Remembering Seamus Heaney | Amnesty's global human rights blog

Remembering Seamus Heaney | Amnesty's global human rights blog

Terribly sad to hear of the passing of Irish poet and Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney today.

His poem "From the Republic of Conscience" inspired a generation of human rights activists around the world.

Amnesty International Ireland's Executive Director Colm O'Gorman explains why we will miss Heaney's warmth, his compassion and his idealism.