Déanta in Éirinn: 5 Irish-language acts to check out for Seachtain na Gaeilge

From Belfast hip-hop to West Cork metal, there's new music for all tastes and Irish-language abilities

Clockwise from top-left: IMLÉ, Ensemble Eriú, KNEECAP, Corr Mhóna

While there's always been a vein of deeper Irish history, mythos and language in our contemporary music output, there's seldom been a time like the present for music in the mother tongue. 

In the same way a gentle resurgence can be seen in Irish and its Hiberno-English cousin across literature, podcasting (Motherfoclóir in particular being an easy listen for new speakers) and social media (follow TG4 on Twitter, go tapaidh), so too are we in a moment where the Irish language is part of the fertile ground from which the current wave of new music has grown.