An Poc ar Buille singer Sean Ó Sé dies, aged 89
President Connolly says Cork man among most distinctive and cherished voices in Irish traditional song
Seán Ó Riada
Composer and musician
‘We were viewed as the weirdos’: Doireann Ní Ghlacáin on growing up in an Irish-speaking family
Fiddle player, sean nós singer and presenter Doireann Ní Ghlacáin on growing up speaking Irish in Dublin, her hit podcast How to Gael, and her new show about Irish womanhood
Des Cahill sounds wistful as Mary Wilson and Áine Lawlor leave Morning Ireland
The sportscaster sounds moved as RTÉ’s flagship news show takes on an uncharacteristically celebratory air
Co Clare village’s bid to reopen a local pub spells hope for Irish trad music sessions
Kilfenora Corner: A group wishes to purchase and reopen Linnane’s Pub as a community space with a focus on safeguarding musical tradition
Beating Time: the Story of the Irish Bodhrán by Fintan Vallely – a forensic examination of a much-neglected instrument
While the drum is now part of many traditional Irish ensembles, it only arrived on the scene in the 1950s
The bodhrán: Ireland’s oldest instrument – or its newest?
What you thought you knew about the Irish drum’s history is almost certainly wrong
Heading to the Fleadh: Festival, cultural revival and Irish traditional music, 1951-1969 – Professing the power of ‘festival time’
Méabh Ní Fhuartháin brings subtlety and depth to her appraisal of the Fleadh’s progression from grassroots organisation to Ireland’s largest music festival
Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh & Irish Chamber Orchestra: Róisín Reimagined – Surprises from the past
A revelatory collection and a high-water mark for a singer with a fathoms-deep voice
Poet Thomas Kinsella remembered as a ‘remarkable man with special grace’
‘Farewell ceremony’ in Mount Jerome featured music chosen by the Freeman of Dublin
Claddagh records relaunched after deal with Universal Music Ireland
Label founded by Garech Browne in 1959 to remaster and digitise archive
John Spillane: ‘Why can’t you sing about Ballincollig if you can sing about Phoenix, Arizona?’
The Cork singer-songwriter has been writing songs to order, like an old-style bard
Sinn Féin selects Liadh Ní Riada to run in Cork North-West in next general election
Former MEP says she is looking forward to challenging Fianna Fail and Fine Gael dominance in 3-seat constituency
UCC music department welcomes record bequest of €2m
Gift from estate of Sidney V Regan to help equip new studio and support students
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