 No, Seamus Heaney is not alive, contrary to what the internet might have been led to believe. Confusion began when a tribute appeared on Twitter, honouring Sinéad O'Connor, who sadly died this week at the age of 56. The tweet read: 'A great Irish poet and singer left us today. She was beautiful, courageous and wore her heart on her sleeve. She was before her time. Nothing will ever compare to Sinéad O'Connor. Rest easy Sinéad.' Several publications reported that the tribute came from the late poet himself, however, it actually came from a fan account page HeaneyDaily, which shares daily quotes and poems from the writer, who died in August 2013. The likes of BBC, The Guardian, Daily Mail, and Sky News all attributed the quote to Heaney himself, with The Guardian later printing a correction. 'Seamus Heaney, the renowned Irish poet, tweeted…', they initially wrote in an article, later adding: 'This article was amended on 26 July 2023. Owing to an editing error, an earlier version included a tribute to Sinéad O'Connor, from a Twitter fan account dedicated to Seamus Heaney, who died in 2013.' Reacting to the blunders, Twitter users were baffled, given that the writer has been dead for 10 years. 'Someone needs to tell Sky News Seamus Heaney is still very definitely dead and very definitely not tweeting this evening…', one person wrote after news of O'Connor's death broke. 'Seamus Heaney took a break from being dead to lead tributes to the late Sinéad O'Connor', mocked another. Another commented: 'Séamus Heaney as a benign force ghost was not something I had anticipated until today.' 'Poets really are immortal after all', one individual quipped. Some living people who have paid tribute to O'Connor have included Sharon Osbourne, Russell Crowe, and Sharon Horgan. Announcing the sad news of her death, her family said in a statement to RTE: 'It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of){kind=link}
NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
No, Seamus Heaney is not alive, contrary to what the internet might have been led to believe.
Confusion began when a tribute appeared on Twitter, honouring Sinead O’Connor, who sadly died this week at the age of 56.
The tweet read: ‘A great Irish poet and singer left us today. She was beautiful, courageous and wore her heart on her sleeve. She was before her time. Nothing will ever compare to Sinead O’Connor. Rest easy Sinead.’
Several publications reported that the tribute came from the late poet himself, however, it actually came from fan page HeaneyDaily, which shares daily quotes and poems from the writer, who died in August 2013.