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Irish doctors prescribe poetry to combat difficulty of working during 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 of winter 2020, as ...

23 Dec 2021 at 12:34

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 at the core of the Main ...

05 Aug 2023 at 12:04

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 modern Irish poets and has long ...

13 Apr 2023 at 19:47

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 ...

19 Feb 2023 at 16:52

Arts & Entertainment

'So much kind support' - Irish poetry publisher close to fundraising goal for literary centre

Ireland's largest poetry publisher is close to achieving its fundraising goal to purchase a new property for their bookshop and literary centre. Salmon Poetry established The Salmon Bookshop and Literary Centre in 2012 in Ennistymon Co ...

20 Nov 2023 at 15:23

Arts & Entertainment

Jamaican-Irish founder of poetry charity aims to help young men discuss their feelings

A South London-based charity is using poetry as an outlet to “give young people a voice” and says writing poems is helping young people, especially men, feel safe discussing their feelings. Poetic Unity, a grassroots charity founded ...

25 May 2023 at 10:24

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Poetry reading group at Louth County Library

Have you an interest in reading, listening to, or discussing poetry? If so, come along to the poetry reading group which is starting in the County Library, Dundalk, on Friday March 3rd from 11.00 to 12.00 noon. It will be an ...

25 Feb 2023 at 12:30

Local News

Poetry competition for 5th and 6th Class pupils with cash prizes

Inland Fisheries Ireland and the Blackrock Education Centre are running the national ‘Something Fishy’ poetry competition aimed at 5th and 6th class primary school students in Kildare and nationwide. It is an opportunity ...

17 Feb 2021 at 09:28

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 ...

30 May 2024 at 14:19

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Dundalk writer plans first Louth poetry festival

AN award-winning writer is galvanising local writing groups with the aim of staging an annual poetry festival in Co Louth. John Noonan from Ravensdale plans to collaborate with local writing groups for the festival ...

28 Nov 2017 at 18:01

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Rock 'n' roll comes in from the cold

On the album cover he walks with his girlfriend down the snow-covered New York street, shoulders hunched in brown suede jacket, hands stuffed in the pockets of jeans. His girlfriend, a New York Italian, Suze ...

14 Oct 2016 at 11:58

Northern Ireland

Funeral of Belfast poet Michael Longley to take place

The funeral of acclaimed Belfast poet Michael Longley will take place later. Mr Longley died in hospital at the age of 85 on January 22. His funeral is to take place in All Souls Church in Belfast followed ...

01 Feb 2025 at 02:45

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