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Stunning performance from two Irish legends
Fans of traditional music got two legends for the price of one as they tuned in to watch the Late Late Show in January. Host Ryan Tubridy was joined by both Finbar Furey and Christy Dignam of Aslan....
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Ed Sheeran’s Irish granny talks about what her famous grandson means to her
Ed Sheeran is proud of his Irish roots and Ireland has a big influence on his latest album Divide, featuring a song called Galway Girl and several top Irish musicians. But it doesn’t stop there. The...
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Embarrassed ‘Galway Girl’ reveals story behind Ed Sheeran’s new song
The Irish beauty behind Ed Sheeran’s new hit, Galway Girl, has revealed the true story behind the song, and sadly it’s not quite as romantic as we might have thought. The lyrics describe how Sheeran...
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Ed Sheeran to appear in Game of Thrones
Song writing sensation Ed Sheeran will appear in the next season of Game of Thrones, which will be aired in July this year. It is not yet known what role the Galway Girl singer will play or even if he...
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Galway musician mixes Ed Sheeran’s Galway Girl with the Irish original
A song called Galway Girl is one of the highlights of British songwriter Ed Sheeran’s new album. It isn’t a cover of the classic Irish song but an original that the star wrote with Irish band Beoga....
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Ed Sheeran could be about to quit the music industry
Ed Sheeran may take a long break from music and might even quit altogether following the huge success of his third album. The superstar singer has a sell-out arena tour to compete and will consider his...
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Traditional Irish band entertain passengers while their flight is delayed
A simple matter of their flight being delayed wasn’t enough to get this group of Irish holiday makers down in the dumps. The traditional Irish band Daoirí Farrell had the misfortune of being trapped in...
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New song ‘Brave Ireland’ will have you beaming with Irish pride
The latest single from Irish traditional singer Elle Marie O’Dwyer sees the singer in patriotic mood. The song – called ‘Brave Ireland’ – along with the video by Tadhg Hayes is sure to have people from...
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Cork Sacred Harp convention show an old American art form is alive and well
A lesser known style of singing takes place at a Cork convention every year and sees groups of singers perform songs a cappella in the ‘Sacred Harp’ style that developed in the southern states of the...
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Sharon Shannon serenades a field of cows with beautiful Irish music
If the Pied Piper of Hamelin ever needed any help gathering cows, he should give Sharon Shannon a call. The traditional Irish music star has released a very moo-ving video onto her social media pages....
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Documentary reveals Shane MacGowan ‘really fancied’ Kirsty MacColl
A new documentary about Shane MacGowan reveals that the star had a crush on his ‘Fairytale of New York’ co-lead singer Kirsty MacColl. The Pogues’ frontman wrote the classic Christmas song with...
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Dolores O’Riordan named as the number one alternative female artist of last...
Former Cranberries star Dolores O’Riordan has been named as the number one female alternative artist of the last 30 years. The US Billboard’s Alternative Songs chart has been going for three decades....
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School choir record ‘Orphan Girl’ to honour Famine victims shipped off to...
A school choir have recorded a haunting version of the song ‘Orphan Girl’. The song was written by Irish composer Brendan Graham and tells the story of a young Irish girl who left Ireland for Australia...
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Father and his two sons perform stunning rendition of Parting Glass in Irish pub
A father and his sons got up onstage at an Irish pub to perform a wonderful version of the classic song ‘The Parting Glass’. Seamus Geaney visited Fitzy’s Pub, Crosshaven to support his son Lorcan (23)...
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The Pogues’ Fairytale of New York is voted the best Christmas song of all time
The Pogues’ and Kirsty MacColl’s ‘Fairytale of New York’ has been voted as the best Christmas song of all-time by listeners of Magic Radio. They finished ahead of classics such as Mariah Carey’s All I...
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Our readers give their verdict on Ed Sheeran’s Fairytale of New York.
It takes a brave man to do a cover version of a classic like Fairytale of New York, especially as it’s a duet and you have to do it on your own. But Ed Sheeran has never been one to shirk a challenge....
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Irish star Michael Londra says he’s ready to ‘get back to doing what I do best’
Irish star Michael Londra is heading out on an extensive tour starting this Spring, telling fans that it’s time to ‘get back to doing what I do best’. The Emmy nominated singer-songwriter has had a...
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Folk legend Christy Moore calls for more compassion to help drug users
Irish folk legend Christy Moore has spoken about suffering a heart attack in a candid interview about drug use. The singer, who has had a long battle with cocaine, called for a fairer approach for...
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Sinéad O’Connor speaks about becoming a Muslim
Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor has said although she didn’t realise, she has ‘always been a Muslim’ as she spoke about finding her Islamic faith. The star, who was talking to Dave Fanning on 2FM, also...
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Sinéad O’Connor speaks about ending her feud with Cranberries’ Dolores O’Riordan
Sinéad O’Connor has spoken about her rivalry with fellow Irish star Dolores O’Riordan. O’Connor clashed with the late Cranberries front woman during the 1990s but she said that the relationship...
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