I’ve just finished reading a book about the Black and Tans in County Clare. What made this book so different to other books on that period, was that it was constructed around years of interviews with older people; about their recollections of the Black and Tans in Ireland, or the […]
Culture
The fifteenth edition of the Clonakilty International Guitar Festival (CIGF) will maintain the expanded length established last year and see the most diverse line-up yet at this vital part of the west Cork festival calendar. As with last year, the festival will run from Monday to Sunday, the dates for […]
by Gavin Buckley and Louise Forsyth Summer is finally here, and we have so much going on at Uillinn for you to enjoy! See below for details on a very small selection of our events but do check in with us for more over the summer and beyond. Together Now: […]
By Kieran Doyle De Barra’s Folk Club is a renowned and revered place that has drawn many famous as well as up and coming musicians, comedians and even actors. On Wednesday May 16, it made history by hosting history! The brainchild of Alan McCarthy and Jamie Murphy from the Michael […]
Blue House Gallery opens its doors during June to an intense month of exhibitions comprising photography, painting, printmaking, ceramics and collage. With Artists Spaces, photographers Geoff Greenham and Melanie Black have toured the studios of resident artists, taking inspiration from the environments these artists have devised to make possible the […]
Justin Grounds describes himself as a violinist and composer. He explains, “Because violin is where I go to first, and composing is my favourite thing to do. And the way that that then manifests itself in my daily life is teaching, performing, making records, and whatever comes.” He is refreshing […]