickets available here.

https://flypost.ie/event/uisce-sionainn-flora-liatromensis

PUNK FRIDAY with Bad Mothers Union, Mark + Luke, and priest

The Dock Arts Centre, Friday, April 3 at 06:30 PM GMT+1

PUNK FRIDAY storms back into The Dock this April with a third installment of noise and catharsis, once again curated by Lina Lambert. Psych‑rock collective Bad Mothers Union bring their DIY punk ethos and high‑volume blowouts, while Mark + Luke add hyperactive, scrappy anthems from the Irish underground circuit. Sligo unit priest rounds out the bill with a raw, unpredictable edge, for a night of high‑energy live performance.

The bands will take to the stage from 7pm. A quiet space will be available for visitors and a food truck will be available to purchase food.

Tickets €15

https://flypost.ie/event/punk-friday-with-bad-mothers-union-mark-luke-and-priest

INCREDIBLE! Barry McNulty of #Leitrim, back from injury, came off the bench and scored SIX two-pointers as Leitrim came from 10 points down to beat London. He’s a serious player!

The Dock, Co. Leitrim
^: Waking the Land
Closing Sat 14 Feb
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The Dock, Co. Leitrim
Sian Costello: Hymn to Him
Closing Sat 14 Feb
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Mein liebster irischer Wasserfall: Fowley's Fall in Rossinver 🌳 My favourite Irish waterfall: Fowley's Falls in Rossinver #Leitrim #Hiddenheartlands #Irland #Ireland #photo #foto

1) On our latest episode Sham Hanifa tells how he came to #Leitrim. Some 25 years later he is the owner of three acclaimed restaurants

Here he is talking about our favorite dish, #IrishStew and the joy that staple brings to us all on a cold day

#IrishPodcast #OffTheBeatenCraic #GlobalIrishNation

RE: https://mastodon.ie/@IrishStewPodcast/115933546515491369

My #podcast trip to #Leitrim was short

I’m looking forward to heading back to the country and spend time there in a more leisurely fashion

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