Paddy Glackin

2FM's morning show is a joyless exercise, but the station has more appealing presenters waiting in the wings

The NCH closes its week-long exploration of 100 years of cultural history with a freewheeling journey through traditional music and words

An extract from a new book on the history of Irish uilleann pipers paints a picture of the inimitable, self-assured Dubliner

From the genius of Máirtín O’Connor and the huge contribution of the Irish Traditional Music Archive to the magpie stylings of Ensemble Ériú, the list of recipients of the annual TG4 awards is impressively diverse

Irish musicians gather at Mansion House to launch MusicTown festival

Scoil Gheimhridh Frankie Kennedy has been drawing students from around the world for two decades. Now the winter school’s driving forces, who include Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, are handing on the baton

By staying ahead of the technological curve, the Irish Traditional Music Archive has become a one-stop shop for anyone curious about our cultural heritage, as its director, Nicholas Carolan, explains

The west Belfast Feile, which has been running since the height of the Troubles 25 years ago, has served as a model for the East Belfast Arts Festival, now in its second year

There is a fantastic sense of exploration in the programme for the Big House Festival in Celbridge in August

LAPD – aka Liam O’Flynn, Andy Irvine, Paddy Glackin, Donal Lunny – are charming a whole new generation, and breathing fresh life into traditional music