Banter on the Liffey (056, Aug 2013)

 Banter on the Liffey will see us hosting pop-up talks in three Liffey-side venues on August 8 as a taster for the Liffey Legover festival which will taking place at the Twisted PepperGrand Social and Workman’s Club later in the year.The Banter on the Liffey menu is as follows:

The Tony Fenton Retrospective In 35 Minutes – the Today FM legend on his life on and off the airwaves (Workman’s Club Vintage Room, 7pm)

The Liffey and me – visual artist Fergal McCarthy on how the river has influenced his works like Liffeytown and No Man’s Land (Grand Social Ballroom, 8pm)

Dives, sweatboxes and ballrooms – Come Here To Me’s Sam McGrath on the life and times of some of the city’s most celebrated music venues (Twisted Pepper, 9pm)

Admission to all events will be free. It’s going to be a hoot.

Banter on the Liffey – artist Fergal McCarthy in the Liffey