Claire Hanna leader of the SDLP arrives at the funeral with her husband Donal Lyons (Liam McBurney/PA) Roisin McDonough, the chief executive of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, said Longley ...

Acclaimed Belfast poet Michael Longley managed to touch the souls of people with just a few words, his funeral has heard. President of Ireland Michael D Higgins was among mourners who joined ...

Claire Hanna leader of the SDLP arrives at the funeral with her husband Donal Lyons (Liam McBurney/PA) Roisin McDonough, the chief executive of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, said Longley had ...