Seamus Heaney

Seamus Heaney 1939-2013 – “The space we stood around had been emptied” (Clearances, The Haw Lantern, 1987)

‘Sweeney’ – the result of a series of serendipitous events

‘I was always mindful that this is a song cycle,’ says composer Neil Martin of adapting Seamus Heaney’s poem ‘Sweeney’s Astray’ for song

By Siobhán LongThu Mar 15 2018 - 05:00

The Sweeney – An Irishman’s Diary about a new version of an ancient epic

By Frank McNallyThu Mar 15 2018 - 00:01

President pays tribute to master uilleann piper Liam O’Flynn

Michael D Higgins: musician ‘will be remembered for his performances and recordings’

Wed Mar 14 2018 - 16:42

Liam O’Flynn left ‘a perfect legacy for generations of musicians’

The Kildare-born musician began on the uilleann pipes under the great Leo Rowsome

By Leagues O'TooleWed Mar 14 2018 - 15:06

‘I wasn’t brought up with Irish’

Katie Rose Whelan works as a Comhalta Teagaisc (teaching fellow) in Fiontar agus Scoil na Gaeilge (the Irish language department) in DCU

By Aine McMahonTue Mar 13 2018 - 00:01

Can Parnell Square become Dublin’s cultural hot spot?

New Poetry Ireland HQ will add Seamus Heaney library to artistic environment

By Gemma TiptonSat Mar 10 2018 - 05:00

Michael Walker: Paul Ferris’s book an intriguing story of love and hate

‘The Boy On The Shed’ more than a sporting bio – it’s a window on another world

By Michael WalkerSat Feb 17 2018 - 05:45

How to do what you need to do, even if the idea paralyses you

Laura Kennedy: Resistance is the best word – a force which flourishes counter to our will

By Laura KennedyWed Jan 24 2018 - 06:00

A giant who sought solutions as he strode many stages with integrity

Maurice Hayes obituary: Born July 8th, 1927 – Died December 23rd, 2017

By Gerry MoriartySat Dec 30 2017 - 05:00

‘Diamond standard’ Dr Maurice Hayes remembered at funeral

Late former senator ‘a giant who strode the stage of life in so many and varied roles’

By Amanda FergusonWed Dec 27 2017 - 16:52

Those exciting days before a flight home for Christmas

Aer Lingus welcome home ads still conjure up pleasant memories of reunions at Dublin Airport

By Sean RogersMon Dec 18 2017 - 13:30

Seamus Heaney: The Christmas card maker

Festive cards designed by poet go on display, reflecting Heaney’s investment in friendships

By Freya McClementsMon Dec 18 2017 - 03:00

Susan McKay: Brexit is ripping open old wounds

Attitudes in Border regions returning to brutal psychology of Troubles mistrust

By Susan McKayMon Dec 04 2017 - 01:00

Secrets and pints: 60 years of the Shelbourne’s Horseshoe Bar

The Shelbourne hotel’s ‘institution within an institution’ gets ready to party – discreetly

By Marie Claire DigbyFri Nov 24 2017 - 15:25

John O’Conor to receive NCH Lifetime Achievement award

The pianist marks his 70th birthday year with a wonderful coda

Wed Nov 22 2017 - 15:18

I’m not sure why I went to the bereavement support group

Laura Kennedy: Around the two-year mark is, apparently, a good time to get counselling for grief

By Laura KennedyWed Nov 22 2017 - 06:00

Death of Fr Ronan Drury, editor of the ‘Furrow’

Priest ‘re-energised by the promise and possibilities of Vatican II’ dies at 93

By Patsy McGarryFri Nov 17 2017 - 21:45

McAleese praises John Hume, ‘greatest political problem-solver of our time’

Premiere of ‘In the Name of Peace’ hears of SDLP leader’s key role in ending Troubles

By Mark HilliardFri Nov 17 2017 - 21:37

Declan Kiberd: Irish writers were an early warning system about abuse

Artists played a vital role in the State's formation and since independence have held it to account

By Declan KiberdSat Oct 21 2017 - 05:19

‘Game of Thrones’ visitor legacy eyed by Northern Ireland

Tourism agencies in the North want fans to keep flocking to the HBO drama’s home

By Francess McDonnellThu Oct 19 2017 - 18:07

‘My journey towards the IRA started on Bloody Sunday’

Tony Doherty was nine years old when his father Patrick was shot dead in 1972

By Freya McClementsSat Oct 07 2017 - 01:00

Orna Mulcahy: Why am I stalking my fake Facebook friends?

