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Very rare All-Ireland Hurling booklet sells for four times original estimate at auction

Very rare All-Ireland Hurling booklet sells for four times original estimate at auction

Fri, 03 Oct, 2025

Estimated up to €3,000, it sold for €11,000 during an auction of Rare Books, Manuscripts and Collectors

Áine's late mother's influence helps her win Joe Drennan Writing Competition

Áine's late mother's influence helps her win Joe Drennan Writing Competition

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

Áine O’Neill has won this year’s Joe Drennan Writing Competition. Áine holds a BA in English from Trinity College and recently completed a master's in creative writing with DCU.

Book dealer cleared of selling stolen 'extraordinarily rare' €2,000 Heaney editions

Book dealer cleared of selling stolen 'extraordinarily rare' €2,000 Heaney editions

Mon, 09 Jun, 2025

Alan Ladak of Fahy Gardens, Loughrea, Co Galway, admitted he was reckless in buying the books for about €40 each, hoping to sell them for a profit

50th anniversary of Seamus Heaney’s landmark collection on Troubles to be marked

50th anniversary of Seamus Heaney’s landmark collection on Troubles to be marked

Sun, 01 Jun, 2025

A three-day conference at the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast will bring together experts on the poet.