This year’s conference is a hybrid event that is expected to attract over 1,000 attendees

Previous saoithe have included Samuel Beckett, Seamus Heaney and Brian Friel, and Doyle believes that Ireland’s composers are up there with our literary greats

Families can have weekends of fun in Dublin and Cork without troubling their bank accounts

Eurovision mania kicks off on the ‘Late Late’ while self-confessed quiz nut Jeremy Clarkson hosts special edition of ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’

There’s a Nordic affair at the NCH and the ConTempo Quartet mix things up in Galway

City observing is my thing, says the architect about his new TV show 'Dermot Bannon's New York and LA Homes'

‘Nutritious food and fitness are a match made in heaven, and like any great relationship, they bring out each other’s very best qualities’

Dave Flynn’s Burren venture is an alternative to the massive 1916 centenary survey – but the fine print is bewildering

The intriguing role of memory in musical performance has been a hot topic lately

Dave Flynn has found an innovative way to blend his two musical loves

It’s summertime, which means it’s time to hit the fields, parks, GAA stadiums and forests for a blast of live music. Here’s our guide to the 25 festivals and music events you have to see this year

They’re an Irish supergroup that blends chamber pop with rock and African influences, but don’t mistake DFF’s debut for `just another world music album’. Oh, and don’t ask them what their name means, either

After a long musical journey, the fiddler Martin Hayes finds inspiration in everything from Bach to Arvo Pärt and Sigur Rós