John Field
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How one west Cork town is going it alone on rural broadband
- Irish News
- February 6, 2018, 01:00
Two years ago, it took up a day to download a file at O’Donnell Design, a west Cork furniture firm whose biggest market is the United Kingdom hotel se(...)

A sequence of visions of Chopin
- Music
- December 13, 2017, 05:00
There was a real sense of special occasion for last week’s NCH debut by the of the 26-year-old Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov. And why not? Trifonov (...)

The best classical music this week: Daniil Trifonov makes NCH debut
- Music
- December 1, 2017, 00:00
Sunday, December 3 RTÉ Contempo Quartet Chapter House, St Mary’s Cathedral, Kilkenny 4pm €15 orchestras.rte.ie i, and on tour to Limerick, Dublin and(...)

Suspended UL employees raised concerns about expenses
- Education
- March 30, 2017, 20:44
Two people who raised concerns about expenses claims at University of Limerick remain suspended on full pay, two years after making a complaint of bul(...)

Michael McHale, RTÉ NSO/Courtney Lewis - Irish Piano Concertos album review
- Music
- September 22, 2016, 10:30
Michael McHale here offers two highly contrasted Irish piano concertos. One is forward-looking, John Field’s Third of 1811, the other backward-lookin(...)

Ludgate Hub: Bringing Silicon Valley to Skibbereen
- Technology
- August 4, 2016, 05:55
There are exposed beams, a high ceiling, open-plan offices, funky colours, breakout spaces and an orange kitchen. The Ludgate Hub looks for all the w(...)

Footfalls and phonecalls – An Irishman’s Diary about a night at the National Concert Hall
- Opinion
- April 1, 2016, 01:00
On Wednesday night, not for the first time, I found myself outflanked by Fintan O’Toole. Speaking as MC at an event in the National Concert Hall, he m(...)

Imagining Ireland makes a stunning break for Europe
- Stage
- March 31, 2016, 16:28
The latest night in the NCH’s celebration of Ireland’s centenary set a course for the continent, and examined through words and music how the nation s(...)

A vision of home that has few ideas for classical music
- Music
- November 25, 2015, 01:00
Last week the National Concert Hall announced a series of seven concerts under the title Imagining Home. The venture, which will run through Easter(...)

Bars and restaurants on menu as Danu investors expand interests
- Retail & Services
- June 22, 2015, 01:00
“Oi . . . you rock!” exclaims operations director Nathan Evans to kitchen staff at the end of the launch night of the Smith & Wollensky steakhouse(...)