Niall Vallely
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The best jazz concerts to go to in Ireland this week
- Music
- November 30, 2019, 05:00
Saturday, November 30th Sheryl Bailey & Peter Moc Group Arthurs, Dublin Czech-born guitarist Peter Moc first presented his tribute to the music o(...)

Sounds Like Freedom: When music and civil rights join forces
- Music
- October 4, 2019, 05:00
When concertina player Niall Vallely premiered his provocative new Sounds Like Freedom project at the Kilkenny Arts Festival in August, the night was (...)

National Concert Hall launches bumper programme for 2019-20
- Music
- May 28, 2019, 15:40
Artists from Joyce DiDonato to Damon Albarn and residencies by Philip Glass and Barry Douglas will feature over the next 12 months at the National Con(...)

Awards shows and boutique festivals: This week’s traditional music highlights
- Music
- February 16, 2019, 03:00
SUNDAY 17 TG4 Gradam Ceoil 2019 The Waterfront Theatre, Belfast 9pm £26.50/£22.50 waterfront.co.uk Returning to Belfast for the second year in a ro(...)

Karan Casey: Hieroglyphs that Tell the Tale review – A great leap forward
- Music
- October 19, 2018, 05:00
Karan Casey’s latest album is revelatory. She’s always been a singer of songs that tell a story and show their muscle. But this collection sees her st(...)

Former envoys call for recognition of Palestinian state
- Politics
- April 25, 2017, 01:00
Almost 90 leading artists, academics and former ambassadors have signed a letter to Taoiseach Enda Kenny urging the Government to formally recognise t(...)

Music is a universal language – with some border checks
- Music
- February 15, 2017, 06:00
Music, it is often said, is a universal language. But not everything musical travels equally freely across international borders. New music travels sl(...)

Notify - InConcept review: an intriguing musical crossroad
- Music
- April 21, 2016, 20:30
Now here’s a crossroads that’s not so crowded, but still bustling with intriguing possibilities. This is a place where Irish traditional, jaz(...)

Civil rights radical who moved to Sinn Féin
- People
- January 3, 2015, 01:00
Niall Vallely, who has died aged 72, was a significant figure in the early years of the Civil Rights movement. He was one of the most militant and unc(...)

Karan Casey: Two More Hours
- Music
- May 16, 2014, 00:00
How refreshing it is to hear an artist depart from the certainties of the road well travelled. Karan Casey does just this on her latest, highly person(...)