On the road again aged 87, Peggy Seeger has no desire to slow down

Folk legend on ageing, her brother Pete, and how she grew out of ‘sledgehammer songs’

Fontaines DC man invites you into the world of Irish trad

Tom Coll’s first release on his own label aims to bring the form to the uninitiated

Twelve artists elected to Aosdána

Association honours new members in artforms such as writing, drama, dance and film

The 50 best Irish films ever made, in order

Donald Clarke and Tara Brady's definitive list has more than a few surprises

Irish migrant psyche captured in cinema

‘Song of Granite’ says as much about the experience of emigration as it does about sean-nós

Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend

Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson wow in Wonder and James Franco hits gold in The Disaster Artist

The best films from this year’s Galway Film Fleadh

Michael Inside, Maze and Song of Granite are among the strong field of new Irish film

Galway Film Fleadh will premiere ‘Dunkirk’ and Maze escape feature

The 29th festival will close with a rare original feature project from Colm Toíbín

Three trad heavyweights look outside the repertoire

Kevin Burke, Liam Ó Maonlaí and Tim Edey are embarking on an Irish tour

Easter Rising television dramas receive €1.3m funding from BAI

RTÉ 1, TV3 and TG4 all have major dramas planned for Rising centenary next year

How a London Imam became a sean nós singer

Liberal academic Muhammad Al-Hussaini sees the arts as an antidote to extremism

Finbar Furey: ‘I’m winding down the clock’

Furey is back on the road after a period of grieving for his brother, and an injury that could have put him out of business as a piper. Catch him while you can

Various Artists: Seoda Ceoil 1 & 2