Seán Ó Riada

Whatever about the practice of gifting household items to your other half, it takes a certain type of steeliness to introduce this lovely Christmas tradition to the chislers

Founder of Irish World Academy of Music was one of Ireland’s best-known composers

Sinn Féin candidate tells supporters next great debate will be on a united Ireland

Medieval style singers White Raven to feature at Cork International Choral Festival

The conductor and the RTÉ NSO show Haydn a good time; and Ó Riada’s score for Mise Éire leaves me cold

In terrible revolutionary fall-out his Mise Éire master piece was expropriated by Republicanism

‘I thought he had finally managed to wrench my ear from its socket’

Voices from another world

Ó Canainn praised for his generosity and non-dogmatic attachment to Irish culture

Patricia Ahern recounts how she co-wrote the memoirs of singer Seán Ó Sé, from An Poc ar Buile to working with Seán Ó Riada and Dónal Lunny and his fight with cancer

Dave Flynn has found an innovative way to blend his two musical loves

A subtle and unpleasant idea has taken root that nothing whatever makes sense anymore

Cork’s ‘little hum’ of creative confidence is building to a crescendo, its artists say

A weekend forum will celebrate the heady days of the dance company founded by Joan Denise Moriarty

Tribute to composer Seán Ó Riada and Druid Theatre productions among highlights

Clifden and Music For Galway programmes also published