The influence of Nobel prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney may be felt around the world but his fame is rooted in his starting point, Queen’s University Belfast. The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen's ...

a poem “beloved of Irish agriculture ministers” as the late poet John Montague once wrote. But to many readers beyond these ...

Women in Irish poetry were spéirmhná, goddesses who appeared in dreams to deliver messages to brave Irish men motivating them ...

David Marcus’s commitment to Irish literature began early. In 1946, when he was just 22, he brought out a magazine called ...

The hugely popular five-day Ballyshannon Allingham Festival - which showcases the very best of all forms of literary, musical and artistic talent ...

The hugely popular five-day Ballyshannon Allingham Festival - which showcases the very best of all forms of literary, musical and artistic talent - is currently taking place.

Beyonce has led the female-dominated 67th Grammy Award nominations. The annual awards show will take place at the Crypto.com ...

Northern Irish pupils can choose to continue their English literature studies in their A Levels. Those who do will end up studying a wide range of books and plays - and plenty of poetry. A number of ...

Two poets also spoke for the showcase. Cork-based author Dean Browne’s début poetry collection After Party is partly inspired by his growing up in Tipperary and his working-class roots, due on 25th ...

With so much having already been said — on all sides — about tomorrow’s election, I am taking my cue for this column from the Irish poet Pádraig Ó Tuama.

Home to four nations, diverse communities, stunning landscapes and a wicked sense of humour, the UK truly has something for ...

Burns Library of Rare Books and Special Collections at Boston College, which holds premier collections of manuscripts and first and early editions of all four writers, as well as the archives of other ...