A collection of Irish sayings often read more like poetry than anything else. Here are ten unique Irish phrases that resonate down through the years. When God made the Irish, he made them poetic.

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

Mourners included Irish President Michael D Higgins, South Belfast MP Clare Hanna, former North Down MP Lady Sylvia Hermon ...

Nollaig has been writing poetry since the 1990s. Reflecting her training in psychology, her poems tend to explore human relationships and interactions. She is an active member of Sherkin Island Haiku ...

Belfast-born writer Michael Longley has been remembered as “one of the greatest poets that Ireland has ever produced” ...

Irish poet Michael Longley has died aged 85. The acclaimed poet was born in Belfast in July 1939 and lived in the city until ...

Her poems have been published by OFI Press, Obsessed With Pipework, Skylight47, Boyne Berries, Saolta Arts and broadcast on RTÉ radio. Nollaig is working towards a first collection. Rowan’s ...

Michael Longley, who has died aged 85, was a poet whose graceful and careful work made him one of the most cherished writers ...

Michael Longley was today hailed as one of Ireland’s greatest poets following his death aged 85. Irish president Michael D ...

A 12-year-old Co Donegal lad had a poem about peace between Orange and Green read by the Irish President only months before ...

Patricia McCarthy edited Agenda poetry journal for more than 20 years. She won the British National Poetry Competition in 2013. A pamphlet of new poems is due later this year from Dare-Gale Press ...

This weekend’s Irish Times Eason offer is Displeasure Island by Alice Bell, just €5.99, a €6 saving. Actor Anthony Boyle has been added to the cast of Three Ages of Yeats, a Dead Poets Live ...