Person: Steve Cooney

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<p> Seamus Begley playing at The gathering in Killarney. Picture: Don MacMonagle</p>

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Irish Examiner view: A cultural loss

Death of Séamus Begley

<p>The Lehane and the McCarthy families from Cork on Ireland's Fittest Family; and Kin finale</p>

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Halloween TV tips: Kin finale — and scary new challenges for Cork families on Ireland's Fittest Family

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Album Review: The Bonny Men - The Broken Pledge

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Still a beautiful affair: Mike Hanrahan talks about getting back on the road with Stockton's Wing

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Cork Folk Festival rounded off its 40th event in fine style at Cork Opera House

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Cork Folk Festival: Forty years of music and fine fun

Giving voice to the emigrant experience

Timothy Grady is in Bantry this week to host a concert, and read from his classic book about the Irish in London, writes Don O'Mahony.

Tue, 20 Aug, 2019

Glengarriff to host uilleann pipe festival featuring Sharon Shannon and Iarla Ó Lionáird

Glengarriff will reverberate to the melody of the uilleann pipes for four days this week as the whole town becomes a trad music venue for the annual Jim Dowling Uilleann Pipes and Trad Festival.

Mon, 18 Jun, 2018

It Takes A Village: Festival with roof over its head has successful debut

The organisers behind Ireland’s newest music festival, which came to a close at Trobolgan holiday village in Cork yesterday, say they’re encouraged by feedback from the event’s first year.

Mon, 16 Apr, 2018

President to launch epic 'Fianna Éireann' by Peadar Ó Riada and Pádraig Ó Fiannachta

The late Monsignor Pádraig Ó Fiannachta was not a man to shy away from a challenge. 

Mon, 19 Mar, 2018

Townlands goes Leftfield while It Takes a Village gets set for Rubberbandits’ Blindboy Boatclub

Two Cork festivals have promised dance, rock, spoken word, and more as they unveil the latest additions to their line-ups.

Thu, 25 Jan, 2018

WATCH: The sights and incredible sounds at the Clonakilty International Guitar Festival

West Cork is Mecca for guitar fans this weekend with the Clonakilty International Guitar Festival kicking off today.

Fri, 16 Sep, 2016

Clonakilty Guitar Festival ‘run by music lovers for music lovers’

More than 5,000 singers, musicians and fans from Australia, USA, Ireland, and the UK flood into Clonakilty later this week for four days and nights of mostly free sessions of non-stop rock, jazz, trad, and lots more.

Mon, 12 Sep, 2016

Scene and Heard: All the best entertainment news

A round-up of all the best entertainment news

Fri, 22 Apr, 2016

Scene and Heard: All the best entertainment news

A round-up of all the best entertainment news

Fri, 22 Apr, 2016

A question of taste: Liam Ó Maonlaí

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.

Thu, 13 Aug, 2015

Folk Fest Killarney to create ‘positive and lively atmosphere’

This year’s Ireland Folk Fest will be held in the tourist town of Killarney in Co Kerry from 24th to 26th of July.

Fri, 17 Jul, 2015

Matt Molloy of The Chieftans is not quite as well-travelled as his famous flute

The Chieftains’ Matt Molloy talks to Eoin Edwards about some of his and his instrument’s epic journeys

Tue, 27 Jan, 2015

Ó Maonlaí agrees to community gig

One of the country’s top musicians will bring music into healthcare settings as part of a major music festival in Cork next week.

Fri, 23 Jan, 2015

Masters of Tradition - A unique festival

NOW in its 11th year, the Masters of Tradition Festival in Bantry, Co Cork (August 14-18) has turned out to be exactly the kind of festival that its artistic director, Martin Hayes, envisaged.

Tue, 06 Aug, 2013

Brides, bust-ups, babies, and bumps

JANUARY

Sat, 22 Dec, 2012

Masterclass in evolution

FOR fiddle virtuoso Martin Hayes, every Masters of Tradition festival in Bantry, West Cork, is special, so how to celebrate its 10th anniversary?

Tue, 07 Aug, 2012

Sinéad blames ‘pressures’ as marriage ends after 16 days

SINÉAD O’CONNOR’S latest marriage has ended after just 16 days, the singer has revealed.

Wed, 28 Dec, 2011

O' Connor enjoys drive-through Vegas wedding

Sinéad O'Connor got married in a pink Cadillac in Las Vegas yesterday.

Fri, 09 Dec, 2011

O’Connor hoping ‘dream wedding’ is fourth time lucky

“I’LL never marry again,” Sinéad O’Connor once declared, but now she is hoping that it will be fourth time lucky as she prepares to get hitched again today, on her 45th birthday.

Thu, 08 Dec, 2011

O'Connor to marry in Vegas

Sinead O'Connor is to marry her boyfriend Barry Herridge tomorrow.

Wed, 07 Dec, 2011

O’Connor ‘heartbroken’ over Cooney split

SINÉAD O’CONNOR has sent a message to the media that she won’t be destroyed by criticism of her recent weight gain.

Sat, 16 Apr, 2011

‘Nothing compares 2 U’ as Sinéad O’Connor weds for the third time

SINGER Sinéad O’Connor takes to the stage tonight as a newly married woman, playing alongside latest husband and fellow band member Steve Cooney.

Sat, 24 Jul, 2010

Tiernan night of storytelling and comedy to be festival highlight

COMEDY genius Tommy Tiernan will stage a unique night of storytelling and comedy in one of the highlights of an arts festival in west Cork.

Mon, 12 Jul, 2010