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.

Headline acts include Sharon Shannon and Iarla Ó Lionáird alongside Steve Cooney, and Brendan Ring.

Events kick off on Thursday and run until the following Sunday, and this year the spectacular Garinish Island will play host to a show — a new piece of music composed by internationally acclaimed piper Brendan Ring and the tradition of the Irish War Pipes.