Méabh Ní Fhuartháin brings subtlety and depth to her appraisal of the Fleadh’s progression from grassroots organisation to Ireland’s largest music festival
November 24th-29th: Including Ballroom Blitz, an all-new female Matlock, and The Making of Do They Know It’s Christmas?
This year’s Willie Clancy Summer School begins with a delve into the US influences that Irish soldiers controversially brought home after the first World War
The Toyotara Céilí band, who are playing in this year’s Fleadh Cheoil, are part of a growing number of young Japanese fiddlers and pipers playing Irish traditional music
Schools that focus on trad music, Irish dance, Beckett, Joyce, Parnell, Yeats and public policy should keep adults of all stripes busy
A group of young musicians in Cuba have taken the lead from Na Píobairí Uilleann to make piping their own
The Olllam and Bellowhead have built their reputations on fiery live shows, which Irish audiences can experience at this week’s Temple Bar TradFest
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
