Person: Máire Mhac an tSaoi

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<p>Then-President Mary McAleese and Máire Mhac an tSaoi who presented the president with a book of her poems in 2011. The poet was said to have 'dragged Irish-language poetry screaming and kicking' into the 20th century. Photo: Maura Hickey</p>

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Máire Mhac an tSaoi: A scholar and poet unparalleled

Máire Mhac an tSaoi was born in 1922, making her The Same Age as the State, as the title of her 2003 autobiography says. Both her life and her work were remarkable.

<p>Brendan Kennelly, one of the country’s most popular poets and a former professor of English at Trinity College Dublin, wh died yesterday aged 85.</p>

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Watch: Brendan Kennelly recites much-loved poem 'Begin'

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Words from the master Seán Ó Riordáin of Ballyvourney

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Book Review: Leabhar na hAthghabhála - Poems of Repossession

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A question of taste - Eibhlís Carcione

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TG4 special recalls Kerry-Dublin march to save Dunquin school

A high price to pay for revealing documentary on noted poet

THE Nepalese boy looks shocked but he has a very big ice-cream.

Thu, 29 Nov, 2012

THE LAND OF NOD

“There will be no gimmicks“, warned Micheál Martin at the launch of Fianna Fáil’s General Election manifesto yesterday, much to the disappointment of Éamon Ó Cuív, who had planned to counter Fine Gael’s move to downgrade Irish in the Leaving Cert by reading from memory all of Máire Mhac an tSaoi’s poems.

Tue, 08 Feb, 2011

Former minister was fearless modern-day prophet, mourners told

The late Government minister Conor Cruise O’Brien was a modern-day prophet who wasn’t afraid to pay the price for his controversial views, his funeral mass heard today.

Mon, 22 Dec, 2008

Taoiseach leads tributes to Conor Cruise O’Brien

The Taoiseach, Brian Cowen, has been leading tributes for former government minister and journalist Conor Cruise O'Brien, who died last night at the age of 91.

Fri, 19 Dec, 2008

Modern 'Book of Kells' celebrates Irish/Scottish links

Close historical links between Ireland and Scotland will be celebrated in a new Irish publication dubbed a ’21st Century Book of Kells’.

Tue, 16 Sep, 2008