The Eskimo in the Net

shortlisted for The 2004 Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award and selected by the Lit Ed of the Daily Express, England as his Book of the Year 2004 ("scandalously ignored by the Man Booker judges...")

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Mouth Watering


Model hosts double celebration The Model Arts and Niland Gallery will be hosting two celebratory events on Thursday July 10 at 6.30pm.

The first being a book launch and the second, the re-launch of the Atrium Cafe.

Gerard Beirne will be reading from his new novel, “The Eskimo in the Net”, published in May.

Beirne is the winner of several awards including two Sunday Tribune/Hennessy Awards. He is the author of a collection of poetry, “Digging My Own Grave”, and has published short stories. He is currently working on a non-fiction book based on his experiences of living on a remote Cree Indian Reserve in northern Canada.

For those of you who have visited the Atrium Cafe you will notice there are new people behind the counter serving up a new menu.

Brid Torrades, formerly of The Glebe Restaurant and Roy Kinsley, formerly of Ta Se Mohogani Gaspipes Restaurant, Dublin, are the new owners of the Atrium Cafe. They present a new menu that offers hot and cold dishes made from locally grown seasonal produce, as well as exotic open sandwiches, home-made soups, salads, fresh baked breads, croissants, and mouth watering desserts. Breakfast is available in the morning as well as light snacks, coffees, cappuccinos and teas throughout the day.S o come and enjoy the beautiful food and drinks by Brid and Roy while listening to Gerard read. Refreshments will be served and all are welcome.

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