Séamus McGuire: ‘There hasn’t been a trad album with viola as the lead’
The fiddle player’s new release puts the rich, mellow tones of the viola up front
The fiddle player’s new release puts the rich, mellow tones of the viola up front
Irish cyclist has always known the moment to go, right down to his retirement from the sport
Mourners hear of ‘a very indulgent father to all his children’ and ‘devoted Celtic fan’
Sam Bennett, Dan Martin and Nicolas Roche all head into race with serious Tour pedigree
The quartet celebrate 21 years with a tribute to the trad sounds of the west
The West Ocean String Quartet’s album Atlantic Edge celebrates the majesty of our west coast
John Kelly on a film-maker whom Seamus Heaney called ‘a one-man peace process’
Royal in Belfast ahead of return to Co Tyrone town to commemorate 1998 bombing
Highlights of Kilkenny Arts Festival announced for the medieval city
Liam O’Flynn and Garech de Brún enriched and strengthened our musical tradition
‘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
Royals set to cross Border for dinner with President Higgins and Sabina
A focus on Schubert and Stephen Rea performing the work of Oscar Wilde are the main highlights, though the festival features few women in main performing roles
Jean Butler returns with choreography that displays an increasingly rich level of articulation and a broad palette of movement
Her new work, with musician Neil Martin, is designed as a conversation between music and dance and sees her going back to her roots
Heaney’s ‘Aeneid’ is Virgil via way of the North. Two of the late poet’s friends, Stephen Rea and Neil Martin, ponder his legacy as they prepare to stage his version
Sung in the city’s unmistakable twang, ‘Long Story Short: The Belfast Opera’ is fresh, contemporary and slightly daring
Stephen Rea, Loudon Wainwright III and Christian Blackshaw are among the highlights
Celebrated Co Antrim painter described as man who was rooted in rural life
Developer and hotelier Paddy McKillen has turned an estate on 600 acres in the picturesque south of France into a biodynamic vineyard, and a unique art and architecture project in which well-known artists and sculptors are given creative rein
From the genius of Máirtín O’Connor and the huge contribution of the Irish Traditional Music Archive to the magpie stylings of Ensemble Ériú, the list of recipients of the annual TG4 awards is impressively diverse
Liz Roche Company’s latest collaboration with Maiden Voyage Dance takes a tumble with the words of Seamus Heaney
A North-South co-production by Liz Roche and Nicola Curry is inspired by Heaney’s ideas about displacement
The fearless beauty of his poetry shone out of every aspect of the National Concert Hall celebration
Poet’s memory was celebrated in music, poetry and laughter in London last night.
By staying ahead of the technological curve, the Irish Traditional Music Archive has become a one-stop shop for anyone curious about our cultural heritage, as its director, Nicholas Carolan, explains
He had many of the qualities of an ‘identikit portrait of the ideal Christian’
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices