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Keep Her Lit festival in Inistioge celebrates commemoration and community

The Keep Her Lit festival to be held in Inistioge on August 13 and 14 aims to create a positive from a negative. Festival organiser, Jadzia Kaminska lost her husband, musician Dave Donohoe to a heart attack in June 2021 and then his “great friend” ...

11 Aug 2022 at 20:00

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Day in the Life of Davey Cashin, The Kilkennys

Growing up in Ballyfoyle, County Kilkenny, Davey Cashin was surrounded by Irish music from an early age. His father Adrian is well known in Kilkenny as an entertainer and great banjo player, so it was no wonder Davey mastered his chosen ...

13 Dec 2021 at 08:09

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A Day in the life - Paddy Cleere, Kilkenny musician

Tullaroan native Paddy Cleere has been playing music all his life. The youngest of nine, Paddy recalls many sing-songs and sessions of traditional music and song at home. At the age of 10, he started on guitar, banjo and mandolin, and ...

07 Apr 2023 at 11:34

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Day in the Life - Mike Hanrahan of Stockton’s Wing at Kilkenny Tradfest

Mike Hanrahan is an author, songwriter, guitarist, producer, and a chef, from Ennis, Co Clare. This week he will take to a Kilkenny stage for a very special Kilkenny Tradfest concert with the reinvigorated Stockton’s Wing in Hotel ...

15 Mar 2023 at 07:00

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A Day in the life - Paddy Cleere, Kilkenny Musician

03 Mar 2023 at 15:44

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Revellers and musicans flock to Keep Her Lit Festival in Inistioge

Keep Her Lit Folk & Trad festival returned to the picturesque village of Inistioge over the weekend. Wind and rain didn’t dampen spirits on Friday night as the three day festival kicked off in style with trad sessions taking ...

21 Aug 2023 at 16:47

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Trad session breaks out on delayed Aer Lingus flight but not everyone is happy

A spontaneous Irish trad session broke out amongst young passengers on a recent Aer Lingus flight when a flight with members of Cavan CCÉ on board was delayed, prompted them to take out their musical instruments. And not ...

06 Nov 2023 at 10:42

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Sought after trad act to perform in Kilkenny

Traditional musicians Tara Breen and Pádraig Rynne are set to take Kilkenny by storm when they perform at the Watergate Theatre next week. Nasc is the new album from Co. Clare musicians Tara Breen and Pádraig Rynne. The ...

28 Oct 2022 at 16:40

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Festival fun! Keep Her Lit returns to Inistioge with Lisa Hannigan, The Breath - and more

Following a hugely successful inaugural year, Keep Her Lit Folk and Traditional Music Festival returns to the stunning surrounds of Inistioge in Kilkenny from Friday to Sunday, August 18-20. A stellar lineup of trad ...

06 Jul 2023 at 03:00

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Day in the Life - Nell Ní Chróinín, Kilkenny Tradfest

Nell Ní Chróinín hails from the Múscraí Gaeltacht of West Cork, she now resides in Kilkenny with her Kilkenny husband and their two boys Teidí and Páidí. When Nell is not regularly touring as the lead singer of the ...

08 Mar 2024 at 10:52

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Plumber avoids jail after headbutting man over trad music row in pub on St Patrick's Day

A Dublin plumber has been given a suspended sentence for headbutting another man after they argued about Irish traditional music in a pub toilet on St Patrick's Day. Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that the ...

12 Jun 2024 at 18:46

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For the day that's in it...

Dr. Seathrún O’Casiade was born in a village, An Luinneach, north of Gweedore, northwest Donegal. He vaguely remembers the day he left - he was about 5 years of age, the youngest of ten as they moved to live ...

17 Mar 2020 at 15:36

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