Although Donal Lunny has been producing and collaborating with just about everyone in the traditional music field, he has not had a solo project for over a decade. So it was hardly surprising that there was such a huge turnout when he launched his new album, Coolfin, in the smart new Odeon Bar on Charlemont Street on Tuesday. Artist Robert Ballagh, who was at art college with Donal, made a speech pointing out that although Lunny has been at the heart of Irish music for a quarter of a century, he is reluctant to take centre stage. Mixed in with such Irish greats as Christy Moore, Andy Irvine and Paul Brady were some funky-looking Japanese musicians and photographers - Donal has been producing an album with Japanese band, Soulflower Union, for the past week in Windmill Lane. Evidence of other great collaborations came in the shape of Carlos Nunez and Breton singer Dan Ar Braz - Donal produced a couple of tracks on Carlos's much-admired Brother of Stars album, while Dan is the founder of the Heritage des Celtes project, to which Donal contributed. Other guests, fans and friends included Aoife Ni Maonlai of Altan; broadcaster Ciaran Mac Mathuna; Donal's daughter violinist Cora Venus Lunny; Kieran Corrigan of Merlin Films; Nicho- las Carolan of the Irish Music Archive; artist Felim Egan and Paddy Gilsenan of RTE.