ANY song book that has its introduction written by legendary balladeer Christy Moore is surely indicative of the value of its contents.

POET Paul Durcan will unveil a sculpture of the late Michael Hartnett during this year’s Eigse Michael Hartnett which opens in Newcastle West, Co Limerick today.

THE organisers of the Special Olympics in Ireland yesterday appealed to businesses and ordinary people to help them stage the biggest sporting event in Belfast this year.

An Ulster Scots prize-winning song has earned rave reviews from some of the most influential figures in country music.

MORE than 3,500 writers, musicians and artists have been granted 100% tax exemption in the last seven years, it emerged yesterday ahead of the findings of a review being carried out by the Department of Finance.

Westlife have been installed as favourite to claim best Irish pop act at this year’s Meteor Awards, it emerged today.

The Frames have been nominated in two categories for the Meteor Ireland Music Awards - Best Irish Album and Best Irish Band.

Preparations were under way tonight for one of Ireland’s oldest fairs – which will once again see “Elvis” crowned king.

Up to 20,000 music fans are in the Marble City today for the culmination of the Kilkenny Festival weekend.

Northern Ireland’s political parties owe it to themselves to collectively create a normal society, the leader of the SDLP, Mark Durkan argued tonight.

PRESIDENT Mary McAleese has been named the Irish Tatler Woman of the Year.

DUBLIN’S Phoenix Park will resemble the World Cup homecoming party for the Irish soccer team this weekend when it hosts the country’s biggest-ever free pop concert.

U2 today led the way in the nominations for one of the Irish record industry’s top awards.