Brendan Cleary was born in Carrickfergus and now lives in Brighton. He has published eight collections of poetry and is editor of the journal The Echo Room.

Dermot O'Leary hosts highlights from a celebration of the Irish music tradition and its dialogue with Britain in the presence of the president of Ireland and the Prince and Princess Michael of Kent at the Royal Albert Hall on BBC4 at 8pm.

A community pledged tonight to rally around a mother and her three sons after her husband and 10-year-old boy died in a tragic quarry accident.

THE Men’s Council of Ireland (MCI) is a national umbrella organisation set up to act both as a resource and a voice for men’s groups.