Galway student recites 'Digging' to win poetry award Luke Dolan, a student from Glenamaddy Community School in County Galway has won the national Poetry Aloud Award with his recital of a Seamus Heaney poem. Regional • 08 Mar 23
Galway student recites 'Digging' to win poetry award Luke Dolan, a student from Glenamaddy Community School in County Galway has won the national Poetry Aloud Award with his recital of a Seamus Heaney poem. Regional • 08 Mar 23
Events under way for Poetry Day The eighth running of Poetry Day Ireland is being marked throughout the country with events celebrating the spoken and written word, and the important place the poem occupies in Irish culture. Ireland • 28 Apr 22
Events under way for Poetry Day The eighth running of Poetry Day Ireland is being marked throughout the country with events celebrating the spoken and written word, and the important place the poem occupies in Irish culture. Ireland • 28 Apr 22
Posthumous Costa poetry award for Eavan Boland The late Irish poet Eavan Boland has been announced as posthumous winner of the 2020 Costa Poetry Award for her final collection, The Historians. Ireland • 04 Jan 21
Posthumous Costa poetry award for Eavan Boland The late Irish poet Eavan Boland has been announced as posthumous winner of the 2020 Costa Poetry Award for her final collection, The Historians. Ireland • 04 Jan 21
Poetry in Business US President elect Joe Biden has been quoting the poetry of Seamus Heaney recently. Business • 18 Nov 20
Poetry in Business US President elect Joe Biden has been quoting the poetry of Seamus Heaney recently. Business • 18 Nov 20
Eavan Boland remembered at funeral in Dublin The funeral of Irish poet Eavan Boland has taken place in Dublin. The 75-year-old, who was one of the most prominent voices in Irish literature, died on Monday following a stroke. Ireland • 01 May 20
Eavan Boland remembered at funeral in Dublin The funeral of Irish poet Eavan Boland has taken place in Dublin. The 75-year-old, who was one of the most prominent voices in Irish literature, died on Monday following a stroke. Ireland • 01 May 20
