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    John McGahern and Seamus Heaney

    DCU School of English hosting John McGahern and Seamus Heaney Commemorative Evenings

    John McGahern and Seamus Heaney
    Dublin City University’s School of English is hosting two commemorative evenings in April on DCU's St Patrick's campus for two of Ireland’s most acclaimed writers, John McGahern and Nobel Laureate, Seamus Heaney.

    John McGahern - Thursday, 4 April

    On Thursday 4 April, the School will celebrate the long association between one of Ireland’s greatest writers and the St Patrick’s campus in Drumcondra, where he was a student in the 1950s, the John McGahern Commemorative Evening will be a reflection on McGahern’s connection to place and his continuing presence in the world of Irish letters.

    The evening will also be a celebration of contemporary w