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'Hospitals are very difficult places to be' - Irish doctors use poetry to tackle pandemic

A group of Irish medics have been prescribing themselves poetry, amid the stresses and strains of working at the front line of the Covid-19 pandemic. Dr Stephen Hatton first thought about starting a poetry society in the depths of winter 2020, as ...

23 Dec 2021 at 12:37

Arts & Entertainment

Electric Picnic reveals details of NEW area on grounds of popular festival

Electric Picnic has revealed details of a new area on the grounds of the popular festival. Imelda May and Wallis Bird are just two of the confirmed acts performing at Croí, the brand-new source of positive energy and joy at the core of the Main ...

05 Aug 2023 at 12:04

Northern Ireland

Seamus Heaney’s widow watches on as Joe Biden cites work of late Irish poet

An emotional Marie Heaney, widow of Seamus Heaney, watched on as Joe Biden cited one of the late Nobel laureate’s best-known works in his Oireachtas address. Heaney, who died in 2013, is one of the best-known modern Irish poets and has long ...

13 Apr 2023 at 19:47

National News

'It should be done everywhere' - Patients at Irish hospital receive poetry postcards

Patients and staff at a Waterford hospital have received postcards featuring poems as part of an annual wellbeing festival. The Well Festival of Arts and Wellbeing's 'Fancy a Lift?' series 2023 distributed the poetry postcards to patients ...

19 Feb 2023 at 16:52

Arts & Entertainment

'So much kind support' - Irish poetry publisher close to fundraising goal for literary centre

Ireland's largest poetry publisher is close to achieving its fundraising goal to purchase a new property for their bookshop and literary centre. Salmon Poetry established The Salmon Bookshop and Literary Centre in 2012 in Ennistymon Co ...

20 Nov 2023 at 15:23

Arts & Entertainment

Jamaican-Irish founder of poetry charity aims to help young men discuss their feelings

A South London-based charity is using poetry as an outlet to “give young people a voice” and says writing poems is helping young people, especially men, feel safe discussing their feelings. Poetic Unity, a grassroots charity founded ...

25 May 2023 at 10:24

Northern Ireland

Funeral of Belfast poet Michael Longley to take place

The funeral of acclaimed Belfast poet Michael Longley will take place later. Mr Longley died in hospital at the age of 85 on January 22. His funeral is to take place in All Souls Church in Belfast followed by a private committal at ...

01 Feb 2025 at 02:45

Northern Ireland

Poet Michael Longley touched souls with just a few words, funeral hears

Acclaimed Belfast poet Michael Longley managed to touch the souls of people with just a few words, his funeral has heard. President of Ireland Michael D Higgins was among mourners who joined Longley’s family at Saturday’s service ...

01 Feb 2025 at 15:42

Northern Ireland

‘Deep sadness’ following death of Belfast poet Michael Longley

Deep sadness has been expressed following the death of Belfast poet Michael Longley. Mr Longley died at the age of 85 in hospital on Wednesday. He won a number of awards for his writing throughout his life including the TS Eliot ...

23 Jan 2025 at 14:22

Northern Ireland

50th anniversary of Seamus Heaney’s landmark collection on Troubles to be marked

The 50th anniversary of the publication of Seamus Heaney’s collection North, which saw the poet directly address the Northern Ireland Troubles for the first time, is to be marked. A three-day conference at the Seamus Heaney ...

01 Jun 2025 at 11:00

Inspirational new poetry collection recently launched by Tipperary woman

Arts & Entertainment

Inspirational new poetry collection by Tipperary woman recently launched

Tipperary Education and Training Board (ETB) hosted the launch of a new book of poetry by one of its adult learners, Helen Hutchinson, at the Abbey Court Hotel in Nenagh on 25 June. Helen, who spent much of her early life ...

19 Jul 2024 at 15:22

Local News

Tipperary student among winners of all-Ireland ‘Poetry Aloud’ poetry competition

Students from Gaelcholáiste Chéitinn, Ursuline Secondary School, and Presentation Secondary School, Ballingarry have been recognised in the 2024 Poetry Aloud final. The competition challenges second-level students across ...

25 Dec 2024 at 17:00

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