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Get ready for the next O’Donnellan & Joyce live stream auction

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The countdown is on for the highly anticipated O’Donnellan & Joyce live stream auction, happening on November 3 at 12 noon. Brace yourself for an excellent auction catalogue that promises something special for everyone.

RTÉ Concert Orchestra to travel west for gala RnaG concert

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RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta will celebrate fifty years on air on 2 April, and to mark this very special occasion the RTÉ Concert Orchestra will travel to Conamara to perform in a gala concert in the heart of the Gaeltacht, broadcast live on radio, with some of the country’s top traditional musicians including Altan, Iarla Ó Lionáird, Steve Cooney, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Cór Chúil Aodha and many more.

Andy Lamy - Irish trad clarinettist in concert

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MEMBERS OF Altan and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra will be among those taking to the stage of An Taibhdhearc for a concert of Irish trad and to mark the launch of the new album by clarinettist Andy Lamy.

Frenchwoman passing on her love of Irish

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It is certainly an unusual circumstance where a Frenchwoman ends up in the Connemara Gaeltacht teaching music and languages through Irish. But that is exactly what Batsheva Battu did. The 31-year-old is not just fluent in Irish, English, and her native French, she has also spoken Italian since she was 11 years old and is in the process of learning Welsh.

It’s Lá Gaelach — use Irish for the day and amaze the visitors

The Volvo Ocean Race is the perfect opportunity to exhibit the best of Irish culture to the world and Galway has a long and proud tradition in keeping the Irish language alive. With this in mind, Údarás na Gaeltachta, along with Gaillimh le Gaeilge, Conradh na Gaeilge, Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe, and Ealaín na Gaeltachta, have organised a Lá Gaelach (Day of Irish) which will take place on Thursday July 5.

New Mayo writer in residence announced

Eoghan Mac Giolla Bhríde was recently announced as the new Mayo County Council writer in residence for 2012. Hailing from Gaoth Dobhair in Donegal, he has written two collections of short stories Idir Feoil is Leathar (2002) and Díbeartaigh (2005), both published by Coiscéim.

Enjoy music and help Galway Rape Crisis Centre

New trad super group T-with the Maggies will perform at St Nicholas’s Collegiate Church with local group Dordan on Friday November 19 to raise funds for the Galway Rape Crisis Centre.

Celebrate the arts in the Gaeltacht

TO CELEBRATE the 10th anniversary of Ealaín na Gaeltachta Teo, a series of cultural events will take place in Galway from September 25 to 27.

The Spirit Of Voice and the music of Clannad’s Moya Brennan

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FROM FIRESIDE family music sessions in a little tavern in Gweedore, Co Donegal, in the 1960s and 1970s to major international success with ‘Theme From Harry’s Game’, ‘Robin (The Hooded Man)’ and ‘In A Lifetime’ in the 1980s, Clannad came a long way.

Moya Brennan concert cancelled

MOYA BRENNAN’S show and workshop has been cancelled due to slow ticket sales. The show was to take place in the Menlo Park Hotel tomorrow and the workshop on Saturday.

 

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