Sarah Howe has won the Forward prize for best collection, one of the UK’s most prestigious poetry awards, for Foretokens, a collection that explores new parenthood, the death of her father and her mot...
10.29.2026 aol.co.uk , theguardian.com
Around eight years ago, the literary agent Neil Blair, whose most high-profile client is JK Rowling , became aware of an invidious problem in British publishing. It was becoming noticeably harder to p...
11.01.2026 msn.com , yahoo.com
If there has been a muted air surrounding the centenary of the founding of 2RN, the forerunner of RTÉ Radio, it is perhaps understandable. For all the ubiquity of radio over the past 100 years, it’s a...
11.02.2026 Irishtimes.com
MY mother was allocated a house in Ballymurphy in the mid-50s. It was 11 Divismore Park, at the corner of Glenalina Road. At around the same time, Maureen McKee was allocated a house in the same stree...
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Sign up to the Irish Times books newsletter for features, podcasts and more Tara Bergin has won the Forward Prize for Best Single Poem – Written, worth £1, 000, for The Fear, originally published in The Stinging Fly. Sarah Howe’s Foretokens (Chatto & Windus) won the Forward Prize for Best Collection, receiving £10, 000. Nur Turkmani’s October (Hajar Press) won the Jerwood Prize for Best First Collection (£5, 000), and Biff Smith won the Forward Prize for Best Single Poem – Performed for Dumbarto...
10.29.2026 Irishtimes.com
Ría Marie Goggin with her Dad Paul Goggin after Adrigle winning the Junior B Championship Picture: Anne Marie Cronin Photography Ardfield, West Cork, Ireland. 17th Oct, 2026. St. James GAA Club is hol...
10.27.2026 Southernstar.ie
The National Library of Ireland hosts free exhibitions and events in November. The programme includes tours, talks and workshops. Dublin Book Festival events are included. Events cover Seamus Heaney a...
10.31.2026 Travelextra.ie
Ask Scottish writer Jackie Kay a question and don’t be surprised if she gifts you a poem by way of an answer. With a copy of her new Selected Poems 1991 - 2026, an anthology of 35 years of verse, clos...
10.31.2026 Scotsman.com
By VIEWdigital editor Brian Pelan Lough Neagh – the largest freshwater lake in Ireland and the UK – is in serious trouble. A severe ecological crisis, driven by toxic blue-green algal (cyanobacteria) ...
11.02.2026 Viewdigital.org
Ireland is one of the most charming and captivating countries in Europe, famous for its breathtaking green landscapes, rich history, and vibrant cultural traditions. Often called the Emerald Isle because of its lush countryside, Ireland is home to st...
10.27.2026 Travel2next.com
