Remembering poet Paul Durcan, who has died aged 80, writers Colm Toibín, Paula Meehan, Dermot Bolger, joined Sean Rocks on RTÉ Arena in 2024 to celebrate the great man's 80th birthday and the publication of the collection Paul Durcan: 80 at 80 - watch above.
One of the most beloved Irish poets of the last half century, Durcan published his first collection, Endsville, with Brian Lynch in 1967.
A winner of the Whitbread Poetry Prize and the Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award, his publications include A Snail in My Prime, Crazy About Women, Greetings to our Friends in Brazil, and Cries of an Irish Caveman. He also appeared on Van Morrison's 1990 album Enlightenment.
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