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Very rare All-Ireland Hurling booklet sells for four times original estimate at auction

Very rare All-Ireland Hurling booklet sells for four times original estimate at auction

Fri, 03 Oct, 2025

Estimated up to €3,000, it sold for €11,000 during an auction of Rare Books, Manuscripts and Collectors

Book dealer cleared of selling stolen 'extraordinarily rare' €2,000 Heaney editions

Book dealer cleared of selling stolen 'extraordinarily rare' €2,000 Heaney editions

Mon, 09 Jun, 2025

Alan Ladak of Fahy Gardens, Loughrea, Co Galway, admitted he was reckless in buying the books for about €40 each, hoping to sell them for a profit

50th anniversary of Seamus Heaney’s landmark collection on Troubles to be marked

50th anniversary of Seamus Heaney’s landmark collection on Troubles to be marked

Sun, 01 Jun, 2025

A three-day conference at the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast will bring together experts on the poet.