Belfast poet Gerald Dawe dies aged 72
The Irish president has led tributes to the Belfast-born poet and academic Gerald Dawe, who has died at the age of 72.
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The Irish president has led tributes to the Belfast-born poet and academic Gerald Dawe, who has died at the age of 72.
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