It’s ironic that every student in Ireland is schooled in the poetry of Seamus Heaney and Eavan Boland, yet opportunities to mine the “profound artistry” of Irish traditional music are few and far ...

Each January, Dublin comes alive with the sound of fiddles, flutes, and bodhráns as TradFest, Ireland’s largest traditional ...

Performed by former World Irish dance champions, and featuring dancers from Lord of the Dance, Riverdance, and the recent ...

Performed by former World Irish dance champions, and featuring dancers from Lord of the Dance, Riverdance, and the recent ...

A brand-new Irish bar is set to open its doors this week. Molly Mangan's can be found at 64-70 Newland Avenue and will bring live music, sport and 'late-night atmosphere'. Owner Jack Mangan said the ...

Kerrytown Concert House and Zingerman’s Delicatessen have partnered to launch Melodies & Morsels, a three-concert series that ...

Over a dozen local, regional or national folk artists are convening at The Sounding Board on Saturday to honor Susan Forbes ...

Ten years ago, on a first Sunday in January such as this, Vlad welcomed audiences to a new three-hour early music programme ...

Jennifer Reid sang workers’ songs, Malmin plumbed gnarly Norwegian hinterlands and Quinie rode across Argyll on a horse ...

It was a fantastic year for new music, with some truly wild, innovative and ambitious albums on offer. These were 10 of the ...

Hayes can still hear differences in the tradition in various parts of Ireland but an increased homogeneity is the inevitable result of people’s wider musical exposure.

“I f***ing love Christmas music,” enthuses Charles Hendy of The Mary Wallopers when asked about which seasonal favourites are on the band’s Christmas playlist. “Although, I don’t like the newer stuff ...