Original Thin Lizzy guitarist Eric Bell explains the roots and finer points of his Whiskey in the Jar guitar solo and ...

The Irish Government has pledged to "secure jobs and stability at a time of global challenge" as it announced its annual Budget. Among the suite of new measures are 2.9 billion euro for the delivery ...

Symbols of Britishness are embedded in the everyday life of Belfast, but you’d never guess that from listening to those protesting loudly about the council’s new Irish language policy. The names of ...

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has claimed there is a "degree of naivety" among the Irish public as to the "existential threats" from Russia and other aggressors. While not explicitly mentioning Ireland, ...

In advance of her appearance at Sounds from A Safe Harbour in Cork, Rhiannon Giddens talks Irish cultural subtleties and her fears around the Trump administration in the US Rhiannon Giddens plays Cork ...

This week, I received word of a recent Irish film incorporating traditional music that has found its way into a pair of upcoming North American festivals. “Fidil Ghorm: Blue Fiddle” is a heartwarming ...

Galway native Enda Scahill shares his favorite haunts for trad music, from packed sessions at Tig Cóilí in the Latin Quarter to intimate clambake sets at Tigh Ned on Inisheer. Galway, with its narrow ...

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Ollie’s Encore, a special concert in memory of Ollie McCloskey, a beloved member of the Dundalk community who passed away in 2020, takes place on Sunday November 26, in St. Joseph’s Redemptorist ...

Trad music impresario and broadcaster Kieran Hanrahan took one look around at the sea of faces and forest of banjos behind him and declared, ‘I hope we don’t have to pay the band”. This big banjo bash ...