2013 Lecture in Queen's University, Belfast 

Professor Harry Clifton will repeat his annual lecture entitled "Into the Afterlife: Irish Poets in American Space" on Friday 26th April 2013 at 7 pm in the Great Hall, Queen's University, Belfast.

To reserve a place, please email Niamh McCabe at irelandchairofpoetry@gmail.com. 

2013 Reading in Trinity College Dublin 

Professor Harry Clifton will give a poetry reading on Wednesday 6 March 2013 at 7.30pm in the Johnathon Swift Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin

 To reserve a place, please email Niamh McCabe at irelandchairofpoetry@gmail.com.

2013 Lecture in University College Dublin

 Professor Harry Clifton will give his annual lecture entitled "Into the Afterlife: Irish Poets in American Space" on Wednesday 20th February 2013 at 7pm in Theatre NT1, Lower Ground Floor, Newman Building, University College Dublin.

 To reserve a place, please email Niamh McCabe at irelandchairofpoetry@gmail.com.

2012 Lecture in QUB

Professor Harry Clifton will repeat his annual lecture entitled "The Unforged Conscience: Europe in Irish Poetry" on Thursday 1st November 2012 at 7pm in the Cube, The Crescent Arts Centre, 2-4 University Road, Belfast.

 To reserve a place, please email Niamh McCabe at irelandchairofpoetry@gmail.com.

                         2012 Reading in UCD

 Professor Harry Clifton will give a poetry reading in University College Dublin on Wednesday the 28th of March 2012 at 7.30pm in Theatre 1, Newman Building, University College Dublin.

                   To reserve a place, please email, Niamh McCabe at irelandchairofpoetry@gmail.com.

                        2011 Lecture in TCD

 Professor Harry Clifton will give his annual lecture entitled "The Unforged Conscience: Europe in Irish Poetry" in Trinity College Dublin on Wednesday the 22nd of February 2012 at 7pm in the Swift theatre 1, Trinity College Dublin.

                   To reserve a place, please email, Niamh McCabe at irelandchairofpoetry@gmail.com.

2011 BURSARY AWARD

Dave Lordan was awarded four weeks residency at The Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Annaghmakerrig, Co. Monaghan.

To reserve a place, please email, Aoife Moynihan at info@irelandchairofpoetry.org

SERIOUSLY INTO CULTURAL DETRITUS: WRITING THE RUSTBELT IN BRITAIN AND IRELAND

Professor Harry Clifton will repeat his inaugural lecture in the John Hume Institute for Global Irish Studies, UCD on Tuesday the 1st of March 2011 at 7.30pm.

To reserve a place, please email, Aoife Moynihan at info@irelandchairofpoetry.org

SERIOUSLY INTO CULTURAL DETRITUS: WRITING THE RUSTBELT IN BRITAIN AND IRELAND  

Professor Harry Clifton will deliver his inaugural lecture in the Great Hall of Queen's University Belfast on Tuesday the 8th of February 2011 at 8pm.

To reserve a place, please email, Aoife Moynihan at info@irelandchairofpoetry.org

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 Stephen'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.

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

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/

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.