From daring contemporary collections to the long-awaited definitive edition from one of the major poets of the 20th century, this is our pick of the best poetry books of the year. Whether you’re a ...

I thought that this month I would share with you a few reflections on a subject which has brought me endless pleasure ...

The fiction and non-fiction titles set to dominate group chats, book clubs and bedside tables in the months ahead.

I thought that this month I would share with you a few reflections on a subject which has brought me endless pleasure throughout my lifetime – ...

You have to give the same present to everyone for the rest of your life. What is it? A book. Maybe a Seamus Heaney. I like to ...

Big Issue's critics' picks of the best books of the year, from literary takes on modern living to uncompromising accounts of ...

The Poetry Aloud competition final was held at the National Library of Ireland on Tuesday, December 16. Portlaoise College student Tadgh Smith and Scoil Chríost Rí Portlaoise student Myah Walker have ...

Glenamaddy Community School student Shay Collins was runner-up in the Senior Category and was presented with a Poetry Aloud ...

Shane Lehane is resident folklorist on RTÉ’s Today Show and a lecturer in the department of folklore and ethnology at UCC His new illustrated book, Old Ways to New Days, is published by Hachette ...

Madeline Denniston, Third Year, also successfully reached the final and performed phenomenally, in what was a tough ...

The publication of “The Poems of Seamus Heaney” is an occasion to celebrate the Nobel Prize winning poet whose work extends Ireland’s extraordinary literary lineage. Heaney takes his place alongside ...

Andrew Heaney, who pitched for two World Series-winning teams but was a bust of a trade deadline acquisition for the Yankees ...