Michael Longley, the last survivor of a remarkable triumvirate of Northern Irish poets that included Seamus Heaney and Derek Mahon, who was celebrated for the meditative beauty of his compact lyrics, ...

Ceasefire,” his most famous poem, invoked the “Iliad” in exploring his country’s sectarian strife. But his work wasn’t ...

Working with the texts of an exciting, exacting poet and a singer-muse who has inspired almost all of his operatic work, ...

President Michael D Higgins has conferred the honour of Saoi of Aosdána on the poet Paul Muldoon.

The poet won a number of awards throughout his ... Castle in Co Down last year for a poetry event. Irish President Michael D Higgins led the tributes to Mr Longley after his death, stating he ...

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 by a private committal at Roselawn Crematorium. The poet won a ...