[4] Her predecessors have included Niamh O'Donnell,[5] Maureen Kennelly, who is now director of the Arts Council of Ireland,[6] Joe Woods, Theo Dorgan and Rory Brennan.
Poetry Ireland has recently launched Trumpet, a literary pamphlet intended to be more accessible than the Review to the casual reader.
It includes recordings of Seamus Heaney, Eavan Boland, Moya Cannon, Louis de Paor, Brendan Kennelly, John Montague, Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, Ciarán Carson, Michael Longley, Sinéad Morrissey, Cathal Ó Searcaigh, Gerald Dawe, Máire Mhac an tSaoi, Paul Muldoon and Dennis O'Driscoll, Poetry Ireland financially supports more than 120 poetry readings annually.
[3] Poetry Ireland has transferred a collection of books consisting of the library of Austin Clarke and books formerly owned by the poets John Jordan and Tanya Touwen to the Special Collections at the University College Dublin Library .
This includes everything from assessments and writers workshops to readings, copyright and general literary advice.