Ireland Now: the music that defines today’s Irish nation

In the run-up to St Patrick's Day, Irish Times writers select the acts that represent modern Irishness

Viticulture vulture – An Irishman’s Diary about Bordeaux, football, and classical music in pubs

Scott Flanigan - Point of Departure: a mix of intelligent originals and deftly re-arranged standards

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

Ensemble Ériu: it’s trad music, but not as we know it

Traditional music is in fine, contemporary hands with Jack Talty and Neil O’Loghlen

Ensemble Ériu