As an English teacher, one of my favourite poems to teach, to pupils of almost all ages, is Chinua Achebe’s ‘Vultures’. In ...

WE’VE HAD TWELVE months of compiling excellent longreads every week for Sitdown Sunday – and now it’s time to pick the best of the bunch. Here were the highlights from across 2024, month by month.

Written in 1963, 'Sailing By' by Ronald Binge was chosen by the BBC as ... and why the Forecast's mantra-like quality lends itself to being a muse. Featuring well-loved classics by Seamus Heaney and ...

Love, life and crimes: these are the best books of 2024, according to The Australian’s literary critics. It’s hard to choose ...

Kristof: So let’s go back to the Nativity. Of the four Gospels, two describe the virgin birth of Jesus and two don’t mention ...

While he’s not on the active roster, Devils top prospect Seamus Casey won gold with the United States last year, notching six assists in six games. Related: Guide to the 2025 World Junior ...

The 4 Corners Festival is returning in 2025 for its 13th year, and is jampacked with a range of exciting practical workshops, talks, discussions and sport activities across Belfast.

I had a column titled Poems by Heart. The column drew responses from many readers, which I will publish in due course. (Thank ...

By this I don’t just mean a great fantasy novel written by an American ... A distinctly American fantasy work, a work that grappled with the “mythic” elements of our culture, would be ...

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A purported manifesto linked to school shooter Natalie 'Samantha' Rupnow is being questioned online as to whether it was at all written by her. Social media users suggest the document's language ...

For our December event we have arranged a screening of the 1970 film Ulster in Focus: A Christmas Garland. We will also be looking at some of the Christmas cards made and sent by Heaney.