Closely aligned to the theme of romantic love is that of desire, and across the centuries poets have written about the ...

"Nine Irish Lives," edited by Mark Bailey, is the February 2025 selection for the IrishCentral Book Club. Each month, we will ...

Acclaimed Belfast poet Michael Longley managed to touch the souls of people with just a few words, his funeral has heard.

Men, I guarantee you that regardless if you’ve been married 40 years and never acknowledged Valentine’s Day once in all that ...

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He was one of the great Irish nature poets ... Longley truly respected and promoted emerging women poets. He often told me Patrick Kavanagh’s A Christmas Childood was one of the best poems ...

Thomas Aquinas is simply a giant -- of philosophy, theology, poetry, learning and teaching, counseling and advising -- and, if you asked him, of sinning!

Books newsletter: screen deals; UL Creative Writing Festival; Ennis Book Club Festival; Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction; ILF ...

"Brigit offers us a fantastic opportunity to honour the immense contributions and achievements of Irish women, past and present, and to celebrate the lasting impact they have on our society.

On the Lyric Feature on Sunday 2nd February, at 6 pm, poet Jane Clarke presents Where the River Rises, exploring the Avonmore ...

A Community Pet Food Drive will be held from 8:45-10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, at the Aiken County Animal Shelter, 333 Wire Road ...

Brigid is the patron saint of brewers as well as poetry and healing and ... how integral beer has been to Irish life through the centuries and how central women’s role was in making that beer.