President Michael D Higgins said he was one of Ireland’s most important poets and his “contribution to the performed poem was of enormous importance to the appreciation of poetry in Ireland”.

One might say that Montgomery originated an Irish form of jazz-inspired sound poetry distinguished by its polyphony. The seven poems in terminal 1 are the mark of his poetic achievement.

IrishCentral Contributor Patricia Killeen looks at John Buckley McQuaid's career before he performs at the Irish Cultural ...

Voice from the Grave – Frank McNally on a debut poetry collection from Niall Montgomery, 38 years after his death.

Was John Boyle O'Reilly the greatest Irish American of all? The Irish poet, journalist, author, and activist was born on June 28, 1844 in Meath. In 1870, he arrived in Boston.

We asked him the BIG questions . . . Lagan Love is a traditional Irish air first collected in the early 1900s, later translated to English by Irish poet and lyricist Joseph Campbell.

“The Four Irish Nobel Literary Laureates”—William Butler Yeats, George Bernard Shaw, Samuel Beckett, Seamus Heaney—in cast bronze by internationally noted Irish sculptor Rowan Gillespie. The piece was ...

The history and development of Irish tourism continue to this day. This overview shows the roots and the progress that formed the Irish travel industry as we know it today.

From classics to modern masterpieces, these great poetry books—recommended by poets themselves—belong on your bookshelf.

The Unlikely, Enduring Friendship Between Ireland and the Choctaw Nation One act of generosity during the Great Famine forged a bond that transcends generations ...

We’re closing in on the halfway point of this prosaic parade back through the Georgia Bulldogs’ 2024 campaign, and so far we’re stuck pretty close to our literary roots. Faulkner, O’Connor ...