Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin

Composer’s legacy will be his enriching and broadening of the study of music

Feasibility report presented to Minister for Arts

Founder of Irish World Academy of Music was one of Ireland’s best-known composers

Nearly 200 under-18 sailors competing with one eye on berths in Tokyo 2020

Taoiseach speaks at National Famine Commemoration at Ballingarry, Co Tipperary

Orchestra celebrates 70th anniversary with a wide-ranging concert programme

Micheál Ó Suillleabháin recounts his journey from growing up in a house with no music to establishing the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance

Labour TD talks of ‘impromptu concert’ to launch Bill on Irish music quotas

Simon Coveney lends support to ‘strategic thinking’ behind move at launch of four-day event

From the genius of Máirtín O’Connor and the huge contribution of the Irish Traditional Music Archive to the magpie stylings of Ensemble Ériú, the list of recipients of the annual TG4 awards is impressively diverse

Competitions for year start in earnest with Olympic places still up for grabs

Tribute to composer Seán Ó Riada and Druid Theatre productions among highlights

Clifden and Music For Galway programmes also published

Gearóid Cheaist Ó Catháin has published a memoir that recalls life on the Great Blasket island, the evacuation of 1953-1954 following a panicked plea to De Valera, and why he might never return

The fearless beauty of his poetry shone out of every aspect of the National Concert Hall celebration

Opinion: Cultural vibrancy is the opposite of bland positivity

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