PHIZZFEST LAUNCH WITH POET PAULA MEEHAN
AND THE OFFBEAT ENSEMBLE 

Paula Meehan was reared in the north inner city and Finglas. She has published six award winning collections of poetry and has written plays for both adults and children. She is Ireland Professor of Poetry for the years 2013 to 2016.

The Offbeat Ensemble, a late-starters string orchestra which rehearses in Phibsborough, presents an evening of wonderful music, including Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Scarborough Fair, William Tell, Wipe Out and pieces by Beethoven, Dvorak and Vivaldi. Directed by Nathan Sherman and Ciara Cavanagh.
(There will be a voluntary collection in aid of the restoration of the organ in St Peter’s Church following the launch.)