I wrote my first song when I was 14,” Liz Longley recalled. “I remember at a school recital; I had a solo and was going to do ...

Poet Michael Longley touched souls with just a few words, funeral hears - The acclaimed Belfast poet died last month aged 85.

Michael Longley died in Belfast on 22nd January, at the age of 85. During a career spanning more than half a century, he had composed some of the finest short lyrics in English, addressing a wide ...

Up to 300 mourners packed into a Belfast church on Saturday afternoon to pay their respects to Michael Longley, whose poetic eloquence was also inspired by the classics and the Troubles.

Ireland has lost one of its leading literary figures following the death of the multiple award-winning poet, Michael Longley. The last survivor of the Belfast triumvirate of poets which also ...

The funeral of acclaimed Belfast poet Michael Longley has taken place in Belfast. Mr Longley died in hospital at the age of 85 on 22 January. The poet is survived by his wife Edna and children ...