Could you be London’s fiddle player of the year?
A new trad music competition is seeking to find an outstanding musician to serve as ‘fiddler in residence’ to the Irish community during 2021.
The...
Bagatelle singer Liam Reilly dies
Liam Reilly, the lead singer of Bagatelle, has died aged 65.
The family of the pianist, singer and songwriter confirmed his passing in a statement...
Banished cleric questions suspension as views are shared by senior clerics
A Redemptorist priest who has been suspended from active ministry since 2012 for publicly expressing support for women’s ordination and same-sex marriage, as well...
Soup kitchen manager reduced to wearing stab proof vest: They just feel ‘all hope...
By David Hennessy
The manager of a West London soup kitchen says the mental health impact of the pandemic on the homeless and vulnerable has...
New lockdown rules, what you can and can’t do
Cabinet Minister Michael Gove has suggested that the British government’s latest lockdown measures for England may go well beyond the proposed 22 February end...
Family of Joe Deacy endure another Christmas without him, and justice
The family of murdered Joe Deacy say Christmas gets 'harder' with each one that passes without him and also without anyone being held to...
Country singer Cliona Hagan announces Christmas engagement
Cliona Hagan has announced her engagement to her boyfriend Simon over the Christmas holiday.
The country singer shared the news via social media on Christmas...
Pensioners Choir supports families of transgender children with Silent Night Cover
The Irish Pensioners Choir have recorded a special version of Silent Night for “transgender children everywhere”.
Members of the well known choir collaborated with singers...
Brave new world
Zoom's Irish CIO Harry Moseley told David Hennessy how Covid-19 has sped up the process of the world moving towards a more flexible approach...
President’s Christmas message Solidarity can be our guiding light
President Michael D Higgins called for people to 'journey forward in a spirit of hope and solidarity' in his Christmas message to Irish people...