President Higgins leads tributes to The Chieftains fiddler Seán Keane

Seán Keane of the Chieftains attends the funeral of Chieftains founder Paddy Moloney in 2021 (PA/Brian Lawless)

President Michael D Higgins has led tributes to famous traditional Irish fiddle player Seán Keane following his death at the age of 76.

The Irish Traditional Music Archive said Mr Keane was a “pivotal member of The Chieftains” and “one of the greatest ever exponents of Irish traditional music”.