‘Ciaran Carson drew Belfast better than anyone I ever read’
Sinéad Morrissey, John Banville and fellow writers salute a great man and a great poet
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
Poem of the Week: The Hook and the Needle
As part of Liverpool Presents Sgt Pepper at 50, a new Beatles poem by Sinéad Morrissey
‘Irish Times’ Poetry Now Award won by Paddy Bushe
Dublin-born poet wins €2,000 prize for his collection ‘On A Turning Wing’
Eir to become first Irish network to launch wifi calling
Feature allows customers to use wifi to make calls and send texts using mobile number
Modern Ireland in 100 Artworks: 2013 – Parallax, by Sinéad Morrissey
The poet grew up in the heat of the Troubles, but her work avoids any direct reckoning
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
Theo Dorgan wins Irish Times-Poetry Now award
Cork-born poet takes €2,000 prize for ‘Nine Bright Shiners’ collection
Poetry Now shortlist for best single volume by Irish poet
The five shortlisted writers for the award being given on March 21st have strong track records
Michael Longley shortlisted for £20,000 TS Eliot Prize
Last year’s prize was won by fellow Northern poet Sinéad Morrissey for her collection Parallax
Sinéad Morrissey wins ‘Irish Times’ Poetry Now award
Belfast poet wins accolade for second time for her collection ‘Parallax’
Mountains to Sea DLR Book Festival: Our pick of the best
What to check out at the book festival this weekend in Dún Laoghaire
Blinking into the sunlight, years after the war is over
With the sixth Mountains to Sea almost underway, this year’s curator looks at the rise of the book festival
Experience and precocity on the Poetry Now shortlist
Contemporary Irish poetry is doing well, as the breadth of work up for the Irish Times Poetry Now award demonstrates
Books that define Ireland
Can our country be summed up by one book? We ask some experts to nominate candidates
Imagination in the classroom – and how, in the past, schools destroyed creativity
Forget the inspirational teachers and creative encouragement that many writers experienced at school. Playwright Frank McGuinness recalls a schooling in the 1950s and 60s that sickens his stomach, and ‘beat the lining out of any love for exploring the intricacies of language’
Irish poet Sinéad Morrissey wins prestigious TS Eliot Prize
Belfast poet’s fifth collection described as politically, historically and personally ambitious
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