The Clash played Trinity College 40 years ago today. The student organisers recall the British punks' explosive 1977 visit to Ireland

With more than 40,000 acres of orchards, Armagh is well stocked for its annual food and cider festival

Elisaveta Blumina in Dublin, RTÉ Contempo Quartet on tour and Irish Baroque Orchestra

Westport Festival expands from three to six concerts

He steered Dave Fanning and Gerry Ryan to fame and helped devise ‘Mrs Brown’s Boys’, but as he prepares to leave RTÉ, producer Ian Wilson chides the national broadcaster for being risk-averse

Radio Review: The RTÉ presenter gets fully into character for an Easter special, before showing his strengths on more familiar ground

Nic an Ríogh’s aim in these events is to encourage audiences to engage not only with music but also with architecture

The vocalist subtly and powerfully sustains both her difficult character and the audience's attention

Shrieks, yelps and clicks are part of the Irish woman’s repertoire of improvisation

The celebration of 100 years of Irish composition hits mid-century, revealing a dark age for orchestral music

‘Composing the Island’ celebrates 100 years of music by Irish composers, written between 1916 and 2016. What do composers think about Irish music now?

Sung in the city’s unmistakable twang, ‘Long Story Short: The Belfast Opera’ is fresh, contemporary and slightly daring

Two long-standing music series lose out as new events hit the jackpot, but the lack of continuity from year to year is mind-boggling

Orange Order grand master says parades an ‘unrivalled show of community solidarity’

The festival needs its own dedicated venue, and its director’s pursuit of one might be about to bear fruit

A heavily redacted report on RTÉ’s orchestras gives the lie to the Government’s claims about transparency

Het is alleen rock’n’roll . . . but we like it. If it’s January, all roads lead to Groningen for the annual Eurosonic live music event. Here are 10 essential takeaways from this year’s event

ConTempo Quartet, on the other hand, were to take over as RTÉ’s string quartet in Cork in April, but things have been rather muted

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