After paper-one left many English students 'beaming', paper-two provided a much more stern challenge.

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That a mathematician and sportsman would consider it important that engineering students be lectured on poetry says a lot about Trevor West. 

Kerry County Council has honoured poet Brendan Kennelly, who has returned to live in his native ‘Bally’, or Ballylongford, a place “full of stories”, after an absence of more than half a century.

Gabriel Fitzmaurice describes the selection process for his book of favourite poems of Munster

Last Monday, Adare, Co Limerick, remembered Jerry McCabe on the 20th anniversary of the IRA attack which claimed his life near the village post office. Yesterday, his own people and hundreds of others gathered in Ballylongford, Co Kerry, where he was brought up to pay their tribute.

When Brendan Kennelly and his daughter Doodle pulled into the car park of St Michael’s Church, Ballylongford, they thought a funeral must have been going on.

Certain things tend to run in families — particularly names. Williams Rossa Cole is a great grandson of O’Donovan Rossa. His brother is Ross Williams Cole, and their father was William Rossa Cole. The brothers have four children between them — all have a Rossa in their name.

Life in Listowel conjures images of Synge’s words, ‘the springtime of the local life has not been forgotten’. With cuts to arts budgets around the country, it is more imperative than ever that the likes of Writers’ Week see resources renewed and replenished, writes Jim Kennelly

MARGARET McLOUGHLIN was born with three things. Down syndrome; a serious untreatable heart condition; and a huge, infectious, and empathetic personality. She wasn’t expected to live. But live she did, to the fullest extent that was possible.

'Paradise Lost', one of the longest poems in the English language, will be read in full in Dublin today in aid of charity.

Middle-aged men from disadvantaged backgrounds are 10 times more likely to die by suicide because they have lost their masculine pride and identity, a study found.

Middle-aged men from disadvantaged backgrounds are 10 times more likely to die by suicide because they have lost their masculine pride and identity, a study found.

John B Keane’s pub in Listowel remains the haunt of poets, storytellers and musicians, writes Dónal Hickey

JOHN B KEANE lived a double life.

Listowel Writers’ Week enjoys such a reputation that major figures are more than happy to be invited, says Carl Dixon

A Journey With Two Maps: Becoming a Woman Poet

THE lyrics to folk singer Christy’s big hit Lisdoonvarna will feature in the new Penguin Book of Irish Verse.

A TALENTED young composer watched with pride last night as one of her national award-wining works received its Irish premiere in Dublin.

PEOPLE are willing to pay higher taxes for community-based mental care as the economic cost of dealing with mental health problems soars above the €3 billion mark, research has shown.

THE decision by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern to send his aide de camp (ADC) to Katy French’s funeral last Monday was a remarkable, ill conceived and most probably wrong.

AWARD-WINNING author Annie Proulx has given her backing to a groundbreaking Irish festival celebrating creativity in older age.

POLITICAL and business leaders joined members of Charles Haughey’s family yesterday in a requiem Mass for the former Taoiseach at Our Lady of Consolation Church in Donnycarney.

Former Taoiseach Charles Haughey has departed on his final journey to St Fintan's Cemetery in the Sutton area of north Dublin.

Our Lady of Consolation Church in Dublin is packed to capacity for the State funeral of former Taoiseach Charles Haughey.

One of the biggest State funerals in Irish history will take place at midday today when former Taoiseach Charles Haughey is laid to rest.

FOR years one of the watch cries on the Irish economy was we had to exploit our green image.

Two economists from NUI Galway are calling for the development of a new National Fairness Strategy to help build a future without poverty and inequality.

OVER €40,000 raised at a UNICEF Ireland charity lunch in Dublin yesterday will be used to fight the scourge of HIV/AIDS being passed on to the next generation in Africa.

Poet Brendan Kennelly will launch a book about his own work in Limerick on Monday.

FOR the majority in this country, agriculture is no longer seen as something that is fundamental to our economy or, indeed, to our way of life.

Ireland's top writers have come together to voice their opposition to the war through the power of the pen.

IF oysters are the food of love, then PJ Kavanagh has a heart of gold.