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Dominic West backs ‘top shagger’ Byron in poetry battle with Bob Geldof

Actor hails ‘proto-rock star’ as best poet, while musician argues for ‘Ireland’s Shakespeare’ WB Yeats at Somerset festival

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20

Quote of the Day by the iconic Irish poet W.B. Yeats: 'The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting...' – The Second Coming poet's gentle reminder that magic exists when we learn to truly see

Irish poet W.B. Yeats believed the world is rich with wonder, patiently awaiting sharper senses to perceive it. His quote emphasizes that magic isn't absent but often overlooked due to distraction. By cultivating awareness and imagination, we can uncover deeper meanings and beauty in everyday life.

The Economic Times · Jun 5

‘Walk with the sound of the ocean to keep you company’: finding laid-back adventure on the island of Ireland

Whether foraging for food at a barbecue school or staying in a lighthouse keeper’s cottage in Fanad, taking it easy on the northern coastline will stir the senses

The Guardian - UK · May 29

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Poetry for an anxious world: 5 experts share poems of grief, hope and restoration

Tumultuous times create heightened, often complex, emotions. It can be hard to voice or even identify our feelings when faced with war, illness, worry, or great changes of any kind.

The Conversation · Apr 10

AI ‘reanimations’: Making facsimiles of the dead raises ethical quandaries

Christopher Pelkey was shot and killed in a road range incident in 2021. On May 8, 2025, at the sentencing hearing for his killer, an AI video reconstruction of Pelkey delivered a victim impact statement. The trial judge reported being deeply moved by this performance and issued the maximum sentence…

The Conversation · Jun 17, 2025

Artists, Siblings, Visionaries by Judith Mackrell review – the remarkable lives of Gwen and Augustus John

Gwen’s talent vastly outshone her brother’s – but both are treated with subtlety in this outstanding dual biography

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2025

‘Walk with the sound of the ocean to keep you company’: finding laid-back adventure on the island of Ireland

Whether foraging for food at a barbecue school or staying in a lighthouse keeper’s cottage in Fanad, taking it easy on the northern coastline will stir the senses

The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2025

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The flight-free coach holidays that are actually fun

From Italy to Ireland, these coach trips are a convenient way to explore Europe, say Sarah Marshall

The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025

The 19 best books about Irish history to read in 2026

From the origins of the Irish language to intimate, personal histories of Ireland’s darkest periods, these are some of the best books about Irish history

Evening Standard · May 21, 2024

Julie Abbé: Out of the Ashes review – a beautiful expression of the grieving process

The UK-based French folk singer embellishes her trad leanings with sultry blues and upbeat swing on a poignant and poetic second album

The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2024

Yeats’ play on sale for £125,000 – thanks to message from the dead

A 1924 seance has solved the mystery surrounding a signed copy of the dramatist’s first play

The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2023

Sports quiz of the week: Coco Gauff, Rugby World Cup and Mo Farah

Have you been following the big stories in football, rugby, basketball, athletics, tennis and cricket?

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2023

Ocean views and authors lost: a literary tour of Ireland’s wild west coast

The wild west coast from Cork up to Donegal has captivated writers from Yeats to Synge and Charlotte Brontë – as well as a host of lesser-known talent

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2023

‘Only the great writers are misquoted’: Dublin marathon medal has wrong Yeats quote

‘There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven’t met yet’ is engraved beneath an image of the Nobel-winning Irish poet. Only he didn’t write it

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2023

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The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2023

‘It is nice to be adored, until it isn’t’: Anne Enright on the problem with unrequited love

Young, smart and beautiful, Hilda Moriarty became the muse behind Kavanagh’s famous poem On Raglan Road – and the object of his unwanted affection. Anne Enright explores the poet’s obsessions in an age of unrequited love

The Times of India · Jun 23, 2023

From 'The Ten Principal Upanishads’ to Robert Frost's signed, first edition copy: Books exchanged between PM Modi and President Biden and their significance

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a three-day state visit to the United States of America (USA), met and presented special gifts to President of USA Joe Biden and First Lady of USA Jill Biden on Wednesday, June 21. During their official meeting, PM Modi was also felicitated…

The Conversation · Apr 5, 2023

Each generation in Northern Ireland has reflected on the 'troubles' in its own way – right up to 'Derry Girls'

A 9-year-old boy lies on the floor of a working-class rowhouse in Belfast, Northern Ireland, wondrously watching American Westerns on TV. Outside, though, the world’s gone mad. Broken glass and shattered masonry. Barricades go up. Rifle-toting soldiers patrol the streets.

The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2023

‘Prepare to be blown away – literally’: readers’ favourite trips in Ireland

Our tipsters confirm that the Emerald Isle’s pubs, cafes and literary hotspots offer brilliant backup for its huge variety of outdoor adventures. Scroll down for the winner

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The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2022

Poetic justice: WB Yeats’s time in London to be celebrated at last

Years of campaigning will come to fruition this week with the unveiling of a sculpture in Bedford Park to the great writer

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2022

Green line: take a window seat on Ireland’s most beautiful train trips

There’s no need for a car – cheaper rail fares in Ireland have made these six stunning rail trips even more appealing and sustainable

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2022

Sex in 1945? There was a war on

Brief letters: Drunken revelations | 77th birthdays | WB Yeats on Boris Johnson | Insanity and the Tories | Know your garden

The Conversation · Jul 11, 2022

A dystopian or utopian future? Claire G. Coleman's new novel Enclave imagines both

I was reading Noongar author Claire G. Coleman’s third novel, Enclave, a few days after the US Supreme Court overturned the Roe v Wade judgement, a political victory for a conservative project many years in the making.

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