Irish mezzo soprano Tara Erraught comes to the National Concert Hall

An online project that presents one new dance show a week is just one of the Limerick festival’s intriguing aspects

Orchestra members fulfil vital extracurricular functions such as providing music education and road-testing new music

Classical music round-up: The young ensemble played Messiaen’s dark music – which he composed as a POW – in near-darkness

Classical Music: The ensemble is to give a series of concerts in the dark; elsewhere, street opera proves a slippery business

RTÉ tends to give new Irish music just one airing in concert, so its plans to celebrate the past century of Irish music is a very valuable idea

Playing it safe doesn’t get you anywhere, says the choir’s artistic director – audiences prefer a cutting edge