The poet’s ethical concerns are evident throughout this landmark collection

A centenary poem as Gaeilge (translated into English underneath)

This centenary poem celebrates Dr Kathleen Lynn

The long-standing Duck restaurant in Gorey has a confidence about its food and service

A young Chinese poet delighted by the contemporary Irish poetry scene.

Weather allows shooting to begin on scenes from ‘Star Wars VIII: The Force Awakens’

The Irish language poet is famously private, but her work is anything but witholding, full of love and laughter, amazement and hope

Beekeeping, Belfast and Buddhism: books of lectures by Harry Clifton, Paula Meehan and Michael Longley cast the net wide

New plaques celebrating Yeats, ‘The Kasbah’ and Ó Conaire to be unveiled in Galway city

Cork-born poet takes €2,000 prize for ‘Nine Bright Shiners’ collection

Van the Man, St George’s Market, CS Lewis, the Odyssey: a class from east Belfast have co-written a poem celebrating the things they love about their city

Sara Baume and Colm Tóibín will also take part in this year’s literary event in Galway

The five shortlisted writers for the award being given on March 21st have strong track records

Bob Marley agus Bob Dylan as Gaeilge? Liam Carson, director of the IMRAM Irish Language Literature Festival, which starts this Thursday, explains how it seeks to place the Irish language and its literature at the heart of public life within a modern, energetic and multicultural framework

Tribute to composer Seán Ó Riada and Druid Theatre productions among highlights

President recalls family links with Leeside at a ceremony attended by several hundred

One City One Book festival described as ‘world-leading example’ of how to promote literature

Dublin Chinese New Year Festival, GAA spring series and the Merriman Winter School in Limerick

Pick is a departure and first time a novel has not been picked for the project

Pupils happy despite grammatical errors