Michael Longley, the Irish poet whose long career included more than 40 books, died last week. He was lauded by literary, ...

Michael Longley, who has died aged 85, was a poet whose graceful and careful work made him one of the most cherished writers of Northern Ireland and, for some, the English-reading world.

The son of acclaimed Belfast poet Michael Longley said his family have been “overwhelmed” with the outpouring of love ...

But this came against the backdrop of the Troubles in Northern Ireland – his first poems appeared in the early 1970s – and along with friends and contemporaries such as Seamus Heaney and Derek ...

President of Ireland Michael D Higgins was among mourners who joined Longley’s family at Saturday’s service in All Souls ...

The funeral of acclaimed Belfast poet Michael Longley will take place later. Mr Longley died in hospital at the age of 85 on ...

AWARE NI, the leading Northern Ireland depression charity, has announced the comeback of its acclaimed mental health poetry ...

Michael Longley, who has died aged 85, was a poet whose graceful and careful work made him one of the most cherished writers in Northern Ireland and, for some, the English-reading world. Longley’s ...

The winner of the 2017 PEN Pinter Prize on how poets have responded to the horrors of civil war – and why the peace process is far from over. By Michael Longley Editor’s note: this piece was ...

While Northern Ireland overall does not support Irish unity, there has been an increase in the amount of support in the North, according to the latest opinion poll for The Irish Times and the ...