US donors sought for the Heaney HomePlace
The £4m HomePlace centre in County Derry—dedicated to the life and work of poet Seamus Heaney—has suffered a £1m loss since it opened in 2016. The south Derry area has become a popular place for Heaney fans, and HomePlace is estimated to bring in £800K annually to the area. A spokeswoman for HomePlace stated that ‘While...
Interview with Colm Tóibín
Colm Tóibín talks to Sue Leonard about growing up without a father, being a writer and his latest novel, Nora Webster It’s Dublin on a rainy autumnal afternoon, and Colm Tóibín is serenading me over the teacups. He’s singing some notes in dulcet bass tones to demonstrate how, during the audition for a Catholic church choir in New York, he...
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