Peter Fallon: the man who brought jazz and pizzazz to Irish poetry

A new collection of essays and poems celebrates poet and editor Peter Fallon. In his contribution, the late Dennis O’Driscoll describes the man who was his ‘first poet’

Pressing on: the journals that are sticking to print

Print publications are under increasing pressure, but the editors of the ‘Cork Literary Review’ and ‘The Penny Dreadful’ are confident old-fashioned books will not go away

Dennis O’Driscoll’s rich legacy recalled at prize ceremony

Celebration was tinged with a shared sadness at the loss of an original voice

Dennis O’Driscoll’s rich legacy recalled at prize ceremony

Celebration was tinged with a shared sadness at the loss of an original voice

A friend who realised his destiny in full

A gift and the fulfilment of its promise is a rare thing, but Seamus Heaney achieved it

Poetry prize for O’Driscoll last collection

Poet died last December and award will be presented to widow

Tributes pour in across North for a man who was Ulster to the core

Sadness and sense of loss at Seamus Heaney’s death truly crossed the globe but it was deep too in Bellaghy

Humble artist possessed of candid and hauntingly lyrical epic vision

Loss of this poet will be felt throughout Ireland and far beyond

A servant of the language

Irish Times Poetry Now: shortlist of five

Harry Clifton, James Harpur, Dennis O’Driscoll, Catherine Phil MacCarthy and Mark Roper are all up for €2,500 prize

RHA Annual Exhibition 2013 Scores Highly

Behind the obvious big names, the RHA Annual shines

A translator’s life: chasing black cats in a black room in pursuit of the art of losses

Translators are the unsung heroes of literature and poetry – so what are the secrets of the trade?

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