BioFarm 2021 to offer opportunity to learn of benefits of organic farming
This year’s conference is a hybrid event that is expected to attract over 1,000 attendees
Roger Doyle: Aosdána’s newest Saoi is a champion of Irish composers
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
Have a spectacular weekend – or two
Families can have weekends of fun in Dublin and Cork without troubling their bank accounts
Nine of the best TV shows to watch this weekend
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?’
Bach’s St John’s Passion, RTÉ NSO with Nicholas Kraemer: The best classical music this week
There’s a Nordic affair at the NCH and the ConTempo Quartet mix things up in Galway
Dermot Bannon: I thought the McMansion would be obnoxious but it was really cool
City observing is my thing, says the architect about his new TV show 'Dermot Bannon's New York and LA Homes'
Food’n’health is the new rock’n’roll
‘Nutritious food and fitness are a match made in heaven, and like any great relationship, they bring out each other’s very best qualities’
A strange forum for Irish composers whose noses are out of joint
Dave Flynn’s Burren venture is an alternative to the massive 1916 centenary survey – but the fine print is bewildering
Total recall: musical feats of memory
The intriguing role of memory in musical performance has been a hot topic lately
Clare Memory Orchestra: A marriage of classical and trad loses the sheet music
Dave Flynn has found an innovative way to blend his two musical loves
The 25 festivals and music events of the summer
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
Exclusive album stream: the story of DFF's Pouric Songs
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
Many strings to his bow: Martin Hayes on finding inspiration
After a long musical journey, the fiddler Martin Hayes finds inspiration in everything from Bach to Arvo Pärt and Sigur Rós
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