📣 Poetry Day Ireland returns 1st May 2025 with the theme May Day!🎉 #MayDay symbolises renewal, hope, & abundance, while ...

One Irish man, Arun Sharma, explains how his upcoming poetry book has given him pause for reflection on his experiences growing up in Northern Ireland during The Troubles and become catharsis for the ...

As part of Poetry Day Ireland 2025, twelve poems have been selected following a national call out to respond to this year's ...

Paul is from Belfast and lives in Clonakilty. He was awarded the Keats-Shelley Poetry Prize by Carol Ann Duffy. Other poetry awards include first prizes in The Moth International, the Nottingham Open ...

A shy, sensitive child who worried what other people thought, Jennifer started writing poetry aged 10 or 11. “I was ...

Ireland is being represented at the multilingual Printemps des Poètes-Luxembourg Poetry Festival for the first time by Wicklow poet Jane Clarke. Born in 1961, Jane grew up on a farm in the west of ...

Held annually in Galway, Cúirt celebrated its 40th anniversary this year, marking four decades of literary innovation. This ...

In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” I remember the poem from my school days, when we were taught the Italian explorer, ...

The music video for Achilles was directed by Hannon’s long-time collaborator, the French director and photographer Raphael Neal. “The Achilles music video is probably my favourite work I’ve ever done ...

Musicians Janis Ian in 1981, from left, Bob Dylan in 1963, and Leonard Cohen in 2009. (Photos by Eddie Mallin/CC BY SA 2.0; ...

Saint Dymphna isn't just the patron saint of mental illness. To Hillary Leftwich, she's also the saint of protecting women.

The acclaimed Irish post-punk band descended upon Deep Ellum for a triumphant gig.