Gig of the Week: Treaty – Songs, with Christy Moore, Lisa O’Neill and more

December 6th to 12th, 2021: The best of the week’s culture events, right around Ireland

Kilkenny Arts Festival 2021 gives two fingers to adversity with a striking line-up

Ranging from opera to a skatepark installation, the programme marks an extraordinary balancing act

Kilkenny Arts Festival mixes risk and safe-bets in search of magical chance

From Rough Magic’s Tonic to Mozart’s Requiem, the festival starts August 6th

Sounds Like Freedom: When music and civil rights join forces

Niall Vallely’s new project celebrates historic protests in both the US and Northern Ireland

National Concert Hall launches bumper programme for 2019-20

Joyce DiDonato, Damon Albarn, Philip Glass and Laurie Anderson in wide-ranging line-up

Awards shows and boutique festivals: This week’s traditional music highlights

Gradam Ceoil winners will take to the stage in Belfast for the second year in a row

A piping hot 2018 for trad

Year in Culture Review: Great albums, the rise of women and the loss of visionaries

No plans for the bank holiday and Halloween? You need to read this

From Macnas parades and the Bram Stoker Festival to Guinness Cork Jazz Festival

Karan Casey: Hieroglyphs that Tell the Tale review – A great leap forward

More power to your elbow – An Irishman’s Diary about uilleann pipes

Former envoys call for recognition of Palestinian state

Letter to Taoiseach signed by academics and artists urges Government to act ‘without delay’

Caoimhín Vallely – album review: flowing like a dream

Autumn/winter gig alert: it’s showtime!

The days are getting shorter – but that’s good news because the nights are longer. Between now and C****tmas, there are hundreds of bands heading your way – and our gig guide will help you plan your rest-of-the-year partying

Karan Casey: Two More Hours