Gerald Barry: ‘I’ve had an energy in me that has not had an outlet’
The composer on sea bream, symbols, spies, Salome and his new Cello Concerto
RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta to mark 50 years with gala concert
Musical celebration to invoke themes of courage, identity, and pride of place
Ray D’Arcy’s show is the lucky bag of Irish radio
Radio: You never know what you’ll get, but it’s seldom of premium quality
An Irish plan to break the record for the number of nationalities in a choir
David Brophy’s record-breaking choir attempt at Dubai Expo 2020
Leader of the pack: The strange art of conducting
Elaine Kelly forged a dynamic path with Irish National Opera during lockdown
‘I think we’ve all out-Zoomed ourselves’: A festival organiser adapts
New Dublin Music’s John Harris on factors beyond his control and keeping streamed performances fresh
Don’t sing so close to me: Choirs in the Covid era
Once a communal activity, choral singing has been a high-risk one during the pandemic
Irish travel-tech company Rove raises €450,000 in seed funding
Start-up looking to make inroads into adventure tourism sector
The Gaeltacht was basically a sex camp established by Éamon de Valera
Patrick Freyne: Lovesick individuals are treated a little differently in First Dates Hotel
Bring sandwiches for a five-hour Philip Glass marathon – this week’s classical highlights
The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan in Wexford; American conductor JoAnn Falletta at NCH
The best classical music and opera to see this week
An opera on Ireland’s direct provision system and New Ross Piano Festival
Shaun Davey: ‘I got to know where the sweet spot is on the uilleann pipes’
The 70-year-old composer prepares for a performance to celebrate his ground-breaking orchestral work The Brendan Voyage
The best classical music to go to this week
The Irish Composers’ Collective and the RTÉ NSO at the National Concert Hall
Lesson from West Cork for Galway’s troubled European Capital of Culture
One shining beacon in Galway’s programme is a cello festival and the West Cork Chamber Music Festival’s offering of less-frequently heard cello repertoire is a timely taster
Classical music: What to see at this summer’s festivals
Master classes, talks, public interviews and recitals in Cork, Kilkenny and Galway
Classical music still lags behind on gender policy
While awareness of the issue has grown, a huge imbalance remains when it comes to the representation of female composers and performers
Bach, Beethoven and Brophy: The week’s best classical concerts
The grand final of Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition is on Thursday
Musical ups and downs in a year of change and challenge
Year in Culture Review: Key directors stepped down, while performers stepped up in classical music and opera
From first principals to second fiddles: life in an Irish orchestra
Playing in the RTÉCO is no easy task, not least as rumours swirl about its future
From Mozart to Britten, the requiem will live forever
Composers have always been drawn to honour the dead with powerful, passionate music
New Music Dublin manages to kick up a storm
Michael Dervan: Against the odds, Defrosted event offered memorable performances
New seed fund to target Irish start-ups focused on SaaS
Fund will make as many as 15 investment in companies over the next 18 months
Classical music to catch this week in Dublin
RTÉ Concert Orchestra taking over summer orchestral slots on Tuesdays and Fridays at NCH
Daniel O’Donnell and Nathan Carter to perform at Pope’s Festival of Families
Pope Francis opts to sit among the faithful and not on stage with dignitaries at Croke Park
The three best classical concerts in Ireland this week
Paul McNamara, Beckett Chamber Music Series and NCH Female Conductor Finale
Sinn Féin MLAs and orchestra greet Prince Charles before Omagh visit
Royal in Belfast ahead of return to Co Tyrone town to commemorate 1998 bombing
Great Music in Irish Houses: this week’s classical highlights
Also: Billionaire orchestra Würth Philharmoniker, and Pipeworks at Christ Church
Loan analysis at INBS ‘next to useless’, inquiry hears
Auditor says building society was told credit provisions needed to be reconsidered
‘Nothing to indicate’ regulator’s letters were kept from INBS board, says former director
Auditors KPMG can’t ‘wash their hands’ of management failures, inquiry hears
No comprehensive review of borrowers at INBS, inquiry told
Inquiry seeking to establish if four former executives were involved in contraventions
‘Sweeney’ – the result of a series of serendipitous events
‘I was always mindful that this is a song cycle,’ says composer Neil Martin of adapting Seamus Heaney’s poem ‘Sweeney’s Astray’ for song
Orchestra funding should be ringfenced at RTE, says Martin
New Music Dublin festival director claims rumoured cutbacks would have trickle-down effect
Animated version of McCourt’s Angela and Shane MacGowan on RTÉ’s Christmas menu
An animated Frank McCourt story, a Fairytale of New York doc and Mrs Brown
‘We are not just on the scrap heap’. Going back to work after kids
The ‘I’m useless’ mindset can blight stay-at-home parents trying to get back into the workplace
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