Years after being catapulted to national fame in the U.S.S.R. as a child actor, he wrote about ideals of racial harmony and ...

Dubliner was author of more than 20 collections of poetry and was renowned for his electrifying poetry readings ...

Paul Durcan, an Irish poet whose droll, sardonic and frequently tender poems about lads in dimly lit pubs, quotidian life in the countryside and the trauma of political violence made him one of ...

Paul Durcan, the Dublin-born poet, died on May 17 at the age of 80. There was no one quite like him. Prolific, popular and a performing poet, he had the power to move people with his words.

Paul Durcan, one of Ireland's most renowned contemporary poets, has died at the age of 80. He was born in Dublin in 1944 and spent much time in his parents' home county of Mayo.

Acclaimed Irish poet Paul Durcan passed away at the age of 80 Credit: Getty Images - Getty. His family stated that he would be "sadly missed" by his wife Nessa, his daughters Sarah and Siabhra ...

The renowned Irish poet Paul Durcan has died at the age of 80. His family said he would be “sadly missed by (his wife) Nessa, his daughters Sarah and Síabhra, his son Michael, his sons in law ...

FAMED POET PAUL Durcan has died at the age of 80. Durcan is one of Ireland’s best known contemporary poets. Born in October 1944, his most recent collection of poetry published was titled ’80 ...

Award-winning poet remembered for his personal and political voice, and poems studied by generations of students President Higgins leads tributes to 'unique talent' and close friend Paul Durcan ...

President Michael D Higgins has led tributes to acclaimed poet Paul Durcan, who has died at the age of 80.. His family said he would be “sadly missed by (his wife) Nessa, his daughters Sarah and ...

The Poetry Society, which publishes The Poetry Review, described Paul Durcan as “an extraordinary storyteller”. Mr Durcan won many accolades, including the Patrick Kavanagh Award in 1975.

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