The Ireland Chair of Poetry

	HARRY CLIFTON ANNOUNCED AS IRELAND PROFESSOR OF POETRY 2010 The announcement of Harry Clifton as Ireland's fifth Professor of Poetry was made by An Taoiseach, Brian Cowen, T.D. in Newman House, 85 St Stpehen's Green, Dublin 2 on Wednesday 30 June 2010. http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0630/cliftonh.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/artsextra/2010/06/harry-clifton-is-the-new-irela.shtml

	2010 BURSARY AWARD Miriam Gamble was awarded four weeks residency at The Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Annaghmakerrig, Co. Monaghan

	A READING BY MICHAEL LONGLEY Davis Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity CollegeDublin at 7.30pm on 10th March 2010.

	2010 MICHAEL LONGLEY LECTURE - THE WEST Michael Longley will repeat his lecture on the west of ireland on the 25th March at 8pm in the Great Hall, Queen's University, Belfast.

	2010 MICHAEL LONGLEY LECTURE -THE WEST Michael Longley will give a lecture on the west of Ireland on the 1st February 2010 at 7.30pm in the John Hume Institute for Global Irish Studies, UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4. For directions, please visit: http://www.ucd.ie/maps/UCD_Map_2009.pdf

	2009 BURSARY AWARD This year's bursary was awarded to Leanne O' Sullivan. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2009/0704/1224250012638.html

	ONE WIDE EXPANSE: A RETURN TO THE CLASSICS A lecture by Michael Longley in the Great Hall of Queen's University Belfast on 12th March 2009 at 7pm.

	A READING BY MICHAEL LONGLEY Ernest Walton Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin on 26th February 2009 at 7.30pm.

	A READING BY MICHAEL LONGLEY Theatre O, Newman Building, University College Dublin on 18th February 2009 at 7.30pm. http://www.ucd.ie/news/2009/02FEB09/190209_longley.html

	ONE WIDE EXPANSE: A RETURN TO THE CLASSICS A lecture by Michael Longley entitled One Wide Expanse: A Return to the Classics in Trinity College Dublin on 28th January 2009 at 8pm.

	2008 BURSARY AWARD Leontia Flynn was awarded four weeks at The Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Annaghmakerrig, Co. Monaghan. http://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SeamusHeaneyCentreforPoetry/Staff/DrLeontiaFlynn/

	THE FIRST NINE YEARS OF THE IRELAND CHAIR OF POETRY The launch of 'The Poet's Chair' by Lilliput Press at the Arts Council on 24th January 2008. http://www.lilliputpress.ie/

	MICHAEL LONGLEY ANNOUNCED AS PROFESSOR OF POETRY The announcement of Michael Longley as Ireland's forth Professor of Poetry was made by Deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness in the Belfast Harbour Commissioners Office on 9th September 2007 in Belfast. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/6982117.stm

	PAUL DURCAN ANNOUNCED AS PROFESSOR OF POETRY The announcement of Paul Durcan as Ireland's third Professor of Poetry was made by Ex-President Chancellor Mary Robinson in the Provost's House, Trinity College Dublin on 15 September 2004. http://www.ucd.ie/alumni/ucd_connections/ucdconnections12/UCD_Arts%20view.pdf

	NUALA NÍ DHOMHNAILL ANNOUNCED AS PROFESSOR OF POETRY The announcement of Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill as Ireland's second Professor of Poetry was made by Sir Donnell Deeny in Áras an Uachtaráin on 30 May 2001.

	JOHN MONTAGUE ANNOUNCED AS IRELAND'S FIRST PROFESSOR OF POETRY John Montague was announced as Ireland's first Professor of Poetry on 12th May 1998 in the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Belfast.