Seamus Heaney

Seamus Heaney 1939-2013 – “The space we stood around had been emptied” (Clearances, The Haw Lantern, 1987)

DIT honours Chieftains for outstanding contribution to music

DIT honours Chieftains for outstanding contribution to music

DIT president stresses group’s role ‘in bringing Irish culture to new audiences around world’

Sat Nov 23 2013 - 14:21

Heaney remembered at Southbank celebration

Heaney remembered at Southbank celebration

Poet’s memory was celebrated in music, poetry and laughter in London last night.

By Mark HennessyThu Nov 21 2013 - 12:10

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

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’

By Denis O'DriscollTue Nov 19 2013 - 01:00

Belfast man who died the same day as JFK continues to fascinate 50 years on

Belfast man who died the same day as JFK continues to fascinate 50 years on

Opinion: Both men inspired ‘an invigorating sense of hope’

By Fr Thomas G CaseyTue Nov 19 2013 - 00:01

It makes sense for Ireland to have a single economic unit accountable to its people

It makes sense for Ireland to have a single economic unit accountable to its people

Opinion: Unity is not inevitable, but will require work, dialogue and compromise

By Gerry AdamsFri Nov 15 2013 - 00:01

Heaney’s words music to the ears of Paul Simon in New York tribute to poet

Heaney’s words music to the ears of Paul Simon in New York tribute to poet

Marie Heaney attends emotional tribute to late poet

By Simon CarswellWed Nov 13 2013 - 01:00

Actor Gabriel Byrne seeks change to end-of-life care

Actor Gabriel Byrne seeks change to end-of-life care

Friend’s death prompts actor to seek ‘simple and transformational changes’

By Simon CarswellWed Nov 13 2013 - 01:00

Writers recall ‘beloved teacher’ Heaney at New York memorial

Writers recall ‘beloved teacher’ Heaney at New York memorial

Paul Simon and Eavan Boland among those to take part in East Village poetry reading

By Simon CarswellTue Nov 12 2013 - 17:36

Television: Two faces of composure – one defying cancer, the other denying the past

Television: Two faces of composure – one defying cancer, the other denying the past

The ‘Morning Ireland’ presenter Áine Lawlor kept cool in ‘Facing Cancer’, but ‘The Disappeared’, about victims of the IRA, had some genuinely chilling moments

By Bernice HarrisonSat Nov 09 2013 - 01:00

Journalist of the Year one of six awards for ‘The Irish Times’

Journalist of the Year one of six awards for ‘The Irish Times’

Kitty Holland’s story on Savita Halappanavar had a ‘major impact’ on Irish society, say judges at national newspaper awards

By Eoin Burke-KennedyFri Nov 08 2013 - 01:00

A modern fable: Deirdre of the Troubles

A modern fable: Deirdre of the Troubles

Eamon Carr’s verse play is an account of his time as a reporter in the North told via an old Irish fable

By John FlemingThu Oct 31 2013 - 01:00

An A-Z of music in Ireland

An A-Z of music in Ireland

In 2,000 or so entries by more than 200 contributors, a new encyclopedia sets out to chart Irish musical experience across recorded history. Here are 26 of them, from Air to Zozimus

Sat Oct 19 2013 - 01:00

Miriam Lord’s Week: Fine Gael gets the timing out for Limerick conference

Miriam Lord’s Week: Fine Gael gets the timing out for Limerick conference

Bloomberg chief impresses at Chamber of Commerce dinner

By Miriam LordSat Oct 12 2013 - 01:01

Jhumpa Lahiri: A serious voice that comes from nowhere

Jhumpa Lahiri: A serious voice that comes from nowhere

‘It is not easy to like,’ the candid author says of her latest novel, the Booker-shortlisted ‘The Lowland’

By Eileen BattersbyWed Oct 09 2013 - 01:00

Seanad pays tribute to Seamus Heaney

Seanad pays tribute to Seamus Heaney

Deenihan says he was Ireland’s “supreme cultural ambassador’’

