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The national Music Network’s spring 2024 season begins next month with a quartet of highly acclaimed traditional musicians invited to showcase their skills in Co Galway.

Piper Tara Howley tours to Galway

Galway's very own Kieran Hardiman, former principal dancer with the iconic Riverdance, is bringing his new show, Celtic Fuse, to Monroe's Tavern on Dominick Street every Thursday night throughout August.

Composer and musician, Bill Whelan, the man behind some of the most well known Irish productions and bands, including Plantxy and Riverdance, is set to release his memoirs.

The Road to Riverdance spans from Whelan's childhood through to the 1994 Eurovision, an event which completely changed the course of Irish dancing on an international stage.

Filmed live at the 3Arena Dublin, the exact spot where it all began, the 25th anniversary gala performance will bring Riverdance to the big screen for the very first time.

FORMER RIVERDANCE principal dancer Breandán de Gallaí’s latest creation, Aon - Gaeilge for one; single; alone - will be performed in the Town Hall Theatre this month.

A quiz will take place tomorrow Friday February 20 to help fund a Galway dancer’s trip to compete in the World Championships for Irish dancing.

It has been 20 years since Riverdance burst onto the stage as the interval act at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994, prompting the whole world to sit up and take notice (and fall in love with) the power and beauty of Irish music and dance.

There is a great night of traditional music on the cards when Vallely brothers Niall, Cillian, and Caoimhín, and fellow musician Ross Martin, perform at the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on Thursday September 18 at 8pm.