Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin

Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin: A Life in Music: Stellar capture of irrepressible force of nature

Rich collection of essays, poems and reflections on a visionary who breathed life into Ireland’s musical tradition

Mon Nov 25 2024 - 05:00

Toner Quinn: ‘There has been a thaw around issues of Irishness, but now we see a hardening again’

The Journal of Music’s editor has turned a selection of his writing over the past 23 years into the formidable What Ireland Can Teach the World About Music

Tue Jan 30 2024 - 05:15

Georgian proportions and modern finesse on an acre by the Shannon estuary for €445,000

The couple who built this house to their own design invested heavily in time and materials to create an authentic feel in a modern home

Thu May 06 2021 - 06:00

John Spillane: ‘Why can’t you sing about Ballincollig if you can sing about Phoenix, Arizona?’

The Cork singer-songwriter has been writing songs to order, like an old-style bard

Sat Mar 27 2021 - 05:00

UCC music department welcomes record bequest of €2m

Gift from estate of Sidney V Regan to help equip new studio and support students

Mon Jan 18 2021 - 08:02

Where traditional and classical music come together

The West Ocean String Quartet’s album Atlantic Edge celebrates the majesty of our west coast

Mon Apr 27 2020 - 05:00

All-Ireland Sailing Championships get underway in Schull

Strong winds forecast for junior championships this weekend

Fri Sept 27 2019 - 06:00

RIP: Famous names we said goodbye to in 2018

From Dolores O’Riordan and Myrtle Allen to Stephen Hawking and Aretha Franklin

Wed Dec 26 2018 - 06:00

A piping hot 2018 for trad

Year in Culture Review: Great albums, the rise of women and the loss of visionaries

Sat Dec 08 2018 - 05:00

Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin obituary: Exceptional musician who straddled classical and Irish traditional music

His huge influence extended to role as broadcaster and educator

Sat Nov 10 2018 - 06:24

The Irish Times view on the death of Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin: a visionary explorer

Diverse musical collaborations revealed the pianist, composer and educationalist as truly a musical conquistador

Sat Nov 10 2018 - 00:02

Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin funeral to be held in Co Clare on Monday

Pioneering musician had a ‘fearless sense of exploration’, says president

Fri Nov 09 2018 - 09:35

Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin: a man of energy, joie de vivre, vision and charisma

President said pioneering musician, composer and academic 'fearless sense of exploration'

Thu Nov 08 2018 - 14:55

Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin put traditional music centre stage

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

Thu Nov 08 2018 - 09:52

Details for proposed international arts festival for Limerick unveiled

Feasibility report presented to Minister for Arts

Thu Nov 08 2018 - 09:31

Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, acclaimed musician and composer, dies at 67

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

Thu Nov 08 2018 - 07:40

Jamie McMahon swept to early lead in Volvo Youth race in Dublin Bay

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

Thu Apr 05 2018 - 21:04

Honour Famine victims by aiding ‘modern equivalents’ - Varadkar

Taoiseach speaks at National Famine Commemoration at Ballingarry, Co Tipperary

Sat Sept 30 2017 - 19:13

Early music – and earlier start times – for RTÉ NSO’s new season

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

Wed May 31 2017 - 05:00

The last man standing at the listening post for cultural globalisation

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

Thu Nov 17 2016 - 05:00

Miriam Lord: Penrose plans to lead Enda on a merry dance

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

Thu Jul 21 2016 - 01:00

Minister backs holding ICRA championship with KYC biennial regatta

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

Fri Apr 17 2015 - 01:00

Gradam Ceoil showcases the eclectic best of Irish traditional music

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

Tue Jan 27 2015 - 01:00

12 of Ireland’s finest to compete off Miami

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

Fri Jan 23 2015 - 01:00

Clifden Arts Festival opens in north Connemara

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

Thu Sept 18 2014 - 14:48

Flying cows, spiralling elves and spicy feet among Baboró festival events in Galway

Clifden and Music For Galway programmes also published

Tue Sept 09 2014 - 01:04

The last of the Blasket evacuees: ‘We weren’t great mixers on the mainland’

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

Mon Jun 16 2014 - 01:00

A magnificent tribute to Seamus Heaney

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

Wed Apr 30 2014 - 12:20

The idea that art and culture are about rebranding is an insult to artists

Opinion: Cultural vibrancy is the opposite of bland positivity

Tue Jan 07 2014 - 12:01

Thinking outside the squeeze box

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

Sat Nov 09 2013 - 01:00