Excited to have won the Freedom from Torture🧡 poetry competition #poetry Finding the Words Literary Festival - Poetry Compe…" literary.freedomfromtorture.org/pageview/?page…

A few wintry poems from my new collection, 'Four Thousand Keys', (Doire Press), which is just over a month in the world now! @Doirepress

Overwhelmed to have been shortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Poetry Award, congratulations to all the winners and all on the shortlist 🙂

Denis Law, RIP. Just spoke to Brian Kidd. "He was slight, with the heart of a lion. An unbelievable finisher, he scored every type of goal. He said to me: 'If you're ever wide, don’t look up, put the cross in early. If I’m not there it’s my fault'. He was usually there. Sir

We are deeply saddened to hear of the esteemed poet, Michael Longley's death last night in Belfast. We extend our sincere condolences to his wife, Edna and to his family, and to poets all over the world whose lives have been enriched by his poetry. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam

Excited to have a poem highly commended in the Anthology Magazine Poetry competition :😀 anthology-magazine.com/poetry-winner/…

So they want the tax payer to wipe the debt slate clean so they can start raking in the private profits again. Nationalise the debt. Privatise the profit. Charlatans. theguardian.com/business/2025/…

First They Came is one of the most famous poems about the Holocaust, written by Pastor Martin Niemöller. A complicated figure, he was initially an antisemitic Nazi supporter but was later imprisoned for speaking out against Nazi control of churches. Read more at

Gone but never forgotten 🌹 #FlowersOfManchester

Manchester United Never forgotten ❤️

I'm so excited to reveal the cover of my next book - by amazing artist Frances McKenna. Details of book launches and art exhibitions to follow ... watch this space... #books #art #irishartistsoninstagram #irishwriters

If Man United make Cunha/Mateta their new strikeforce, it'll mean no worries for the rest of their days.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer was an anti-Nazi theologian and activist. Shortly before his execution by Hitler's regime, he wrote these words: “If we look more closely, we see that any violent display of power, whether political or religious, produces an outburst of folly in a large part

The youngest couple killed by the Russians💔 Alina Kutsenko and Danylo Nikitsky. They were both 15 years old. They were dating and loved each other. Today, they are being buried together. Danya and Alina were killed by Russia on April 4th in Kryvyi Rih.

She exposed Russia’s cruelty in occupied Ukraine. Russia killed her for it. 🧵 1/12

In attempting to appropriate Ukraine, Russia is appropriating another nation’s memory and distorting history. That is why not only today, on the Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism, but always, it is worth remembering: Ukrainians made their great contribution to that

💔 Indescribable pain: a married couple stands before the ruins of their home, where their son remains trapped beneath the rubble.

Reach out to one another, always. Take a moment to check on everyone you care about, even those who shine the brightest. Beneath their glow, they might be weathering a hidden tempest. A single heartfelt talk can change everything.

Our deepest condolences are with the loved ones of Diogo Jota and his brother, Andre, and everyone connected with Liverpool FC following today’s heartbreaking news.

Ecstatic to have won the Crysse Morrison Prize for Poetry Frome Festival , my thanks to Rosie and the committee, and judge Luke Wright for selecting my poem and congratulations to all the other prize winners!#Frome #poetry 😃fromefestival.co.uk/cryssepoetry20…