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Jimmy Deenihan TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, will this evening attend an event in the National Concert Hall celebrating the life and work of Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney, who passed away last year.

The event, which is being presented by Dublin City Council, Dublin: Once City, One Book and Poetry Ireland in association with RTÉ Radio 1 and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, will feature renowned artists Theo Dorgan, Peter Fallon, Michael Longley, Donal Lunny ,Paula Meehan, Paul Muldoon, Liam O’Flynn, the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and many more in an evening of poetry and music. The renowned musician Paul Simon will also be performing as a special guest. This hugely anticipated evening is the headline event in this year’s Dublin: One City One Book Festival.

Prior to the event, Minister Deenihan commented:

"I am delighted that the life and work of Séamus Heaney is being commemorated in the National Concert Hall this evening. Séamus was one of the most important writers of our age. Prior to his passing last year, I had the privilege of hearing him read his work in Paris at the Centre Culturel Irlandais. Hearing him read, demonstrating his wonderful skill with words and mastery of language, is one of my most cherished memories. His was truly a special talent and it is fitting that we would pay homage to that talent tonight.”