Whatever it means to be Irish—whatever qualities of heart and mind, whatever generosity and love for the very earth and rocks ...

Adrian Frazier’s no-holds-barred biography of the American-born Irish poet acknowledges the cost of a life turned ‘into the achievement of poetry’ ...

Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism! BBC presenter John Toal, of Radio Ulster and BBC Radio 3, will broadcast live from Seamus Heaney HomePlace in the village of Bellaghy this ...

Show more Join John Toal at The Seamus Heaney HomePlace in the poet's home village of Bellaghy, Co. Londonderry. One of Heaney’s Christmas traditions was to write a poem for his annual Christmas ...

For Atlantic writer Caitlin Flanagan — who grew up in a family of Berkeley, California, academics — that includes her unlikely life-long connection with Nobel-prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney ...

with John Toal from Seamus Heaney’s home in Northern Irelandwith John Toal from Seamus Heaney’s home in Northern Ireland ...

Only get lost while having fun, not on the road! We have gathered all the information for you in one convenient spot, but please keep in mind that these are subject to change. We do our best to keep ...

Join English PEN, Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann and the Estate of Seamus Heaney for the announcement of the winner of the inaugural PEN Heaney Prize at Queen’s University, Belfast. Launched in 2024, the ...

For our December event we have arranged a screening of the 1970 film Ulster in Focus: A Christmas Garland. We will also be looking at some of the Christmas cards made and sent by Heaney.

The atmosphere of John Fitzgerald’s Long Distance (Gallery) is set up at the off, its opening poem Familiar speaking of ...

As an undergraduate, Seamus Heaney visited Station Island several times, an ancient pilgrimage site traditionally associated with St Patrick and purgatory. Decades later, Heaney worked through ...

Anne Applebaum provided an important reminder that some Supreme Court justices appear loyal to President Donald Trump and not ...