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 ...

Michael’s son Dara told the congregation that his father ‘was someone to look up to’ who had left a legacy that ‘anyone would be proud of’.

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The centenarian's secret to a long life is in the family genes says daughter Maria McCusker as family, friends and Irish President say ...

Love will be in the air tomorrow. Valentine’s Day is a significant cultural, religious and commercial celebration of romance and love. Saint Valentine, a third-century priest in the pagan Roman Empire ...

Former TD and MEP Mick Wallace has said he will stay engaged with political issues despite being unsuccessful in his bid to return to the Dáil. Mr Wallace was speaking to South East Radio in his first ...

This might seem premature, given the fact that the presidential election won't be held before the last week in October. But we have a problem and we need to talk about it now before it all explodes ...

Reaching the grand old age of 100 is by no means a guarantee, so it’s without doubt an occasion worth celebrating – and Nancy O'Sullivan was more than happy to mark her milestone birthday with her ...

In the early 1970s, my involvement with St Columba’s psychiatric hospital in Sligo was through our undertaking and car-hire business (and courting a few of the beautiful ladies on ...

One of the largest collections of Graham Knuttel paintings and sculptures by the high-profile artist are going under the ...