A Poem for Ireland

A Poem for Ireland celebrates the wealth of Irish poetry over the past one hundred years in Ireland. The shortlist consists of ten poems which shall be featured on RTÉ One's The Works (Friday 8.30p.m.) and RTÉ Radio One's The John Murray Show (9.00a.m. weekdays).

So visit apoemforireland.rte.ie and vote for your favourite poem. The deadline for voting is Sunday 8th March and the winner will be revealed on Friday 13th March.

                                 

Laureate of Irish Fiction

Congratulations to Anne Enright who has become Ireland's First Laureate of Irish Fiction. Anne begins her three year post which is an initiative that has been developed by the Art's Council. Anne will be lecturing in University College Dublin and New York University. She also hopes to support the short story form and the translation of Irish work into other languages during her time as Laureate. 

We wish Anne every success in her new position!