November 30, 2018
Legacies

Ómós: Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin

Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin – musician, composer, academic and artist – died recently after a long illness. Like many musicians before him, he has left a wonderful catalogue of audio...

November 26, 2018
Major Scéal

Garech remembered

Piper Ronan Browne reflects on the late head of Claddagh Records FRIENDSHIP: Portrait of Garech de Brun painted by his best man, Anthony Palliser, on exhibition in the Farmleigh...

November 20, 2018
Legacies

Ómós: Alec Finn

Alec Finn, one of the twin pillars at the heart of the acclaimed traditional group, De Danann, died in November at the age of 74. A multi-instrumentalist who was...

September 24, 2018
Legacies

Ómós: Tommy Peoples

The master fiddle-player, Tommy Peoples, died prematurely in August at the age of 69. One of the most influential artists in his field as well as a prolific composer...

September 23, 2018
Key News

Drogheda delivers

This year’s Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann will live long in the memory. The sumptuous programme of events involving the cream of Irish traditional music and song resulted in some...

September 23, 2018
Key News

Lomax in Éirinn

One of the first things that strikes you about Declan McGrath’s beautifully constructed film about the song collector, Alan Lomax, and his pivotal journey around Ireland is the amazing...