Heaney Winner of A Poem for Ireland

The poem When All The Others Were Away at Mass (from Clearances 111 - In Memoriam M.K.H., 1911-1984) by Seamus Heaney has been named as Ireland's favourite poem of the last hundred years.

President Michael D. Higgins announced the winner during the filming of a special episode of the RTE Arts Show The Works at the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin.

The poem which recalls a morning shared between the young author and his mother, peeling potatoes, was chosen as the best loved Irish poem of the past century.

For more details on this wonderful project visit http://apoemforireland.rte.ie/ 

         

World Book Day 2015

Today Thursday 5th March 2015 we celebrate World Book Day.

For the past eighteen years World Book Day has been firmly established as Ireland's biggest annual event promoting the enjoyment of books and reading. All Irish primary school children will receive a €1.50 book token valid from 2nd March - 29th March which can be exchanged at bookshops for one of the eleven specially published World Book Day books.  

So today take some time out to visit your local bookstore!

Hennessy Literary Awards 2015

Congratulations to Sara Baume who was recently named as Hennessy New Irish Writer 2015. The First Fiction Prize went to Henrietta McKervey and the award for Emerging Poetry went to Simon Lewis.  Poet Paula Meehan was inducted to the Hennessy Literary Awards Hall of Fame.

Congratulations and wishing continued success to Paula, Simon, Sara and Henrietta!