Celtic roots & the Sacredness of Place A talk by Dara Molloy Come to Charlie’s ¨firelit¨ backroom for the exciting launch of a new summer series on Celtic traditions, Christianity, and the Power of Place Wednesday, July 24, 8.30pm Door 5 euro. Gaffney’s Restaurant, Louisburgh Refreshments and tapas served Dara Molloy, ordained a Catholic priest, announced in 1996 his departure from Roman Catholicism. He also announced that he was remaining a priest and would continue to conduct services in the Celtic tradition. This created a great amount of national publicity at the time. Dara performs Celtic spiritual ceremonies, especially weddings, and acts as a guide to pilgrim groups visiting the island of Inis Mór. His publications include Legends in the Landscape and The Globalisation of God: Celtic Christianity’s Nemesis.

Slight change of time for talk.....8.30 pm.

Celtic Roots and the Sacredness of Place Celtic monk and former Catholic priest Dara Molloy will be the first speaker in a series of talks on Celtic traditions, Christianity and the power of place. Come to Charlie’s fire-lit back room and prepare to be intrigued. Tapas and refreshments served. Wenesday July 24th , 8pm.

Tapas talks @ Charlie´s backroom will be starting up again this year! list of topics will follow soon..... feel free to call me if you have any suggestions. 0877768094.

In order to carry out some renovations we will be closed for this week. Re-opening Sunday June 23rd at 6pm. We will be open seven nights a week for dinner. Lobster tank arriving soon!

Summer 2019 and the Restaurant is OPEN.....let the fun begin!!!!! 098 66150.

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Thank you to all of our wonderful customers for a fantastic summer season! Our restaurant will be closing up it's evening service this Saturday the 8th of Sept but we hope to continue to bring you an interesting array of cultural events as part of our Tapas Talks @ Charlie's Back Room series. Stay tuned here for further details!

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Great turn out for our Poetry and Jazz night last night! Come join us for Tapas Talks @ Charlie's Backroom every Friday evening at 5pm!

Tapas Talks @ Charlie's Back Room Friday August 24th 5pm Up next: a night of Poetry and music featuring Marian Kilcoyne andBrian Parsons. Marian Kilcoyne​ is an Irish writer based on the west coast of Ireland. She has been widely published in multiple works across the US and Ireland. Recently short-listed for the Dermot Healy International prize for poetry, Marian will read for us a collection of her work. Louisburgh resident Brian Parsons​ is formally-trained in Classical Guitar but developed a strong connection with Spanish/Flamenco styles when he lived in the South of Spain. Brian's laid back eclectic set ranges from flamenco to bossanova and from Beatles to jazz. He composes his own pieces and likes to put a different slant on well-known classics. A series of thought provoking conversations, poetry, discussion and music in Charlie’s firelit back room at Gaffney’s Restaurant Louisburgh. Refreshments, tapas and a little seafood will be served on the night.

Tapas Talks @ Charlie’s Back Room Up Next: Disinformation and fake news: are dark forces undermining Democracy? Friday August 17th 5pm Brexit, Trump, and fake news: the evidence is mounting that misinformation and new trends in media have exacerbated distrust and attempted to undermine elections and referendums around the world. Is Ireland Immune? A recent speaker at MacGill summer school, Jane Suiter is director of the Institute for Future Media and Journalism at Dublin City University. A former journalist she is involved in international research collaborations into fake news, distrust and disinformation on (social) media. A series of thought provoking conversations, poetry, discussion and music in Charlie’s firelit back room at Gaffney’s Restaurant Louisburgh. Refreshments, tapas and a little seafood will be served on the night. All welcome!

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Standing room only last night for our first tapas talk @ Charlie's. Great discussion with Frances Weber about immigration and the ethical and legal challenges of working in the field. Up next we have Jane Suiter, political scientist, journalist, and Director of the Institute for Future Media. Jane will be discussing Trump, Brexit and the future of democracy in an era of fake news. Join us next Friday at 5pm for more conversation and calamari!