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Acclaimed Belfast poet Michael Longley managed to touch the souls of people with just a few words, his funeral has heard.

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President of Ireland Michael D Higgins was among mourners who joined ... A representative of Taoiseach Micheal Martin also attended the funeral, as did SDLP leader and family friend Claire Hanna.

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President has the courage and intellect to articulate carefully chosen sentiments of empathy and concern for events both past and present President Michael D Higgins is that rarest of things in ...

Irish President Michael D Higgins arrives for the funeral of poet Michael Longley (Liam McBurney/PA) A representative of Taoiseach Micheal Martin also attended the funeral, as did SDLP leader and ...