Seamus Heaney’s love-poem to marriage, The Skunk, combines exile and erotica, moving from an American wilderness image ...

As befits a poet who also makes short films, the poems in Pat Boran ... Gustav Parker Hibbett brings an energetic new voice to Irish poetry in their debut, High Jump as Icarus Story (Banshee ...

The International Poetry Forum returns after a 14-year hiatus to revive the Steel City’s role in showcasing renowned writers.

Good luck to all couples taking part Caoimhe and Jim, Sophie Rose and Billy, Kayleigh and Donnacha, Dayna and Cormac, ...

Studyclix's survey reveals that more than eight in 10 sixth-year students believe the way the Irish language is taught is ...

Father Gerard added some lovely words of his own, saying: "Michael had tremendous understanding. He understood his horses and ...

The numbers drawn in Aughrim Sports Club lotto on Monday February 10th were 2, 6, 16 and 23. There were four match three ...

Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh is to headline a stellar line-up for this year’s Paisley Book Festival. The acclaimed ...

Sitting in my car loaded with ready-made meals, battery-powered lights and flasks for my father and aunt to weather Storm Éowyn, I was listening to the radio and the legendary Irish balladeer ...

following a short battle with illness. The poet was born in Belfast city in 1939 to English parents, but identified as Irish throuhout his life. Longley received numerous awards for 13 poetry ...

The acclaimed author and literary oracle discusses how her life has mirrored her art, and the “catastrophes and stupid things ...

In an age of ideological conformity and technological brain-suck, the world needs more disobedient artists and thinkers.