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Sibéal Ní Chasaide will join The Moy Singers as the special guest for their Christmas concert on Friday, December 1, in the Great National Hotel, Ballina. Mary Ruane Brogan, chairperson of the Moy Singers, said: “We are so honoured and excited to be welcoming such a high profile guest to Ballina for our annual Carols by Candlelight Christmas Concert.”

A Galway feminist and activist is commemorating the centenary of her famous grandmother’s US tour for Irish independence with her own speaking tour this autumn.

AIMEE BANKS, the 15-year-old soprano who shot to fame representing Ireland at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Bulgaria, will give a concert at the Augustinian Church as part of the 2017 Galway Fringe Festival.

Talented Galway singer Clare Quinn (16) from Renmore has been named the winner by the American Fine Arts Festival in the “Golden Voice of America” – a prestigous International Vocal Competition, which invited entries from all over the World.

AIMEE BANKS, the 14-year-old soprano who burst on to the international scene last year after representing Ireland at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, will give her debut Irish concert in Galway.

To celebrate the life of John ‘Jack’ Feeney, 'The Mayo Nightingale', an evening of story and song will be presented by Mayo County Council’s Arts Service and Ballina Municipal District in Swinford Cultural Centre on Friday, September 23.

FOR A certain generation, and a certain audience Brendan Shine is a legend for songs like 'Do You Want Your Auld Lobby Washed Down' and 'I'm A Savage For Bacon and Cabbage'.

Easter Sunday was a massive day of celebration in many parts of the World to commemorate the 1916 Rising and will no doubt be a memorable day for many Irish people both home and abroad. But while all the Celebrations were taking place in Ireland, a 15-year-old Galway girl from Renmore – Clare Celine Quinn stole the hearts of an audience in New York in Carnegie Hall with a performance described by the organising committee as “stunning” and “astonishing”. Clare was awarded a First Place and Judge’s Distinction in the prestigious American Protégé International Music Talent Competition. As the winner, Clare was asked to perform “Parla Piu Piano” (The Love Theme from the Godfather). Such was the impact and power of her performance, the audience all rose to applaud young Clare for several minutes before she left the stage to shouts of “bravo”. After the event, Clare said “it was such a thrill to perform in the wonderful iconic Musical Venue and something she will always treasure”

RENMORE'S CLARE Celine Quinn will make her New York debut in Carnegie Hall when she performs 'Parla Piu Piano', from the soundtrack to the film The Godfather, on Easter Sunday, March 27.

This year, for the first time, Ireland will be competing in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Sofia on Saturday November 21. Representing Ireland is Aimee Banks, a 13-year old from Moycullen, who will be singing ‘Réalta na Mara’/‘Star of the Sea’, a song which she co-wrote and composed.