Launch Pad is a initiative created to encourage, develop, and promote the work of creative artists in the Enniscorthy area. The format for Launch Pad  is as follows: Each night there will be 10 slots of 8-10 minutes which will be filled by both new and established artists featuring new work. The pieces will not be limited to prose and poetry but will include new songs, reviews, music, comedy, local history, science fiction and memoir.

Launch Pad is a voluntary organisation. It was founded in October 2002 when a core committee identified the need for a forum where local writers could meet and relay their work to others. The original and current format of this forum is outlined above.

Launch Pad is based in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland.

Projects by Launch Pad include: hosting a Writers’ Weekend of workshops and concerts in 2004; the publication of The Scaldy Detail (a collection of original writings from County Wexford) in 2005; and in 2007 the Second Edition of The Scaldy Detail will be published, where funding has already been awarded for this by Wexford County Council. It will be launched inthe new Enniscorthy Cultural Centre next December or January.

Performers at Launch Pad evenings in the past include: Mike Hanrahan (of Stockton’s Wing), Philip Casey, Eamonn Wall, Billy Roche, Ron Hynes, Enniscorthy Theatre Group, Clive Barnes, Gerard Whelan, Lorcan Brennan, Dan Walsh, Martin Codd, Mick Egan, Fintan Murphy, Whisht!, Betty Thompson, Paddy Berry, Peter Murphy (Hotpress), and Mogue Doyle, to mention a few.

Eamonn Wall, Philip Casey, and Mogue Doyle are Honorary Members of Launch Pad.

Launch Pad is a Registered Member of the County Wexford Community Forum, and can be found online @ www.elaunchpad.org.