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Award-winning Limerick accordion player Derek Hickey from Adare will take centre stage at the Triskel Arts Centre in Cork during a special concert celebrating this year’s TG4 Gradam Ceoil award ...
At 76 years old, Danny Hickinson remains a driving force behind one of County Antrim’s most enduring musical traditions - the Mosside Rising Sons of Ulster Accordion Band. A founding member of the ...
You may have seen her, smiling with her red accordion, singing songs inspired by the headlines, dressed head to toe in red and white. Armed with a love of words and a busker license, she’s a one ...
co-written by the prolific Irish-American composer William Jerome. Our mention of the ballad “brought back happy memories of the 1960s”, David says, when at family gatherings, his father (also ...
Coachella is back for its 25th edition this year, which means a slew of stars are heading to the desert for highly anticipated, headline-making performances. The 2025 lineup is a mix of genre ...
He ordered a round of a beer, a Coke, two rums and six Baby Guinness shots - Kahlua and Baileys Irish cream. However he could not believe his eyes when the tab for the collection of drinks came to ...
Barron’s military ballads are part of a wider government ... their classical band instruments and the accordion rooted in German and Polish migration to Mexico. At a time of widespread ...
*“Wrote the song with two of my great friends…a story song,” said Nashville based Country singer Trey Calloway about his new single “The Ballad of Righteous and Wrong.” “For some ...
The report finds migrants are more likely to have a third-level qualification and be employed than Irish born residents. Some 70 per cent of immigrants aged 25-34 have a third-level education ...
Not one of 134 Irish politicians who replied to a Sky News survey would support Conor McGregor's ambition to become the country's president. Comments ranged from "not a hope in hell" to "I could ...
Given the challenges bird populations face due to bad weather, predators and lack of food, Irish gardeners can play a key role in helping them thrive. And what better way to do so than by sharing ...
Female founders leading the way as homegrown firms capitalise on major boost in the industry Noelle O’Connor of the Kind Brand Company Fast-growing Irish businesses, many with female founders ...