Irish folk legend Liam Clancy, who has died aged 74 Irish folk legend Liam Clancy, who has died aged 74 Irish folk legend Liam Clancy, who has died aged 74 Irish folk ...

In Little Irish Folklore Friends by Niamh Donnellan we follow along with six sweet rhyming stories of everyone's favourite creatures from Irish folklore as they use their powers in unexpected ways - ...

PRESIDENT Mary McAleese yesterday led the many tributes to one of Ireland's great ambassadors of traditional music, Tommy Makem, who has died at the age of 74. The legendary musician passed away in ...

Did you know the first ever shoemaker was from Carrick-on-Suir, Co Tipperary? In the Anthology of Irish Folk Tales, Aideen McBride relays the tale of The First Ever Brogue Maker. It was once a normal ...

A new computer-generated animated children’s series is aiming to take centuries of Irish folklore to a new global digital audience. Aimed at four- to seven-year-olds, the series will follow a group of ...

Among the stories in The Enchanted Bay: Tales and Legends from Ernie O’Malley’s Irish Folklore Collection – just published by Merrion Press – is one called “A Girl is Taken from the Bird’s Nest”. The ...

A brand-new film of ghost stories, piseógs and superstitions told by Limerick schoolchildren will premiere at the Belltable tonight at 6.30pm as part of the Bualadh Bos Children's Festival.

In this special live episode, recorded at the 2023 Hay Festival, Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Gillian Kenny and comedian Seán ...

The Clannad singer also used her “otherworldly voice” in collaborations with the likes of Bono, The Pogues, Mick Jagger and dance music producer Chicane.