Well Festival Keynote: Why Arts? – In conversation with Dr Paul Finucane

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Date(s) - 07/02/2022
7:00 pm

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The Well Festival partners are thrilled to welcome Dr Paul Finucane to talk about the significance of the arts in his life. He will also refer to his Union Hall Collection, an extraordinary exhibition of paintings by some of Ireland’s leading artists, which Paul has generously offered to University Hospital Waterford on a long-term loan.

Paul Finucane has worked in geriatric medicine for over 40 years, in Wales, Australia and in several parts of Ireland. Emeritus Professor at the
University of Limerick, where he helped to establish a new medical school in 2007, Paul also has a strong interest in the humanities and in the importance of the arts to physical and mental wellbeing. He has authored three art-related books, together with Emergence, an anthology of poetry and prose related to ageing. Paul shares his home life in West Cork with Aileen, his long-suffering wife, and Biddy, a particularly boisterous boxer pup.

Paul will be in conversation with writer and editor Gemma Tipton, who contributes to The Irish Times on art, architecture and various aspects of culture.

Mon 7 Feb, 7pm online from the Well Festival YouTube channel
Further info: what@hse.ie / 051 842664