Ireland’s biggest traditional music and culture festival has snubbed energy giant Shell after environmentalists kicked up a storm over sponsorship from the company.

They’re tuning their fiddles ahead of one of the country’s biggest county fleadh ceoil events this weekend.

Derry was today chosen to host Ireland’s national traditional music festival - bringing the event north of the border for the first time.

Bob Dylan is to headline a new summer festival which revives the spirit of the long-running Fleadh shows.

A new record has been set at the 57th Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Tullamore, Co Offaly.

LOCAL people and tourists will enjoy a feast of traditional Irish music at the annual Co Kerry Fleadh Cheoil, which gets underway in Killarney today.

The annual Fleadh festival is to return to London this year with the legendary Bob Dylan headlining the celebration of Irish music, it was announced today.