Music stars to perform at Solidarity with Palestine evening


THERE is a huge lineup of musicians for the Solidarity with Palestine evening. The event will take place at 7.30pm this Saturday, September 20 in Scioból an Phobail, Mín na Craoibhe, Anagaire, F94 RX00. The evening will aim to raise funds for the Flotilla to Gaza and to support the ongoing activism. Advertisement Music stars […]

Top line-up for 40th Donegal Fiddle Week


TWO of the country’s best-known fiddlers, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and Siobhán Peoples, are among those featuring at the 40th Donegal Fiddle Week in Glencolumbkille, which starts on Monday, August 4. Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, who lives in the Carrickfin area, is internationally-known for her work with trad supergroup Altan and is also a former Donegal Person of […]

Live stream to be highlight of Letterkenny Trad Week


Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh has visited all four corners of the globe over the past thirty-five years with Irish folk music band Altan. At times, holidays back in West Donegal were less frequent than she would have liked due to a busy touring calendar. However, since the outbreak of the pandemic last March Mairéad has spent […]

Notes from a talented Letterkenny luthier


FROM the workshop behind his Letterkenny home, a talented and highly reputable luthier named Fitz Howard is busy hand-crafting another of his guitars. Howard’s signature sound has led to him working closely with Altan’s Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh’s while the late Henry McCullough, the only Irishman to play Woodstock, and who joined Paul McCartney in Wings […]

Croke Park groundsman goes back to school in Donegal


ONE of the groundsmen who helped look after the Croke Park pitch ahead of recent All-Ireland Senior Football and Hurling Championship finals is working on a project much closer to home these days. Hughie O’Donnell, who operates his own Groundwork and Landscaping Service in Annagry, is developing a new playing field and running track at […]