Seamus Heaney 1939-2013 – “The space we stood around had been emptied” (Clearances, The Haw Lantern, 1987)
This centenary compilation pays tribute to the pre-eminent editor’s mission to enhance and uphold Ireland’s literary culture
Kathleen Watkins was one of the most enthusiastic people I’ve ever met
Through a lifetime of immense public and personal crises, through times of uncertainty and loss, Paul Durcan has remained true to his art
The human rights campaigner will attend benefit screening of a documentary about her life in Dublin in December
The poet met his wife, Edna, as a student at Trinity College Dublin. She has been the constant in a life that Longley reflects on in his new selected poems
Part of the so-called Coleraine Cluster of writers, Dawe explored a less-voiced north Belfast lower middle-class upbringing
Rite & Reason: As the environmental crisis has accelerated I find myself often thinking of the poet
Hughes’s new book, Emma, Disappeared, follows James Lyster, whose life begins to unravel after the disappearance of a high-achieving university graduate
Seamus Heaney was born on Thursday, April 13th, 1939. ‘Thursday’s child has far to go.’
Clued-in fans would know the musician as one half of The Lost Brothers, but the solo work that began as something to pass the time during lockdown soon turned into an idea he couldn’t ignore
The presumptive taoiseach used a familiar quote when introducing himself as leader, but whose line was it anyway?
Claire Hanna says ‘those of us who want to talk about a new Ireland have an obligation to spell out a lot more exactly what we mean by that’
The poet and editor on keeping a loved one’s memory alive, his literary journal Irish Pages and his regard for Seamus Heaney’s work
Belfast has a healthy literary scene, closely connected with Queen’s University, whose creative writing tutors include poets Gail McConnell and Stephen Sexton
The body of a young male was found in an area made famous by the work of the late Nobel laureate poet Seamus Heaney
Seamus Heaney and Czeslaw Milosz were firm friends and Nobel laureates. A writer’s residency has been established in Kraków in their memory
Q&A: The author of Pure Filth on being a ‘roaming Catholic’, the problem with inviting Turgenev to dinner and the state of poetry
From unhappy beginnings, he finally found his place as a champion and publisher of a glittering and eclectic assortment of poets
The historian discusses an array of subjects, including the damage wrought by Brexit, comparing WB Yeats and Seamus Heaney, and why ‘the whole revisionism thing is over’
Patrick Kavanagh may not have used the word in his poetry, but Seamus Heaney did
Belfast-born poet’s writing was vast in its contemplation of time and mortality
These magical correspondences often contain a word or phrase that later make their way into art
Jen Herron recalls an experience that goes a long way towards explaining why she both loves and hates writing competitions
It’s no surprise the poet’s work had such a deep and immediate impact on me. I am also the son of farming stock
Curator of the Festival in a Van programme and nine other poets will remember Seamus Heaney, who died on August 30th, 2013, at an event in Co Derry this weekend
Benign but not bland, temperate but not soft, the late poet is irreplaceable as a public figure
A reflective celebration is being held in Bellaghy while booksellers have organised dedicated collections
Original centre was opened by the Nobel Prize-winning poet in 2004
To explore the success of Irish artists without mentioning Haughey is like staging Hamlet without the prince
Benches inscribed with poetry in Wicklow forest first public project by students at TUD’s school of architecture, building and environment
Marilynn Richtarik’s readings of Bernard MacLaverty, Deirdre Madden and David Parks are real highlights
Television: The tone is elevated, as you would expect from a film about bogs from a text by Colm Tóibín, and focusing on Seamus Heaney
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Full general election coverage including analysis and results for all 43 constituencies
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
