Tag: arts week
Son’s album in honour of melodeon maestro
Arts Week with Judy Murphy
“My father used to say to me, “play the melodeon, take it up”, but I always preferred the two-row accordion...
Celebrating bad, bold and brilliant women
Arts Week with Judy Murphy
Galwaywoman Professor Sheila Tinney is among the subjects of a new book, Bold, Brilliant and Bad: Irishwomen from History, written...
Pilgrim – humanity at its best during time of terror
Arts Week with Judy Murphy
While working as a hotel barman in 2010, Philip Doherty struck up a friendship with a Scottish businessman, a long-time...
Kathleen’s harp project is family labour of love
Arts Week with Judy Murphy
Kathleen Loughnane was 12 years old and had just started secondary school in Limerick when her mother asked her if...
Brian’s debut collection has the right chemistry
Arts Week with Judy Murphy
Brian Coughlan always loved creative writing. But life called the Meath Man in another direction – until he was made...
Dance and drama fuse to explore legacy of war
Arts Week with Judy Murphy
Soldier Still, an acclaimed show that explores the impact of war on people’s lives, will be performed at the city’s...