Claire Power

Congratulations to Claddagh Records for winning the Cultural Driver Award, sponsored by UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School. This award recognises campaigns and initiatives that inspire cultural change or create meaningful societal impact. #SpiderAwards2026

Former President @MichaelDHiggins has paid tribute to civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson, who passed away yesterday at the age of 84. hotpress.com/opinion/michae…

Ireland Professor of #Poetry Vona Groarke will deliver her first public lecture at @tcddublin on 26 February - details below. It’s a free event. Vona is a fine poet. Her talk is sure to be interesting. eventbrite.ie/e/vona-groarke…

Even the rain couldn’t put a dampener on the love in the room at our launch of Poetry Ireland Review Issue 147, Love Poems to Humans, edited by Theo Dorgan. 🌧️ PIR 147 is available to buy on our website now. ❤️

In honour of #HolocaustMemorialDay here is an extract from "A Sofa in the Forties" which Heaney read at a memorial service on this day in 2008. It is set during WW2 when Heaney and his siblings are playing, and imagining their sofa is a train. Original post: @SeamusHeaneyNLI

🏫🎓Happy International Day of Education 🎓🏫 Over 22 years, our Writers in Schools Scheme has given more than 500,000 children the chance to work with writers in the classroom. We're celebrating all the teachers and writers nurturing a love of language with children!

📺 Céiliúradh ar Mhicheál D. Ó hUiginn - Dé Sathairn @9pm 🫶🏼 connachttribune.ie/tg4-airs-speci…

The proposal to rename Herzog Park should be withdrawn in its entirety and not proceeded with.

@EtainsDream @poetryireland Thank you Siobhan! Hope to see you soon xxx ❤️

@poetryireland @clairepower Congratulations @clairepower ! 👏👏👏

Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann is pleased to announce the appointment of Claire Power as the new Director of the organisation. Read more on our website at poetryireland.ie/news/poetry-ir….

Happy 5th birthday Misneach! Lá breithe shona duit! 🐾

President Higgins today received Dr Thant Myint-U @thantmyintu to Áras an Uachtaráin on a courtesy call, where they discussed his new book 'Peacemaker: U Thant, the United Nations and the Untold Story of the 1960s' about his grandfather, former @UN Secretary-General U Thant

Statement by President Michael D. Higgins on attack on Manchester synagogue president.ie/en/media-libra…

President Michael D. Higgins this afternoon received representatives of @CladdaghRecords at Áras an Uachtaráin who presented him a copy of his spoken word record, 'Against All Certainty'. A celebration of the President will take place this evening in the @NCH_Music in Dublin

Michael D Higgins’s poetry album Against All Certainty: To hell with policy wonks for president, get a few bards irishtimes.com/culture/2025/0… via @IrishTimesCultr

It was inspiring — as always — to be received by @PresidentIRL Michael D Higgins during my visit to Dublin. It was an honour to convey to him, on behalf of UNHCR, my respect and gratitude for the extraordinary support provided by Ireland over the years to the cause of refugees.

We are so thrilled to announce that Michael D. Higgins has signed to Claddagh Records and will release his debut Spoken Word album 'Against All Certainty', with music from the incredible Myles O'Reilly on September 5th. Available to Pre-Order now : Claddagh.lnk.to/MichaelD.Higgi…

Statement by President Michael D. Higgins on the death of Pope Francis president.ie/en/media-libra…

President Michael D. Higgins and his wife Sabina today welcomed the Republic of Ireland football squad from the Italia 90 World Cup to Áras an Uachtaráin. You can read the President’s address from the event at president.ie/en/media-libra…

Nollaig Shona! Merry Christmas from President Higgins, Sabina and Misneach