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

President recalls family links with Leeside at a ceremony attended by several hundred

Pat the Cope Gallagher and Thomas Byrne chosen to contest sprawling four-seater

Seán Potts: October 5th, 1930 – February 11th, 2014

Family recall a champion of Irish culture, a proud GAA supporter and a man who ‘lived for music’

For three centuries poets and painters of the loftiest reputations have been drawn into the magically timeless clutches of this Wicklow retreat. For me, it fell into my clutches, by cosmic coincidence, when I sold my house in the Dublin Mountains in December 2012 and needed a place to stay

The stated aim of a new concert series is to create a new canon of Irish works and make them repertoire standards. Good luck with that

Liadh Ní Riada says there is a need for more women’s voices in Irish politics

A gift and the fulfilment of its promise is a rare thing, but Seamus Heaney achieved it

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