By Michael O'ReganFri Oct 04 2013 - 01:00

Senators complain referendum campaign has been ‘dirty’

Senators complain referendum campaign has been ‘dirty’

Cross-party calls for a No vote during this morning’s order of business in Seanad

By Michael O'ReganThu Oct 03 2013 - 13:06

The Home Place: The Mud Vision - Seamus Heaney

The Home Place: The Mud Vision - Seamus Heaney

What does it mean to be Irish, or to be attached to Ireland? The Irish Hospice Foundation asked Seamus Heaney, Colum McCann, Moya Doherty and Chris Hadfield, among a host of others, to contribute to its new book, ‘The Gathering: Reflections on Ireland’

By Seamus HeaneySat Sept 28 2013 - 01:00

RIBA Stirling Prize goes to Warwickshire castle

RIBA Stirling Prize goes to Warwickshire castle

Irish nominees miss out for third year running

By Emma CullinanThu Sept 26 2013 - 21:01

Cows win over crowds at robotic demonstration

Cows win over crowds at robotic demonstration

There’s lots to amaze and amuse at the Ploughing Championships

By Alison HealyWed Sept 25 2013 - 10:22

All parties pay their respects to Heaney

All parties pay their respects to Heaney

House gives thanks for ‘gift of him in our national life’

By Michael O'ReganWed Sept 25 2013 - 01:00

Second Opinion: Time for rethink on memory loss and how to treat it

By Des O'NeillTue Sept 24 2013 - 01:00

The long game of investing in art

Any financial windfall from art and antiques is more likely to be enjoyed by heirs and successors of the collector

By Michael ParsonsTue Sept 24 2013 - 01:00

Imagining a shared and inter-connected future

Imagining a shared and inter-connected future

Haass striving for an Ulster at ease with its various ‘othernesses’

By Paul GillespieSun Sept 22 2013 - 08:53

Video: Secrets of Dublin’s Masonic Hall revealed

Video: Secrets of Dublin’s Masonic Hall revealed

Culture Night to be broadcast on RTÉ as 1,300 events are planned

By Ronan McGreevyFri Sept 20 2013 - 12:32

Poets pay tribute to Seamus Heaney in Clifden

Poets pay tribute to Seamus Heaney in Clifden

Memorial service part of annual arts festival

By Lorna SigginsFri Sept 20 2013 - 00:00

Poetry collection chosen as Dublin’s 2014 One City One Book

Poetry collection chosen as Dublin’s 2014 One City One Book

Pick is a departure and first time a novel has not been picked for the project

By Dan GriffinFri Sept 13 2013 - 17:47

Paula Meehan named Ireland Professor of Poetry

Paula Meehan named Ireland Professor of Poetry

Post forms part of Seamus Heaney’s ‘legacy’, TCD provost says

By Press AssociationFri Sept 13 2013 - 14:49

Arts must be supported through economic crisis - Taoiseach

Arts must be supported through economic crisis - Taoiseach

Over €3m in bursaries given to emerging artists over past three years

By Kitty HollandThu Sept 12 2013 - 20:34

Crossing new borders in pursuit of Seamus Heaney

Crossing new borders in pursuit of Seamus Heaney

Doctoral study of poet opened the door to technology and the internet

By Karlin LillingtonThu Sept 12 2013 - 01:22

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

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

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

By Eileen BattersbyMon Sept 09 2013 - 01:00

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

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

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

By Eileen BattersbyMon Sept 09 2013 - 01:00

Two boats: remembering Seamus Heaney

Two boats: remembering Seamus Heaney

With my friend of 50 years I learned to write poetry, explored Ulster’s landscapes and took turns to recite new poems over balls of malt in a Dublin bar

By Michael LongleySat Sept 07 2013 - 01:02

Poetry prize for O’Driscoll last collection

Poetry prize for O’Driscoll last collection

Poet died last December and award will be presented to widow

Sat Sept 07 2013 - 01:00

No offence to George Best, but Loyalists could be doing with a few more heroes

No offence to George Best, but Loyalists could be doing with a few more heroes

Opinion: Could the Protestant people of the North be a little uncomfortable with culture?

