RENOWNED accordion player Alan Kelly, along with fiddle player Tóla Custy, Donogh Hennessy on guitar and Steph Geremia on flute and vocals will lead a monster concert in Glór this Saturday night.
Read More »Creative activities planned for children
A DIVERSE and creative range of activities and events have been lined up to help entertain children of all ages and talents in Glór this summer.
Read More »Workshops planned for dram summer school
A WEEK-long programme of workshops for up-and-coming actors, directors and scriptwriters is being organised for the Drama League of Ireland Summer School at the University of Limerick from July 31 to August 7.
Read More »The day that fashion died
At the Movies Sex And The City 2 DIRECTED BY: Michael Patrick King STARRING: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon CERT: 15A A few reasons why I might not be the ideal individual to review Sex And The City 2. Firstly, I am a man. I really should need to say no more than that but, for those requiring further clarification let me go on – I am not one of the metrosexual variety, though I have travelled on the metro system in Madrid, if that counts. I do not have a feminine side. Trust me, the doctors have checked.
Read More »First class delivery on Sky One
Channel Hopping The television highlight for most of us last week was of course Sky’s latest adaptation of the Terry Pratchett novel Going Postal. In fact, according to some reports, it was the most watched programme over the seven days.
Read More »Òn the Couch
The horrors of war is a territory frequently trampled on by Hollywood, sometimes to impressive effect (Bridge Over the River Kwai, Platoon, The Deerhunter) and sometimes with all the the subtlety of a brick wrapped in barbed wire being shoved up your… nose (Pearl Harbour).
Read More »Korean influence at Fleadh Nua
MEMORIES of a Fleadh Nua past were revived for one local man when he was recently flicking through old photos.
Read More »Reeling in the years with Aos Óg
IT’S over 30 years since this group of top traditional musicians played together in Paddy Con’s Hall for the Aos Óg concert. This week, they come together again for a celebrity concert, billed to be the highlight of this year’s Fleadh Nua events.This year’s concert is a tribute to Brian Prior, who passed away last December. Brian worked for Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann as a projects officer since 1998 and was very involved with Fleadh Nua. The concert line-up includes Kieran and Mike Hanrahan, Paul Roche, Helen Murray, Vincent McMahon, Geraldine and Eamonn Cotter, Mary and Josephine Nugent, Cyril O’Donoghue, Séamus McMahon, Noel Hill, and his daughter, Aisling, Eoin Ó Riabhaigh, Conal Ó Gráda and Colm Murphy. “Ennis was a hive of traditional music activity in the ’70s, with the result that Fleadh Nua benefited greatly from the sterling efforts of local families – both parents and children – like the Hanrahans, the Murrays, the Roches, the Cotters, the McMahons and …
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