The Seamus Heaney Lecture Theatre at DCU’s St Patrick’s Campus was officially opened this evening.
A new portrait of the poet and playwright by Belfast artist Colin Davidson was also unveiled.
Members of the Heaney family, Seamus' wife, Marie, and his children Catherine, Christopher and Michael attended the event.
In 2000, Seamus Heaney agreed to lend his name to a public lecture series to be hosted by St. Patrick's College, now incorporated into Dublin City University.
The series has taken place every second year, each series exploring a different theme. The next series will take place at Dublin City University in 2019.
Speaking on behalf of the Heaney family, Catherine Heaney said "Our family is so grateful that Dublin City University has chosen to honour my father in this way, with the naming of a lecture theatre, and an accompanying portrait by Colin Davidson.
It is a fitting tribute to someone who was a committed teacher for over forty years, and it marks his long association with St Patrick's College and DCU."
