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Culture Night at the Marine Bar
Friday 22nd September was Culture Night across Ireland and to mark the occasion, West Waterford Arts Group teamed up with Joe Power and...
Jo Bell
Sep 27, 20233 min read


Tutankhamun is in the Wardrobe
Seeing your work published is one of the greatest things that can happen to you as a writer and last weekend I had the joy of seeing one...
Jo Bell
Sep 9, 20232 min read


Electric Picnic and Under Starling
Episode 7 of The Musician's Hour was released last week and featured Dungarvan alternative rock band Under Starling . The band have been...
Jo Bell
Sep 6, 20231 min read


Celebrating Local in Lismore
On Sunday 13th August, Lismore in West Waterford came to life, when the Celebrate Local Festival took place. Main Street was closed for...
Jo Bell
Aug 16, 20232 min read


The Power of the Session
While I often attend the brilliant Friday night Fireside sessions at The Marine Bar, Dungarvan, over the past month, I thought I would...
Jo Bell
Aug 12, 20233 min read


The fantastic Luna Olivia Avery
This week we released the latest episode of 'The Musician's Hour with Jo Bell', on Community Radio Youghal, which features Cork singer...
Jo Bell
Aug 1, 20231 min read


Satire on the Thames
Our pro-EU boat passes the Houses of Parliament (PHOTO BRUCE TANNER) Two weeks ago, it was the 7th anniversary of the referendum that...
Jo Bell
Jul 20, 20232 min read


The Legend of Joe Power
We recently released Episode 5 of The Musicians' Hour with Jo Bell on Community Radio Youghal, which featured Joe Power as the guest. It...
Jo Bell
Jul 12, 20232 min read


Open Session at The Getaway - Comeraghs Wild Festival
Singing one of my own songs (PHOTO BY VICKY DAY) This year marked the second time that The Getaway Eco Camp, just outside Dungarvan has...
Jo Bell
Jul 8, 20231 min read


West Waterford Poetry at Bord Bia Bloom
This weekend, I headed up to Bord Bia Bloom in Phoenix Park, Dublin, with my Mum. It was a great weekend for Waterford creatives, as...
Jo Bell
Jun 5, 20233 min read


Univocalic Villanelles and other nightmares
This week, we released Episode 4 of my radio programme on CRY104fm : The Musician's Hour with Jo Bell . This episode was a poetry and...
Jo Bell
May 31, 20234 min read


Poetry Day Ireland - a poem about anxiety
It's Poetry Day Ireland and it seems a fitting day to put together my first post here. Unfortunately, I won't be heading out to any of...
Jo Bell
Apr 27, 20232 min read
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