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Scotland

‘Captivating’ poet Jackie Kay takes to Braemar’s Burns Night stage

Scotland’s former Makar, the national poet, Jackie Kay will take to the stage of St Margaret’s Braemar on January 23. A spokesperson for St Margaret’s Braemar said: “The ‘in conversation’ event, chaired by renowned singer and broadcaster Fiona ...

10 Jan 2022 at 00:25

West Donegal

Gaoth Dobhair's Máire Dinny Wren wins top poetry prize

Gaoth Dobhair's Máire Dinny Wren, a poet who has won many notable literary awards in the past has won first place in Comórtas Filíochta Chultúrlann McAdam Ó Fíach. The poetry awards took place in Belfast over the course of the weekend. The ...

12 Dec 2022 at 14:33

Scotland

National poet and equalities campaigner tell of delight at university honour

Scotland’s national poet and a high-profile campaigner on disability and inequality have received honorary degrees. The pair were recognised for their outstanding contributions to their respective fields at a ceremony at the University of ...

24 Mar 2023 at 14:56

Home

Fresh ideas wanted for Glenties Museum AGM

A call has gone out for fresh faces and fresh ideas to help promote and improve activities at St Connell’s Museum and Heritage Centre in Glenties. The committee is holding its annual general meeting on Monday, April 17 in the museum ...

06 Apr 2023 at 11:33

Music

Noah Kahan beats Beyonce and Taylor Swift to biggest UK song of 2024 so far

US singer Noah Kahan has beaten the likes of Taylor Swift and Beyonce to see his Stick Season named the UK’s biggest song of 2024 so far, according to the Official Charts Company. Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department was named as ...

02 Oct 2024 at 08:00

Racing

Echoes of Numbersixvalverde for Brassil with Longhouse Poet

Longhouse Poet could tread a familiar path for Martin Brassil after gaining the trainer a first Goffs Thyestes Chase success since Numbersixvalverde in 2005. The gelding was in fact Brassil’s first runner in the race since then ...

27 Jan 2022 at 18:55

Music

Charlie Puth: I cried after hearing namecheck on Taylor Swift’s album

American singer Charlie Puth has revealed he cried after hearing Taylor Swift namecheck him on her latest album after first thinking it was an artificial intelligence-generated song. In the title track of the pop superstar’s ...

24 May 2024 at 16:33

Schools

Laois student has poem published

Leaving Certificate student Aisling McEvoy has had her first poem published in the anthology ‘Confessions of a Clockwalker’. Aisling, a sixth year student in Mountrath Community School, wrote her poem ‘Ode to Affliction’ ...

01 Feb 2023 at 18:33

Home

Waterford poet named as one of ten winners of coveted artists award

A Waterford poet is one of ten recipients of an award offering artists funding of up to €25,000 to develop their craft. The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin, this week ...

05 Jun 2023 at 13:33

Music

Expanded edition of Taylor Swift’s new album dives deeper into recent romances

Taylor Swift appears to have dived even deeper into her recent relationships in the expanded instalment of her new album The Tortured Poets Department. After preparing her fans for the release of her 11th album for ...

19 Apr 2024 at 12:27

Home

County Derry bombing features in Canadian poet's published work

A historic bomb attack in County Derry has formed the basis of a poem recently published in a Canadian publication by a poet from Vancouver. Tom Woods, who writes under the pen name PW Bridgman, penned a poem on ...

08 Jul 2022 at 13:33

Music

Taylor Swift praised for ‘cathartic confession’ in ‘most personal’ album to date

Taylor Swift has been praised for being “vulnerable in a way we’ve never heard before”, following the release of her new album The Tortured Poets Department. The US singer-songwriter released her 11th studio ...

19 Apr 2024 at 07:16

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