By Donald ClarkeSat Sept 07 2013 - 00:01

Seamus Heaney first editions, rare Belfast whisky, comic books and a famous snooker trophy for auction

Seamus Heaney first editions, rare Belfast whisky, comic books and a famous snooker trophy for auction

By Michael ParsonsSat Sept 07 2013 - 00:00

The problem of eternal youth

The problem of eternal youth

Theatre makers are getting younger – are they getting a chance to grow?

By Peter CrawleyFri Sept 06 2013 - 00:00

Festival Fit: Buzzing at Electric Picnic – and avoiding the MindField

Festival Fit: Buzzing at Electric Picnic – and avoiding the MindField

Klock crick, Shligo rap and the search for Alan and Steve – what a weekend

Fri Sept 06 2013 - 00:00

Heaney books sell out amid massive demand

Heaney books sell out amid massive demand

Eason’s bookshop on Dublin’s O’Connell Street sold out within days of poet’s passing

By Orla TinsleyThu Sept 05 2013 - 09:48

Novelist Attwood pays tribute to Seamus Heaney

Novelist Attwood pays tribute to Seamus Heaney

Canadian-born author interviewed at Dún Laoghaire festival ahead of publication of final chapter in trilogy

Wed Sept 04 2013 - 12:45

Odes to Seamus Heaney: readers pay tribute in verse

Odes to Seamus Heaney: readers pay tribute in verse

In recent days, dozens of Irish Times readers – from practised scribes to amateur versemakers – have written and submitted poems remembering the late Seamus Heaney. Here is a selection of their contributions

Wed Sept 04 2013 - 01:00

Seamus Heaney’s last interview covered Homer, Virgil and Dante

Seamus Heaney’s last interview covered Homer, Virgil and Dante

Heaney’s final formal interview took place in Paris last June

By Lara MarloweTue Sept 03 2013 - 01:01

Radio’s brand new dawn? Not quite

The Great Radio War between Pat Kenny and Sean O’Rourke has begun. At times, the listeners became collateral damage

By Shane HegartyTue Sept 03 2013 - 01:00

Poet laid to rest under shadow of sycamore trees

Poet laid to rest under shadow of sycamore trees

Priest says Bellaghy honoured that Heaney had chosen to be interred in his home town

By Gerry MoriartyTue Sept 03 2013 - 01:00

Liffey bridge to be named after Lockout activist Rosie Hackett

Liffey bridge to be named after Lockout activist Rosie Hackett

First bridge to be named after woman

By Frank McDonaldTue Sept 03 2013 - 01:00

The most public of burials for the most private of men

The most public of burials for the most private of men

Countless hearts are blown open as local farmer’s son is laid to rest

By Rosita BolandTue Sept 03 2013 - 01:00

Funeral Mass celebrates ‘the beauty of Seamus Heaney...in his being’

Funeral Mass celebrates ‘the beauty of Seamus Heaney...in his being’

He had many of the qualities of an ‘identikit portrait of the ideal Christian’

By Patsy McGarryTue Sept 03 2013 - 01:00

Seamus Heaney laid to rest in Bellaghy

Seamus Heaney laid to rest in Bellaghy

Poet buried in Co Derry after requiem mass in Dublin

By Gerry MoriartyMon Sept 02 2013 - 19:40

‘We may still have the verse but a lovely man has left us’

‘We may still have the verse but a lovely man has left us’

Hundreds sign book of condolences for Heaney in Dublin

By Eoin Burke-KennedyMon Sept 02 2013 - 18:16

Heaney: ‘The articulator of the years of pain in the North’

Heaney: ‘The articulator of the years of pain in the North’

Homily of Monsignor Brendan Devlin at funeral Mass for Seamus Heaney in Dublin

Mon Sept 02 2013 - 14:12

Review: The Pat Kenny Show

Review: The Pat Kenny Show

A good, solid start by the veteran broadcaster, but where are all the women?

By Hugh LinehanMon Sept 02 2013 - 12:35

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