Person: Derek Mahon

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<p>Derek Mahon hopes to be the oldest Irish person to summit the highest peaks of seven continents.</p>

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Mountaineer bids to become oldest Irish person to summit highest peaks on seven continents

'I don't think there is an age limit,' says Derek Mahon, who will celebrate his 63rd birthday while climbing in Antarctica

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New book looks at Cork’s golden generation of poets

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Irish novelist Edna O'Brien wins 'Irish Nobel in literature' award

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Islands of Ireland: Cows come home to Inishbarra

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Book review: The Zoo of the New: Poems to Read Now

Alannah Hopkin gives a musical salute to Cork in On the Banks

Alannah Hopkin discusses the inspiration behind her new book of poems and songs about Cork City, On the Banks.

Sat, 24 Dec, 2016

Painful childhood didn’t dim the twinkle in John Montague's eyes

Adrian Frazier pays tribute to the late poet John Montague, who passed away at the weekend

Mon, 12 Dec, 2016

When words combine with music to sing out from the page

James Joyce, Seamus Heaney and Thomas McCarthy are among the poets assembled in a wonderful book of writings inspired by music, says Alan O’Riordan

Mon, 07 Nov, 2016

Life of poet is work in progress

A powerful new book on the life of Derek Mahon sent Thomas McCarthy back to Mahon’s four key works, The Yaddo Letter, The Hudson Letter, The Yellow Book and Harbour Lights.

Sat, 11 Oct, 2014

Gallery to host free arts events as part of ‘Great Book’ exhibit

Poetry readings, art, music, and photography will be the subject of free public events over the coming months to coincide with the display of the $1m Great Book of Ireland at University College Cork.

Wed, 28 May, 2014

Students ‘memorising answers’ for English exam

Leaving Certificate students continue to rely quite heavily on predicting which poets will be examined and memorising prepared answers, reports suggest.

Fri, 04 Apr, 2014

Irish poet Maurice Riordan finds his voice in London

IN 1970, fresh out of St Colman’s boarding school, I attended UCC.

Mon, 10 Feb, 2014

Gripping RUC thriller has Troubles in mind

In the Morning I’ll Be Gone

Sat, 18 Jan, 2014

The unlikely poet who constructs his writing with a carpenter’s skill

Accurate Measurements

Sat, 31 Aug, 2013

LEAVING CERT: Ode to joy as Plath makes a return for candidates

The appearance of poet Sylvia Plath on Leaving Certificate English Paper 2 will have brought joy to a huge proportion of the 35,000 higher-level students yesterday afternoon.

Fri, 07 Jun, 2013

Students compose themselves with English

The English papers faced by about 53,000 Leaving Certificate students were based on themes of storytelling and humour.

Thu, 06 Jun, 2013

Ranging over the last great fastnesses of England

Edgelands: Journeys into England’s True Wilderness

Sat, 20 Oct, 2012

Poet who talked in his letters

THE poet, Louis MacNeice died suddenly in 1963 of viral pneumonia, contracted while recording sound effects in an underground cave in Yorkshire for his last radio play, Persons from Porlock.

Sat, 14 Aug, 2010

Celebs boost Tara campaign

Nobel prize winning poet Seamus Heaney has joined Hollywood actress Charlize Theron and artist Louis le Brocquy in the campaign against the M3 motorway.

Wed, 02 Jul, 2008

Few complaints with second English paper

THE appearance of poets Derek Mahon and Adrienne Rich on yesterday’s English higher level Paper II was welcomed in Kilkenny, where students had made preparations with those in mind.

Fri, 06 Jun, 2008