Martin Hayes

Fiddler Martin Hayes: ‘I come to the table with whatever little bit I managed to bring off the side of the mountain’

The acclaimed musician reimagines his album Peggy’s Dream with the National Symphony Orchestra this St Patrick’s weekend

Wed Mar 12 2025 - 05:15

The Guide: Gracie Abrams, Wynton Marsalis, Night Dances and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end

March 8th-14th: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week

Sat Mar 08 2025 - 05:00

The Irish musical slammed by the White House as an ‘insane’ waste of $70,000

‘As an American taxpayer I don’t want my dollars going towards this crap,’ Donald Trump’s press secretary told reporters

Fri Feb 07 2025 - 05:20

A gentleman is someone who can play the accordion but doesn’t – especially on an Aer Lingus plane

Hugh Linehan: ‘Trapped in a confined space with loud music played at you is what they do to terrorists,’ one commenter said about last weekend’s impromptu session

Fri Nov 10 2023 - 05:20

Martin Hayes & The Common Ground Ensemble review: positively punk, deliriously jagged and euphoric in equal measure

The common ground here is a desire to take carefully selected traditional tunes somewhere new

Fri Oct 20 2023 - 12:53

Martin Hayes & The Common Ground Ensemble: Peggy’s Dream – A magnificent collection

This ensemble feels like a natural extension of Hayes’s partnerships with the late Dennis Cahill and with The Gloaming

Fri Mar 31 2023 - 05:00

Martin Hayes: ‘Our souls need music, art and poetry, and we need human connection’

Masters of Tradition celebrates its 20th year with a stellar programme

Sat Aug 20 2022 - 22:12

Dennis Cahill obituary: Celebrated traditional musician who was a mentor to many

President Higgins says Cahill brought a ‘unique style to his guitar playing, while being deeply respectful of the essence of traditional Irish music’

Sat Jun 25 2022 - 05:00

Papal nuncio who played key role in NMH building transfer set to leave Ireland

Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo in Ireland for five years but has appointed 12 bishops

Sun May 15 2022 - 17:52

Navá: ‘This album is definitely a product of Ireland’

The Iranian-Irish four-piece weave a Persian rug of influences on their latest, Toraj

Wed Apr 13 2022 - 00:00

Dublin man charged with murder of former partner five years ago

Martin Hayes accused of killing Amadea McDermott in Coolock, on July 20th, 2017

Mon Apr 04 2022 - 13:38

New York’s Irish Arts Center gets a new lease of life

The centre’s new home is on the site of an old tyre shop in Hell’s Kitchen

Wed Nov 17 2021 - 05:00

‘Wishing the crisis away’ no longer an option, says Archbishop of Dublin

Dermot Farrell: issue will not be solved by sound bites, short-term actions, or ‘easy’ solutions

Mon Nov 01 2021 - 12:41

Martin Hayes: How I smashed my fiddle and stopped drinking

The fiddle player on becoming a ‘vegetarian, eastern-thinking, long-haired something’

Sat Oct 09 2021 - 05:00

Georgian proportions and modern finesse on an acre by the Shannon estuary for €445,000

The couple who built this house to their own design invested heavily in time and materials to create an authentic feel in a modern home

Thu May 06 2021 - 06:00

Fintan O’Toole: Let’s end the stand-up tragedy of Ireland’s pandemic policy

There’s a script for what works, so Ireland should stop improvising

Tue Feb 02 2021 - 01:00

West Cork Chamber Music Festival doubles down for 2021

Artistic director Francis Humphrys is responding to Covid by adding more shows

Thu Jan 14 2021 - 05:00

Thirteen men have begun training for or are considering priesthood

Five men ordained to Catholic priesthood in Ireland this year to date

Mon Sept 28 2020 - 19:23

Sponsors have it in their power to prevent ‘creative flight’

Culture isn’t all about public subsidies – brands’ cash will be critical to the recovery too

Tue Sept 22 2020 - 05:40

Fr Martin Hayes appointed new Bishop of Kilmore

Journey brought Tipperary native from Silicon Valley to lead diocese which includes Co Cavan

Mon Jun 29 2020 - 22:21

Here’s to Ireland’s unofficial ambassadors flying flags around the world

Celebrating the men and women flying flags for Ireland from Auckland to Rockland, Paris to Belgrade

Sat Mar 14 2020 - 06:00

Martin Hayes: ‘Retirement is a terrible disaster if it’s something you love doing’

The Gloaming fiddler continues eternal musical quest with The Common Ground Ensemble

Sat Feb 22 2020 - 05:00

Irish fans in Japan discover unexpected links with their hosts

‘Fukuroi’ sounds like something Mick McCarthy might have said at another World Cup

Sat Sept 28 2019 - 01:00

Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh & Thomas Bartlett review: Joyous music defying categorisation

The Gloaming duo’s collaboration is dreamlike, mysterious and utterly engaging

Fri Sept 06 2019 - 05:00

Martin Hayes: On My Cultural Radar

The fiddle player on living in Madrid, his Midas Stage Box obsession, and Reeling in the Years

Sat Aug 10 2019 - 05:00

Martin Hayes & Brooklyn Rider – The Butterfly review: Masterclass in risk-taking

Collaboration between fiddler and string quartet is best savoured slowly, again and again

Fri Aug 09 2019 - 05:00

Meet the Tradfather: The rise of New York’s traditional Irish music sessions

The gatherings of professional and amateur musicians is keeping the tradition afloat and helping preserve Irish identity

Thu Jul 25 2019 - 17:00

Traditional Irish music session: ‘Good chance an eyebrow raised in your direction is consequential’

Sessions, such as the ones in New York bars, are the lifeblood of Irish traditional music

Wed Jul 24 2019 - 10:39

Miriam Lord: Scuttling things in the Dáil bars

A rat in TDs’ midst; Shane Ross’s birthday; Dr Reilly’s tie; hands, knees and boomps-a-daisy

Sat Jul 13 2019 - 05:00

Paddy Fahey obituary: Haunting composer for traditional fiddle

Quiet and thoughtful and much-loved man was seminal influence on Irish musicians

Sat Jun 22 2019 - 05:30

Kilkenny Arts Festival 2019: Rough Magic does Shakespeare, Nathalie Stutzmann does Bach

Festival unveils programme for this year’s festival, which runs from August 8th to 18th

Tue Jun 18 2019 - 12:59

The Gloaming: The Gloaming 3 review – Visionary exploration of traditional music-making

Group have found their groove and third album provides a focus on the darker side

Fri Feb 15 2019 - 09:48

Campaigning for better conditions for artists in Sellotaped shoes

The issue of artists’ livelihood dominated a 250-strong gathering at Dublin Castle

Mon Jan 28 2019 - 15:21

Ruth Negga urges State to ‘nourish and care’ for Irish artists

Actor named as cultural ambassador for Ireland says ‘we can’t take art for granted’

Mon Jan 07 2019 - 16:39