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Mountmellick transforms into the Laois hive of verse as Poetry Town Laois

Mountmellick will be a hive of poetic activity over the next week under the banner of Poetry Town an initiative of Poetry Ireland in partnership with Local Authority Arts Offices. This is a new all-island initiative, which will see more than a ...

10 Sept 2021 at 09:53

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 and ...

19 Feb 2023 at 16:52

Arts & Entertainment

PICTURES: Portlaoise poet Dagogo leads poetry night in Laois Pub

USE THE ARROWS OR 'NEXT' TO BROWSE THROUGH THE FULL GALLERY Kavanagh's Pub in Portlaoise hosted a fantastic evening of poetry on Thursday night, 14 November with Dagogo Hart and other special guests. USE THE ARROWS OR 'NEXT' TO BROWSE ...

17 Nov 2024 at 09:53

National News

Acclaimed poet Gerald Dawe dies after battling a long illness

Heartfelt tributes have been paid to the poet Gerald (Gerry) Dawe, who has died aged 72. The critically acclaimed Belfast-born poet and academic has died after battling a long illness. He died at home in the care of his family, after ...

30 May 2024 at 14:19

Mountmellick

WATCH: Phenomenal women marry poetry and sport in Mountmellick

17 Sept 2021 at 13:23

Poetry competition launched in memory of former Sinn Féin man Martin McGuinness

Arts & Entertainment

Martin McGuinness Poetry Competition launched - Donegal poets encouraged to enter

The Martin McGuinness Peace Foundation has announced plans to hold a poetry competition in his memory. Paul Kavanagh is the spokesperson for the Foundation. "Martin’s love of poetry was well-known, whether it was enjoying the work ...

28 Jan 2021 at 15:26

National News

'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 ...

23 Dec 2021 at 12:37

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 ...

23 Jan 2025 at 14:22

Mountmellick

Poetry Ireland announces Poet Laureate for Mountmellick

Poetry Ireland has announced the names of the Poet Laureates selected as part of the Poetry Town initiative, which will see more than a hundred poetry-related activities take place in 20 towns across the island of Ireland ...

17 Aug 2021 at 13:23

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 ...

05 Aug 2023 at 12:04

Portlaoise

Portlaoise student to travel to London to take part in poetry competition

Portlaoise College student George Pham has an exciting weekend ahead of him as he travels to London to take part in a poetry competition at the famous Shakespeare's Globe theatre. George is one of three students ...

28 Jun 2024 at 13:52

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 ...

13 Apr 2023 at 19:47

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