Group behind planned children’s science centre says it would raise €25m for fit-out
Report last year suggested it could cost €70m to develop the long-planned facility beside Dublin’s National Concert Hall
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Money ‘no issue’ for long awaited revamp of National Concert Hall, says Minister
Major redevelopment of classical music venue first announced in 2005 but stalled by financial crash
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Plus: National Concert Hall can’t stop the music; and a Clarewoman at Sellafield
Ann Fuller obituary: Major figure in classical music scene with a can-do attitude
Cofounder of the highly regarded Dublin International Piano Competition had a zest for life and incredible organisational skills
Tanita Tikaram: ‘The Beatles taught me to sing low’
The singer of Fijian and Malaysian descent penned her hit single, Twist in my Sobriety, when she was a ‘introverted, opinionated’ teenager
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Pillow Queens at the NCH: A beautiful performance, but the messy, communal ache at the heart of the music is missing
These Pillow Queens songs belong to half-lit bars and the roar of a crowd that knows every word
Pillow Queens: ‘When we’re seeing trans friends’ rights being taken we absolutely let the music take a back seat’
Irish band reflects on what makes them different, feeling a ‘new energy’ and how their work has resonated with people
Singing in Carmen: ‘Before I go on stage, I like to think of Eric Cantona’
In advance of appearing at the National Concert Hall, three singers talk about the joy and challenges of performing Bizet’s most celebrated opera
Keri-Lynn Wilson: The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra symbolises what extraordinary good can come out of evil
Founder and music director of a cultural symbol of Ukraine makes her Irish National Opera debut this weekend
Sean-nós dancer Edwina Guckian: ‘I have very bad eyesight – which comes in really useful, as I can’t see the audience’
Edwina Guckian was thrilled when Zoë Conway composed a piece for her. They’re about to perform it with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra in Dublin
Jane O’Leary: ‘I never say I’m a composer. I make music and I listen to it. I’m part of a community. That’s what matters to me’
Jane O’Leary, recipient of the National Concert Hall’s lifetime-achievement award, on her half-century of musical innovation
Don Wycherley: ‘Eircom put me off investing in shares for life’
Actor Don Wycherley is the narrator for Guy Barker’s Soho Symphony at the NCH
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