Harry Clifton
Harry Clifton: I will go back soon, book into a cheap hotel and taxi uphill to an unvisited grave
Granny Allende was my first and only muse, the muse of unlove, giving the lie to family, in touch with another life
Butcher’s Dozen – Arthur Beesley on Thomas Kinsella’s poem about Bloody Sunday and a judicial whitewash
An Irishman’s Diary
Derek Mahon wins this year’s Irish Times Poetry Now award
Belfast-born poet wins award for third time for his latest work Against the Clock
Leontia Flynn wins Irish Times Poetry Now Award
‘The Radio’ was one of five books shortlisted by the judges
‘Irish Times’ Poetry Now Award won by Paddy Bushe
Dublin-born poet wins €2,000 prize for his collection ‘On A Turning Wing’
Harry Clifton: Do not judge Desmond Connell too harshly
In his then 20 years of priesthood, he said he ‘never had a direct experience of God’
N-bomb inquest told young people need drug education
Alex Ryan (18) died in 2016 after taking hallucinogenic drug at Cork house party
‘N bomb’ case: Sentences ‘an insult’ to drug victim’s memory
Sister of Alex Ryan aims to continue visiting schools to highlight dangers of drug use
‘N-Bomb’ case shows risks of taking drugs, judge says
Three people on trial in Cork over the death of Alex Ryan (18) after ingesting hallucinogen
Three to be sentenced on drug charges over ‘N-bomb’ death
Alex Ryan’s death inquest heard teenager died after taking drug at house party in Cork
Three will face trial over ‘N-Bomb’ death in Cork
Two men and a woman charged in relation to death of Alex Ryan (18) after house party
Caitríona O’Reilly wins ‘Irish Times’ Poetry Now award
Poet’s collection ‘Geis’ was described as ‘intense and intelligent’ by this year’s judges
And then there were five: Poetry Now shortlist announced
Four women and one man will vie for this year’s €2,000 best Irish collection prize
Literary listings: Merriman Summer School, Yeats in Dublin, and Rebellion at Stinging Fly
A round-up of upcoming events in the books world
What is poetry? Three masters look for answers
Beekeeping, Belfast and Buddhism: books of lectures by Harry Clifton, Paula Meehan and Michael Longley cast the net wide
Theo Dorgan wins Irish Times-Poetry Now award
Cork-born poet takes €2,000 prize for ‘Nine Bright Shiners’ collection
Poetry: Shock of the new in a slew of selected poems
Tom Paulin, Harry Clifton, Noel Monahan and Paul Perry all have new collections
Questions for Cúirt after middling performance
Competition is fierce on the literary festival circuit and on the evidence of last weekend Cúirt needs to do more to set itself apart
Dublin book event to celebrate capital city in verse and song
One City One Book festival described as ‘world-leading example’ of how to promote literature
Dennis O’Driscoll’s rich legacy recalled at prize ceremony
Celebration was tinged with a shared sadness at the loss of an original voice
Dennis O’Driscoll’s rich legacy recalled at prize ceremony
Celebration was tinged with a shared sadness at the loss of an original voice
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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