Northern Ireland's deputy First Minister has criticised Irish president Michael D Higgins for raising the ongoing conflict in ...

A number of protesters stood and turned their backs to President Michael D Higgins as he delivered his speech during the ...

Tributes have been paid to the acclaimed Belfast-born poet Michael Longley, who has died at the age of 85. The President of ...

Michael Longley will be recognised as one of the greatest poets that Ireland has ever produced, and it has long been my ...

Michael Longley has been described as a prince of the English language after his death at the age of 85 ... Irish President Michael D Higgins described him as “a peerless poet”.

Deep sadness has been expressed following the death of Belfast poet Michael Longley. Mr Longley died at the age of 85 in hospital on Wednesday. He won a number of awards for his writing throughout his ...

Mr Longley died at the age of 85 in hospital on Wednesday ... ceasefires in his native Northern Ireland. Irish president Michael D Higgins led the tributes to Mr Longley, and said he learned ...

who has died at the age of 85. The President of Ireland Michael D Higgins said he regarded him "as a peerless poet" and that he would be recognised as one of the greatest poets Ireland had ever ...

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ACCLAIMED IRISH POET Michael Longley died on Wednesday night in Belfast at the age of 85, following a short battle with illness.The poet was born in Belfast city in 1939 to English parents, but ...

Michael D Higgins has rung in his last new year as Ireland ... Síoda and Bród, and, at the age of 83, he is as bold as ever. Hallelujah! During his presidency, Higgins has infuriated a ...