Ten renowned professionals and 108 Young Musicians from eight counties in Ireland gathered this week in Borris, County Carlow to take part in Music @ Mount Leinster 2017.
It was a case of Thomond Park meets Shannon Airport on Thursday as over 120 students from schools in Clare and Limerick entertained passengers with a tour de force of rugby songs and tunes.
Miltown Malbay musician Liam O’Brien has received the Ceoltóir Óg award that was announced at the launch of the Gradam Ceoil TG4 awards, the Traditional Music Awards, in December.
Long after the Shannonside Winter Music Festival has finished, echoes of all musical genres can still be heard around Sixmilebridge throughout the year.
Broadcaster and businesswoman Emma O’Driscoll today celebrated the fifteenth anniversary of the release of the single that launched her successful career by promising her and her husband a holiday in the sun.