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A FIERCELY proud Scot, an unapologetic “unreconstructed Socialist”, a leading contemporary folk singer-songwriter, and according to Dirty Linen magazine, “Scotland's head and conscience” - this is Dick Gaughan.

The future of community services in the Gaeltacht and smaller Gaeltacht areas has come under question after it was revealed that it will not be treated as a separate entity under the new rural development programmes.

Conradh na Gaeilge’s Leaving Certificate oral Irish preparation course shall commence on Friday September 26.

Many people toy with the idea of learning Irish from scratch and broadening their understanding of the language.

Rose of Tralee Maria Walsh, from Shrule, has welcomed the positive feedback and commentary in the media after she revealed she has been openly gay for the past two years.

Red Checks is an original blend of finely matured French traditional music mixed with hints of Irish trad, baroque and jazz.

There were plenty of sparkling Mayo performances from the county’s top traditional musicians for the estimated 300,000 trad fans who converged on Sligo last week for the biggest cultural event in Ireland - Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann.

Moate has a proud tradition of both ceili bands and Irish traditional music. The Moate Ceili Band was founded in the early 1930s and was the first provincial band to broadcast from Radio Eireann. It broadcast regularly on Irish radio over the next 15 years (on average 10 times per year) and toured extensively both in Ireland and England.

Life has taken a massive and unexpected - but hugely exciting - turn for Shrule’s Maria Walsh, after she was crowned the Rose of Tralee in the famous Dome on Tuesday night.

Nineteen Canadian and seven American Irish language learners were presented with awards at Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge in An Cheathrú Rua in the Galway Gaeltacht recently.