Liam O’Connor

The Coombe fiddler’s legacy is celebrated in a new concert film as part of Musictown

Munster’s injury crisis deepens with Springbok star facing up to a year out

With Six Nations and Pro14 fixtures postponed you can spot the stars of tomorrow

Vunipola brothers help Saracens up the ante following all-in melee in the third quarter

Defending champions put on show of strength against Johann van Graan's visitors

John Ryan will make his 150th Munster appearance against Saracens on Saturday

Game of two halves sees Mark McCall’s side take bonus point away from Thomond Park

New Ulster signing Bill Johnston makes his competitive debut against Toyota Cheetahs

There’ll be plenty to admire in Dublin and Cork this weekend in end of season playoffs

‘It’s great that so many of our squad are hitting form at the back end of the season’

Three academy players are included in the squad for Friday’s trip to Stadio Monigo

There are seven changes to the Munster side that faced Scarlets three weeks ago

Mary Cregan (33) a nurse at University Hospital Limerick had brain tumour

State investment in the arts marked but Ireland remains below European average

Cork Con keep five-point lead over Lansdowne after bonus-point win over Terenure

From Macnas parades and the Bram Stoker Festival to Guinness Cork Jazz Festival

The singer on her favourite gadget, and why she loves Maeve Higgins and Caravaggio

Leinster contemplate Contepomi as Munster look forward to Carbery’s influence

‘As far as we’re concerned he’s done his time and that’s the end of it’

Munster captain a doubt for final pool game against Castres

Liam O’Connor, Fineen Wycherley and Calvin Nash have also signed their first pro deals

New head coach Johann van Graan relying on ‘number one prop’ Kilcoyne to deliver

New head coach presides over bonus-point win as Ospreys brushed aside at Musgrave Park

Kendrick Lamar, St Vincent, Lorde, and SZA reigned supreme this year, while the Irish music scene has never been so vibrant

Return of razor-sharp Earls a significant boost for more ambitious Munster

Return of Conor Murray, Peter O’Mahony and CJ Stander could hardly be more timely

Winger’s scores four tries against a Cheetahs suide that are still to find their Pro14 feet

Five stars for an album that proves we are living in a golden age of traditional music

This year’s recipients cast a light into traditional music’s beating heart

Debutant’s success with difficult penalty makes up for earlier mishap against Argentina

John O’Sullivan finds a wholly professional regime under head coach Nigel Carolan

A group of young musicians in Cuba have taken the lead from Na Píobairí Uilleann to make piping their own

Scoil Gheimhridh Frankie Kennedy has been drawing students from around the world for two decades. Now the winter school’s driving forces, who include Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, are handing on the baton

By staying ahead of the technological curve, the Irish Traditional Music Archive has become a one-stop shop for anyone curious about our cultural heritage, as its director, Nicholas Carolan, explains