Dorcey began her political activism in the 1970s, having returned to Ireland after living in France and England. Having met other queer people abroad, Dorcey was struck by the repression that ...

Kathleen MacMahon, Conor O’Callaghan, Bernard MacLaverty, Enda Wyley, William Wall, Aifric McGlinchey and Martin Doyle pay ...

The poet Michael Hartnett, a contemporary and friend, wrote a poem in dedication to Durcan in the early 1970s that contained ...

Some of Durcan's most iconic poems are A Snail in my Prime, Crazy About Women, Greetings to Our Friends in Brazil and Cries ...

The poet Paul Durcan died last week. I almost met him. This was at the beginning of the 1970s. ​I was a student at University ...

Tanaiste Simon Harris hailed the Dubliner as "unflinchingly honest, witty and one of Ireland’s best poetic voices" ...

John Paul Davies is a former winner of the Penguin Ireland Story Award. He’s been placed in the TU Dublin Story Prize and ...

ONE of Ireland’s most renowned contemporary poets has passed away after six decades working in poetry. Acclaimed poet Paul ...

Celebrated Irish poet Paul Durcan, who death took place at the weekend, will be laid to rest in Aughavale Cemetery, Westport, ...

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Paul Durcan, one of Ireland's most renowned contemporary poets, has died at the age of 80. He was born in Dublin in 1944 and ...