Michael Longley, 85, Northern Irish Poet of Nature and ‘the Troubles,’ Dies
Ceasefire,” his most famous poem, invoked the “Iliad” in exploring his country’s sectarian strife. But his work wasn’t ...
Cost of dealing with Northern Ireland’s past estimated at more than £2 billion
The cost of dealing with Northern Ireland’s troubled past is set to be considerably more than £2 billion, a UK think tank has ...
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British Army veterans of Northern Ireland Troubles march on Westminster
Veterans who served in the British Army during the Northern Ireland troubles have marched on Parliament calling for the retention of the Legacy Act. It comes as the current Labour Government is to ...
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Michael Longley, Northern Irish poet of nature and 'the Troubles,' dies at 85
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, ...