Exciting new literary magazine to be launched in Galway
Ragaire literary magazine editors Tara O’Malley, Aileen McCarthy and Cormac Culkeen.
North Galway native Cormac Culkeen is a key driving force behind an innovative new Irish literary magazine that will be launched in Galway City later this week.
Cormac, a poet and writer, originally from Dunmore, is a co-founder and co-editor of The first issue will be launched in The PorterShed on Market Street, Galway City, on Friday next, May 24, at 6.30pm.
Ragaire is a Galway operation encompassing a local, national, and international outlook. Founded by Cormac with Aileen McCarthy from Galway city, and Tara O’Malley from An Cheathrú Rua, it seeks to champion inventive and imaginative writing and encourage readers to explore creative new pathways in poetry and prose. The three also serve as the new magazine’s editors.
Ragaire is an old Irish word for a person who enjoys late-night wandering and exploring. This idea is embodied in the new magazine’s determination to break the mould in the field of Irish literary publications.
“We want to find and promote writers who travel the road less taken and literary work that contains something different in content, structure or form,” says Cormac. “We want our magazine to be a light for those travellers, a place to bring their poems and stories, those lines of life.”
The first issue contains 10 short stories and 28 poems - including work by Irish writers like Fred Johnston and Neil McCarthy, as well as a host of international writers - and was drawn from around 800 submissions.
The collection concludes with ‘Two Poets On The Go Bus’, a tribute to the late poet, critic, and activist, Kevin Higgins, by Galway writer, Attracta Fahy.
At least 10 Galway writers and 10 international writers will feature in each issue of , with emerging authors given the same room and consideration as established writers.
“A talented emerging writer will be given the same attention as an established author,” says Cormac. “ is a welcoming home for writers of all stripes and creeds, so travel with us through the realms of imagination and creativity, one page at a time."
All are welcome to the launch of this exciting new journey in the field of Irish literary magazines and new writing. There will be selected readings at the event from contributors to the debut issue.
is seeking further contributions to its Winter 2024 edition. More details are available via www.Ragairemagazine.com.
