Ireland 100 review: Dermot Kennedy, Denise Chaila, and the Pensioners Choir shine at RTÉ concert 

The impressive gig at the RDS featured a host of Irish acts from various genres recording performances that will be broadcast later in October

Dermot Kennedy performing at Ireland 100: An Old Song Resung at the RDS in Dublin. Picture: Andres Poveda

Dozens of Irish musicians took to the RDS on Saturday for Ireland 100: An Old Song Resung. Taking its name from the original title of WB Yeats’ poem ‘Down by the Salley Gardens’, the event is part of the Decade of Centenaries and saw well-established musicians such as Dermot Kennedy, Damien Dempsey, Martin Hayes, and Lisa Hannigan performing alongside newer acts like SELLÓ, Tolü Makay, and Steo Wall, interspersed with poetry and spoken word pieces from FeliSpeaks, Paula Meehan, Diarmaid Ferriter, and Anne Enright, among many others.

 Some 200 artists and behind-the-scenes workers were involved. Tickets were free, available via application, and the event was filmed, to be broadcast on RTÉ One, RTÉ Radio 1, and RTÉ Player on bank holiday Monday, October 30.