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The great fiddle player, piano player and composer Charlie Lennon has passed away. He was 85. Born in Kiltyclogher in County Leitrim, on the border with Fermanagh, in 1938, he grew up in an area rich in music. At the age of seven, he began piano lessons with a local teacher, Theresa Gilmartin, and progressed through the grades of the Royal Irish Academy of Music until he was 13. At the same time, his elder brother, the late Ben Lennon (1928–2020), began teaching him the fiddle.

There are some books which strike a note because of a certain familiarity — in this case, the author and I are the same age, so his memories are often my memories — reminiscences that bring you to a place and time that stay in your heart forever.

USIT, Ireland’s leading provider of work and travel programmes, has announced the criteria for graduates wishing to apply for its Graduate USA Programme 2024, along with application cut-off dates.

The Galway People of the Year Award winners were honoured at a Gala Banquet and Awards Presentation in the Galway Bay Hotel at the weekend with over 400 guests in attendance, including Councillor Donal Lyons Deputy Mayor of Galway and Cathoirleach of Galway County Council, Councillor Liam Carroll.

Are you seeking a natural and holistic approach to health and well-being? Look no further than Patrick Murphy's Herbal Clinic, where the ancient wisdom of herbal medicine meets modern expertise.

John Murry decamped to Ireland a decade ago. Originally from Tupelo, Mississippi, he released his debut LP, The Graceless Age, on Rubyworks back in 2013 to ecstatic reviews.

Druid Theatre announced last week that DruidO’Casey, their new play cycle of Sean O’Casey’s Dublin Trilogy, will tour the United States later this year, visiting New York and Michigan.

Following its sold-out two night run at the Dublin Dance Festival in 2022, Catherine Young Dance is bringing new show, A Call To You, to the Town Hall Theatre, on Tuesday May 2, as part of a national tour.

We have all been to an Irish Pub somewhere in the world. Some are authentic—you could be in Castlebar or Bohola, others less so. La Gitane is a friendly bar in Bayeux that serves nice Guinness. Leaving there one evening last summer, I looked back to see a faded sign on the canopy above the door with the words ‘Irish Bar.’ I would never have guessed.

USIT, the leading provider of the Grad USA programme in Ireland has announced a virtual event on March 13 to give graduates an insight into everything they need to know to apply for the work and travel programme.