The issue of artists’ livelihood dominated a 250-strong gathering at Dublin Castle

‘Not acceptable’ that major national institution ‘apparently lacking in governance’

Philip King, Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh, Liam Carson, Caitríona Ní Chléirchín, Diarmaid de Faoite pay tribute

TV recordings will be in St Michael’s Church, with further events in pubs and other venues

The Ray D’Arcy show will discuss consent in wake of Belfast trial while Aidan Gillen plays Dave Allen

Uileann piper ‘bristled’ at being called a purist, funeral told

Molly King is head of development for the Other Voices festival in Dingle and has been involved with it since her childhood

University seeking to place greater emphasis on culture and creativity

Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, New Jackson, Tom Adams and Soulé among well-received acts

Title sponsors and a larger cultural offering mean that this is the year when the Dingle event stops being a small music-industry weekend away and becomes a full-blown festival

A sense prevails that the Minister is too beholden to Kenny and simply not up to the job

Lifetime achievement award presented to musician, film maker and broadcaster Philip King

Awards are a joint initiative between the American Chamber of Commerce and the Royal Irish Academy

McPartlan has mined the common ground between the music of Appalachia and Leitrim

‘You can’t dance to the metric – you can’t evaluate the thing that is priceless’

The sound of that cute hoor, country accent asking “What’s in it for me?” was like a physical blow to the heart.

Government to place ads in Irish airports targeting Christmas visitors

Artefacts more than 425 years old from merchant vessel found off Streedagh

Philip King’s raison d’etre after 13 years running his hit televised concert series is still the same: ‘We provide a safe house for rambling troubadours from around the world. They find it inspiring and uplifting here’

Humphreys acknowledges Irish War Memorial Records ‘need correcting and cross-checking’

Irish romantic comedy ‘Standby’ also to feature in extensive festival programme

As the last of the mud flakes from the boots, Festival Fit reflects on EP14

Line-up includes Beck, Portishead, Outkast, Chic and Pet Shop Boys, with weather set to improve as weekend progresses

The Music Trail brings 60 bands to venues, bars and churches in the city

Eight people involved in the Irish arts have come up with eight ideas for a new Irish Constitution, from protecting artists from poverty to making sure the best artists get funded and supported

How should a Festival Monkey ring in the New Year? Mark Graham explores his options

On paper Other Voices is a music festival, but when its series of concerts in a tiny Dingle church mixes with the buzz and banter of the Co Kerry town, it becomes something much more magical

The Dingle festival saved its best till last, when John Grant broke the whole church’s hearts

Lulu James whips out powerful soul grooves while Wilis Earl Beal is in opaque form at Dingle music event

David Gray, Hozier, Lisa O’Neill and Patti Griffin make for the real deal in Dingle

Films and a musicial about Dusty Springfield jockeying for position

We are in danger of seeing boomtime fripperies as touchstones of economic success

Our Going Coastal series continues with a walking and driving tour of the musical – even mystical – peninsula

We asked some of our creative catalysts for advice on how they do what they do