Liam Ó Maonlaí will be appearing at Masters of Tradition which takes place in Bantry from Wednesday, August 19. He will be appearing alongside Steve Cooney and Chris Droney, with Francis Droney, Ann Droney Kirrane, and Ainé McGrath on Saturday, August 22, at Bantry House.

Coverage of the Premier League begins this week across a number of channels, with live games on Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Friday.

Stevie Collins Jnr put his nine-month injury lay-off behind him with a bizarre win in the early hours of Sunday morning in London, then set his sights on a pivotal 2015.

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The 35th Cork Folk Festival will be the best ever, according to organisers, and will feature many of Ireland’s and Europe’s finest musicians.

Caroline Kennedy was just 5 when her father kissed her goodbye and left the US for his visit to Ireland, but she has made that journey in her imagination many times since.

WITHOUT striking too ghoulish a tone, perhaps it is fair to reflect that amid the brouhaha surrounding the death of Margaret Thatcher, an opportunity was lost.

Well-known traditional accordionist Dan Herlihy will be honoured at the Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival in Castleisland, Co Kerry, this weekend.

LEGENDARY hellraisers The Dubliners fell unusually silent yesterday when they were upstaged by the Lord’s Prayer.

Frank Warren has warned Frankie Gavin he will not fight again until he has addressed his personal issues.

Arty McGlynn will showcase his hybrid mix of musical styles at the Ennis Trad Festival, says Gerry Quinn.

WILLIE “BIG BANG” CASEY will not be the only boxer with bigger things on his mind at the CityWest Hotel tonight.

TOP comedian Pat Shortt jumped in the river next to his pub yesterday to promote his own traditional music festival.

Amir Khan became a world champion overnight just 10 months after suffering a devastating knockout defeat by unknown Colombian Breidis Prescott.

AMIR KHAN believes his shocking defeat by Breidis Prescott last September actually boosted his world title chances by turning him “from a boy into a man”.

Amir Khan’s world title shot this month is in doubt after it emerged champion Andreas Kotelnik may have to postpone the fight due to a tooth infection.

Trad group De Dannan have planned a one-off reunion for this year’s World Fleadh Festival, it was announced today.

Folk musicians, artists, dancers and singers from Ireland, UK, Europe and beyond will descend on Cork this weekend for the Beamish Cork Folk Festival.

THIS year’s Beamish Folk Festival has been “Shanghai-ed”.

Amir Khan feels Frankie Gavin made the right decision not to fight in the Olympics and has urged the world amateur champion to give it another go in London in 2012.

Olympic swimmer Andrew Bree failed to qualify from his 100m breaststroke heat despite a personal best time of 1:01.76.

The Beijing Olympics will open today, firing the starting gun for the world’s ultimate sporting competition.

BRITAIN’S hopes of a gold medal in boxing suffered a knockout blow when their world lightweight champion, Frankie Gavin, failed to make the 60kg limit on the eve of the weigh-in.

The chances of the five-man Irish boxing team having a successful campaign in Beijing next month could all hinge on the draw, according to women's boxing star Katie Taylor.

Irish head coach Billy Walsh believes that this weeks sparring and training camp with England and France at the National Stadium in Dublin can only augur well for the Olympic qualifiers in Pescara, Italy later this month.

RICKY HATTON admits to being star-struck by messages of support from David Beckham in the run-up to his super-fight with Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas next month.

IRELAND can have more than one boxer at next year’s Beijing Olympics, insists high performance director Gary Keegan, but he admitted next spring’s qualifiers in Italy and Greece could be more difficult than the World Championships.

World and three times European lightweight (60Kg) champion Katie Taylor claimed yet another victory after stopping Canadian Katie Dunn at the University of Illinois in Chicago last night.

Ireland and Britain recorded an impressive 6-2 victory over Cuba at Dublin’s National Stadium after Olympic champion Mario Kindelan was forced to withdraw at late notice.

DEAN MURPHY has “nothing to lose”, according to Irish coach Billy Walsh, when he takes on Olympic champion Mario Kindelan in Dublin’s National Stadium tonight.

Dean Murphy has “nothing to lose”, according to Irish coach Billy Walsh, when he takes on Olympic champion Mario Kindelan in Dublin’s National Stadium tomorrow night.

Amir Khan has landed his dream rematch with Cuban great Mario Kindelan – the man who denied him Olympic gold.

TALES of drunks, biblical mysteries and hurling are set for the stage while Jimi Hendrix, Albert Einstein and Che Guevara will take to the street.