The funeral of acclaimed Belfast poet Michael Longley will take place later. Mr Longley died in hospital at the age of 85 on January 22. His funeral is to take place in All Souls Church in Belfast ...

The poet won a number of awards throughout his life including the TS Eliot Prize ... is of the level that would be befitting of a Nobel Prize for Literature”. A funeral notice for Mr Longley ...

President of Ireland Michael D Higgins was among mourners who joined Longley’s family at Saturday’s service in All Souls ...

Nobel literature committee member Anna-Karin Palm said Han writes about “trauma, pain and loss,” whether individual or collective, “with the same compassion and care.” ...