Stormont pledges £1m for proposed Seamus Heaney arts centre in home village

Almost £1m (€1.35m) has been pledged by Stormont ministers towards the construction of a Seamus Heaney arts centre in his home village.

Stormont pledges £1m for proposed Seamus Heaney arts centre in home village
Thu, 01 Oct, 2015 - 12:37

Almost £1m (€1.35m) has been pledged by Stormont ministers towards the construction of a Seamus Heaney arts centre in his home village.

It will be constructed in Bellaghy, Co Derry, as a tribute to the area’s most famous son. The internationally-renowned poet died in August 2013 aged 74.

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