Person: Rita Connolly

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Cork Folk Festival: Forty years of music and fine fun

As they celebrate four decades of Cork Folk Festival, organisers William ‘Hammy’ Hammond and Jim Walsh select some standout memories, writes

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Renowned Uilleann piper Liam O'Flynn has passed away

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Five things to do this week

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The Voice Squad to harmonise in Bantry

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Candles burn brightly for Binchy’s final voyage

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Dalkey remembers Binchy's 'infectious personality'

Folk's finest flock to Cork Folk Festival

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

Wed, 01 Oct, 2008

Salsa, music trails and the Céilí Mór promised by Folk Festival organisers

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

Wed, 03 Sep, 2008

All systems go for extra Special night in Croker

CROKE PARK will be the backdrop for a fantastic ceremony to mark the opening of this year’s largest sporting event in the world - the 2003 Special Olympic Games.

Wed, 23 Apr, 2003