Manchester has had a vibrant Irish traditional music scene since at least the 1960s, with concerts in the 70s and 80s put on ...

Summer’s coming to an end, so nice the time to make the best of the good weather and enjoy the best of what County Roscommon has to offer. Here are some of the best things to do in Roscommon this ...

The O'Carolan Harp Festival and Summer School is not just a musical event but a celebration of Irish culture, heritage, and ...

The 2025 IMRO Ireland: Music Report, compiled by CORE Research, reveals that Ireland’s music industry is a significant contributor to the national economy, generating €1 billion annually and ...

Are You Dancing? Showbands, Popular Music and Memory in Ireland: who, exactly, had the postcolonial attitude here?

Mickey MacConnell, the singer-songwriter and former Irish Times journalist, has died aged 78. MacConnell described himself as having been born during the “unparalleled snowstorms of 1947″ into ...

‘Biird can do what Riverdance did for Irish music and Irish dance back in the 1990s’ Lisa Canny of all-female trad supergroup on why they plan to fill a void in celebrating Irishness, the ...

Northern Ireland Uncovering ‘Big Jim’ Larkin’s forgotten role in the 1907 ‘Music Hall War’ strike History has forgotten how the trade union leader once teamed up with Dubliner Joe O ...

Garry Ringrose Reds v Lions | Match Highlights | British & Irish Lions Tour to Australia No Commentary data available for this match The British & Irish Lions Channel 211, SS Rugby ...

CONCERT CONCERNS ‘I can’t come over to this bloodbath’ – Irish gig promoter reveals top music stars’ fears of playing gigs here in 70s ...

Horror for Irish tourists in popular resort as taxi driver forces way into hotel room and tries to kiss them One of the tourists claims she was put in a headlock by the taxi driver before her ...