Lyric Theatre at 75: ‘It was as improbable then as it is now. It took real vision’
The Belfast cultural institution began life in 1951, when the indomitable Mary O’Malley formed Lyric Players Theatre
Neil Martin
Musician
Séamus McGuire: ‘There hasn’t been a trad album with viola as the lead’
The fiddle player’s new release puts the rich, mellow tones of the viola up front
Dan Martin: ‘I realised that it wasn’t the same old races I was bored of, it was just cycling’
Irish cyclist has always known the moment to go, right down to his retirement from the sport
Family and friends bid final farewell to Seamus Deane
Mourners hear of ‘a very indulgent father to all his children’ and ‘devoted Celtic fan’
Ireland’s Tour de France trio all harbouring stage ambitions
Sam Bennett, Dan Martin and Nicolas Roche all head into race with serious Tour pedigree
The West Ocean String Quartet: Atlantic Edge – Music from the Wild Atlantic Way
The quartet celebrate 21 years with a tribute to the trad sounds of the west
Where traditional and classical music come together
The West Ocean String Quartet’s album Atlantic Edge celebrates the majesty of our west coast
A rare and mighty force for good: memories of David Hammond
John Kelly on a film-maker whom Seamus Heaney called ‘a one-man peace process’
Sinn Féin MLAs and orchestra greet Prince Charles before Omagh visit
Royal in Belfast ahead of return to Co Tyrone town to commemorate 1998 bombing
‘Shakespeare is for life, not just for the Leaving Cert’
Highlights of Kilkenny Arts Festival announced for the medieval city
Master and patron: traditional music loses two pivotal figures
Liam O’Flynn and Garech de Brún enriched and strengthened our musical tradition
‘Sweeney’ – the result of a series of serendipitous events
‘I was always mindful that this is a song cycle,’ says composer Neil Martin of adapting Seamus Heaney’s poem ‘Sweeney’s Astray’ for song
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