CHILDREN around the world have grown up hearing Oscar Wilde’s famous fairytale of the statue of a prince that enlists the help of the swallows living at his feet to provide aid to the people of the town he overlooks. Wilde was inspired to write The Happy Prince during his time at Portora school in Enniskillen, where his dormitory […]
Enniskillen’s Happy Days prepares for the future
Happy Days is designing new community-led approaches to Enniskillen’s literary and cultural heritage.
Reliving Oscar Wilde’s days at Portora
AN EVENT that will hold significant interest for local people during the inaugural ‘Wilde Weekend’ festival next month is a talk involving local author, Heather White. The Enniskillen woman has written a book ‘Forgotten Schooldays’ which looks at the former Portoran’s time at the school, and a talk with Jarlath Killeen (TCD) at the school […]
BAFTA contender Adrian Dunbar back home for Wilde weekend
ENNISKILLEN-BORN actor Adrian Dunbar could be on the winning ticket at this year’s TV BAFTAs.
Just one month to go until inaugral Oscar Wilde festival
The inaugural A Wilde Weekend festival will take place on May Day Bank Holiday Weekend across venues in Enniskillen and Fermanagh, betwixt Lower Lough Ernest and Upper Lough Ernest (sic).
‘Happy Days’ as festival is back for second year
THE artistic director and founder of the ‘Happy Days Enniskillen International Beckett Festival’, Sean Doran, this week expressed