In "My Ireland," commissioned for Dublin’s St. Patrick’s Day Festival 2017, Irish playwright and poet Stephen James Smith pays tribute to some of the most unique, funny, and oftentimes ...

Michael Longley is a master of his craft, known for his compact, meditative lyrics that explore themes of love, violence, ...

Reporter Ronan McGreevy picks his standout stories of the week including a pertinent piece on an essential truth about Catholic Ireland ...

A book of poetry which speaks about “familiar human experiences” has launched in Red Books in Wexford town. Written by Philip Quirke, the poems in Taking Stock reflect upon aspects of his personal ...

Paul Engle noted that “poetry is ordinary language raised to the nth power.” As if by magic, poetry books capture feelings that are often elusive and put into words our deepest pain and ...

Wait, did The Maccabees just tease a reunion?

One day he visits an Irish carnival where he finds that he can't stop step dancing along with the Irish folk music. He is knocked down by one of the carnies, and when he gets back up he notices that ...

And hid his face amid a crowd of stars. William Butler Yeats, widely considered one of the greatest poets of the English language, received the 1923 Nobel Prize for Literature. His work was greatly ...

More than two decades after guest starring on his then-wife Jennifer Aniston’s show Friends, Brad Pitt is thrilled to have ...

The event has become a cherished tradition in the region and will take place from Monday, October 21 until Sunday, November 3 ...

Emma Edwards (South Dublin Libraries), Aileen Lambert, Nellie Fortune, Sile Coleman, (South Dublin Libraries). Traditional singer and composer Aileen Lambert, from Ballindaggin, Co Wexford, has ...

Ireland lock Henderson was concussed after a challenge by Connacht's Dave Heffernan in Ulster's win over their fellow Irish province on 12 October. Flanker Reffell and back McIlroy sustained ankle ...