End of a tradition as Mac Mathúna says slán

FOR generations of radio listeners Ciarán Mac Mathúna was a constant in a changing world.

Five decades of sharing his deep love of native culture, recorded all over the country, have made the affable Limerick man the ‘voice of Irish traditional music’.

Tomorrow - a day after his 80th birthday - Ciarán presents his final Mo Cheol Thú programme (RTÉ Radio 1 8.10am-8.55am).