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Fresh from releasing her brand new album Now!, one of Ireland’s greatest traditional music exports Sharon Shannon will headline the closing night of the Galway Folk Festival this Sunday, June 9, at 7pm.

Teenage heartbreak, the hard school of busking, “fluke” success, a Number 1 with ‘Galway Girl’, and the late Shane McGowan: Irish folk hero Mundy explains all to the Advertiser ’s Jamie Conlon on the long drive to Galway.

Music and song can soothe the soul. Something we can all do with during this time. Galway based platform Inspiring You has gone one step further and organised a song competition for school students of all ages with the iconic Dublin balladeer Damien Dempsey. The theme of the competition is "sing all your cares away," with the winning entry receiving a class visit from Dempsey.

Following a sell out show at Roscommon Arts Centre in 2018 and the recent release of her new album ‘Sacred Earth’, Sharon Shannon makes a welcome return to the Arts Centre stage on Saturday, February 16 at 8pm.

Galway will be painted ‘Ed’ this weekend as an expected 60,000 fans flock to the city to see Ed Sheeran perform at Pearse Stadium. Construction crews are this morning (Thursday) putting the finishing touches to the mammoth stage on the pitch at Salthill.

The Acoustic Yard Singer/Songwriters Festival will take place in Westport from May 6 to 8 this year.