From ancient Irish ballads to post-punk anthems, Ireland’s vibrant music scene celebrates its rich heritage and contemporary creativity year-round, with World Music Day as just one highlight.

There's the sound of banjos, fiddles and tin whistles everywhere, as Irish trad music enjoys a roaring resurgence. It's resonating "fiercely" with young people, who "roar out the lyrics" in pubs ...

The Tiernan Irish Dancers came to life in January 2004 after Mark Howard, the Trinity Academy of Irish Dance founder and artistic director, first saw Montana children dancing in 2003 at An Ri Ra ...

ON TREND: From Jack O’Connell’s viral rendition of ‘Rocky Road to Dublin’ in Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ to Irish band Kingfishr selling out a headline US tour, trad music is connecting ...

A €500,000 grant has been shared out between 33 music venues in Ireland. The newly launched Grassroots Music Venues Support Scheme is a government initiative designed to ensure that small, established ...

New Irish albums reviewed and rated: Van Morrison, 49th & Main, Baba, Liffey Light Orchestra, Kean Kavanagh and A Smyth June 2025 releases include Remembering Now, Happy Tears, Truth, Jigs and ...

Award-winning violinist Mapy is known for the unique way she fuses classical music with genres like hip-hop, ... Meet Mapy: "The Violin Queen" Shattering Stereotypes One Music Note At A Time ...

Rising star violinist Thanatat Sriaranyakul will take to the stage for a unique and vibrant recital titled "Gypsy Fantasy Concert" at Sala Sudasiri Sobha, Lat Phrao 41 yaek 7-2, on Sunday at 4pm.

Morrissey. 3Arena, Dublin ★★★★★ “This is not an hallucination,” Morrissey tells us at 3Arena on Saturday, in case we were wondering, yet tonight does seem strangely chimeric.

A look at the history of Irish festivals since Féile - and subsequent controversies Féile was truly like nothing Ireland had ever seen before as it was the county’s first multi-day music event ...

Michael Rooney on music, memory and the Harps Alive festival. Skip to main content. Menu. ... The Famine Suite, The De Cuellar Suite - a collaboration of Irish Traditional, ...