Opera Collective Ireland’s staging of Benjamin Britten’s ‘Owen Wingrave’ will strike a chord with more than just music lovers, writes Cathy Desmond

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Cathy Desmond talks to theatre director Wayne Jordan, ahead of his debut opera, Handel’s ‘Radamisto’, staged by Northern Ireland Opera

Des Keogh, 81, was born in Birr, Co Offaly, and worked for Guinness for three years before becoming a fulltime actor and presenter in 1963. He’s currently touring in the The Quiet Land by Malachy McKenna, which will run at Cork Arts Theatre from Tuesday, April 11 to Thursday 13.

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Ireland’s largest-ever celebration of Mozart’s music has kicked off in Kilkenny.

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Wedding Belles

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Now in his 80th year, Des Keogh will finish with touring once he completes his current show on George Bernard Shaw, writes Colette Sheridan

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Cork composer Sam Perkin has created a tribute to two renowned educators, writes Colette Sheridan

Five great things from the worlds of arts and culture to get stuck into this week.

NEXT week, The Irish Chamber Orchestra will present ‘Joyeaux Noël’, a programme of French festive music, at two of the country’s most historic cathedrals, St Fin Barre’s in Cork, and St Mary’s in Limerick.

MUSIC NEWS: Ed Sheeran really is the greatest human being in the history of the world. Ever. 

There was a cheerful buzz at University Concert Hall, Limerick, recently, as pupils of the ‘Sing Out With Strings’ programme tuned up for their interval, foyer performance at the Irish Chamber Orchestra concert. 

Waterford City Hall

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CIT Cork School of Music

This year’s West Cork Chamber Music Festival promises to be the best ever, writes Declan Townsend.

The Irish Chamber Orchestra and the Irish World Academy have joined forces to create a new two-year full-time course at the University of Limerick in classical strings performance.

Limerick is to go alcohol free for four hours on St Patrick's Day.

MUCH has been said about Limerick’s seemingly troubled start as City of Culture, and there’s probably more to come. The Limerick arts community is concerned that culture is being over-shadowed.

A huge fireworks display will kickstart the City of Culture celebrations, writes Colette Sheridan.

University of Limerick

A leading RTÉ presenter, who also practises as a solicitor, has admitted he finds addressing a judge in court more intimidating that broadcasting to more than 500,000 listeners each week on his daily 2FM show.

LIMERICK’s designation as the country’s first National City of Culture in 2014 will see it host over 200 performances and exhibitions, spanning all arts forms.

The 20th anniversary world tour of Riverdance will form the centrepiece of Limerick’s year as the City of Culture programme, which will be launched today.

Ticket sales at the 18th West Cork Chamber Music Festival were substantially up on previous years, with a record number of sell-out concerts and, for the first time, waiting lists.

A receiver has been appointed to one of the largest construction firms in the mid-west, Brian McCarthy Contractors Ltd, that ceased trading last month.

Brian McCarthy Contractors Ltd yesterday became the latest high-profile victim of the building crash after confirming that it has ceased trading.

While touring her new record, Julie Feeney has let singers in each area pick which songs they want to work on, writes Nicki ffrench Davis

THE annual East Cork Early Music Festival is in its 10th year.

Limerick has been designated as the National City of Culture in 2014.

ONCE again, Francis Humphrys has succeeded in attracting a host of wonderful performers to Bantry for the West Cork Chamber Music Festival, which begins on Friday.

In one week, 109 works from the past six centuries will be performed at chamber music festival, says Declan Townsend

Soprano Ruby Hughes is among the headline acts at the West Cork Chamber Music Festival this summer, writes Tina O’Sullivan

IRELAND marked the 10th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks with a simple yet moving ceremony hosted by the US embassy in Dublin.

Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama begins his first visit to Ireland in 20 years today.

TIBET’S spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has arrived in Ireland for his first visit in 20 years.

Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has arrived in Ireland for his first visit in 20 years.

CHILDREN from Limerick’s regeneration areas will join with the Irish Chamber Orchestra to perform for the Dalai Lama when he visits UL on April 14.