Social media site a source of news but with cast of characters attached

By Orna MulcahyWed Oct 04 2017 - 01:00

Lines of succession – An Irishman’s Diary about Patrick Kavanagh’s spiritual heirs

By Frank McNallyWed Oct 04 2017 - 00:01

Galway Bay community aims to save the native oyster

Clarenbridge Oyster Festival to host workshop to discuss ways to stem decline

By Lorna SigginsMon Oct 02 2017 - 05:00

Roy Foster honoured by National Library of Ireland for his life’s work

Historian praised for ‘almost single-handedly creating the idea of Irish history in Britain’

By Ronan McGreevySat Sept 30 2017 - 06:51

Fruit of the Doom – An Irishman’s Diary about blackberries

By Frank McNallyThu Sept 28 2017 - 00:01

Yeats auction: losing our treasures

Too much of Ireland’s literary heritage has made its way to American universities and private collections abroad

Sat Sept 23 2017 - 00:02

Bird expert loses bid to halt motorway through Heaney landscape

Chris Murphy argues motorway near Mossbawn, Co Derry would damage swan habitat

By Alan ErwinTue Sept 19 2017 - 11:44

Secluded haven on four acres in Killiney for €9m

Montebello was the elegant Victorian home of family behind Bach’s Rescue Remedy

By Madeleine LyonsThu Sept 14 2017 - 05:00

BBC ‘Proms in the Park’ in Enniskillen, a terrific success

Stellar line-up at Castle Coole included James Galway, Ruthie Henshall and Anúna

By Rodney EdwardsSun Sept 10 2017 - 19:01

Celebrated hotelier known for love of Antrim and horse racing

Moira O’Neill obituary: Born December 23rd, 1923 – died August 15th, 2017

Sat Sept 09 2017 - 01:13

Eamon Dunphy: ‘I’m not part of official Ireland’

Interview: The pundit and podcaster talks Celtic Tiger, family and his ‘Buddhist’ outlook

By Patrick FreyneSat Sept 02 2017 - 06:00

The State of Us, Part 2: Irish identity is no longer fit for purpose

Ireland’s old markers of land, nationality and religion fail to reflect changes in society

By Fintan O'TooleMon Aug 21 2017 - 01:04

Francis Ledwidge has ‘peculiarly contemporary relevance’ in Ireland

Trinity academic calls for greater understanding of poet killed in first World War

By Ronan McGreevySun Jul 30 2017 - 21:20

Francis Ledwidge: a deeply complex Irishman

His death 100 years ago was a loss to Irish literature and to post-independence Ireland

Sat Jul 29 2017 - 00:02

Forget the Wild Atlantic Way: here are the Northern Literary Lands

Seán Doran and Liam Browne want people in the Border counties to celebrate their shared literary heritge

By Fionola MeredithThu Jul 27 2017 - 05:00

Francis Ledwidge: ‘our dead enigma’

A forgotten blackbird? The legacy of the soldier poet who was killed on July 31st, 1917

By John QuinnMon Jul 24 2017 - 10:14

Dan Mulhall: the ambassador who defied categorisation

London Letter: Praise as Mulhall moves from Brexit Britain to Trump’s America

By Denis StauntonFri Jun 30 2017 - 01:00

Michael Longley: ‘Being 77 and three-quarters is the best time of my life’

The Belfast poet on his latest collection and the ‘clickety-clickety-click’ thrill of writing

By Rosita BolandSat Jun 17 2017 - 05:00

In praise of Jennifer Johnston

Irish Times Blook Club: Novelist has chronicled the family across a century of troubled Irish history

By Adrienne LeavyWed Jun 14 2017 - 11:00

Fintan O’Toole conferred with honorary doctorate

NUI Galway hears how writer’s work shows how power functions through ‘creation of alternative facts’

By Lorna SigginsFri Jun 09 2017 - 18:25

BBC rejected Waiting for Godot as ‘too Irish’

The BBC, formed in the same year as the Irish Free State, became an imaginary homeland for Irish writers from Yeats and MacNeice to Beckett and Bowen

By Emily BloomThu Jun 08 2017 - 16:55

Religious instinct will outlive evangelical secularists

Populist rants of Stephen Fry and Richard Dawkins insult intelligence as well as the faithful

By Fr Brendan HobanTue May 30 2017 - 05:30

Review: This Place Speaks to Me, by John Quinn

Diverse voices, childhood and darkness, from radio to page

By Tom MoriartySun May 28 2017 - 15:22

Francis Ledwidge: an Irish nationalist in a British army uniform

Poet was one of those civilised citizens of vision who would have contributed to the birth and growth of the new Ireland had they not died before their time

By Tom BurkeMon May 22 2017 - 05:00

Prince Charles and Camilla head south to get a taste of the Áras

Royals set to cross Border for dinner with President Higgins and Sabina

By Gerry Moriarty, Mark Hilliard and Conor GallagherWed May 10 2017 - 10:03

Charles and Camilla begin visit with trip to Heaney’s heartland

Royal couple will go to Glasnevin to remember those who died in Rising and war

By Gerry MoriartyTue May 09 2017 - 18:25

After the amputation: a powerful rendering of disability

Hopdance review: Stewart Parker’s posthumous memoir novel captures figments of a lost year

By Sarah GilmartinSat May 06 2017 - 06:00

Portrait of a Century: the changing face of Ireland

Kim Haughton has photographed 100 people, one born every year since foundation of the State

By Gemma TiptonSat Apr 22 2017 - 05:00

Centenary events launched to mark the death of war poet Francis Ledwidge

National day of commemoration to remember death of poet killed at Passchendaele

By Ronan McGreevySun Apr 02 2017 - 21:41

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