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MAIJA SOFIA, the Galway singer-songwriter, along with Tipperary musician Elaine Howley, will play a concert which will be streamed live from Cork this week.

Maija Sofia History and Biography Maija Sofia is an Irish singer-songwriter based in Dublin. She released her debut album, Bath Time, in 2019, which was preceded by a string of singles and her first EP, The Sugar Sea, in 2016. In the past, Sofia has toured Ireland extensively, and has supported the likes of Julien Baker, Stella Donnelly, Joan As Police Woman, and Adrienne Lenker among others. She has also appeared at festivals such as Electric Picnic, Other Voices and London Antifolk. Maija Sof...

Cork Midsummer Festival: The show must go on, but how? 9 min read A DYNAMIC BLEND OF OUTDOOR AND ONLINE EVENTS RUNS FROM BREAKDANCING TO DOORSTEP PERFORMANCES AS THE CORK MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL WILL MARRY INGENUITY AND FLEXIBILITY, NO MATTER WHAT THE RULES HAPPEN TO BE Imagine this. You’re standing in Cork city’s Elizabeth Fort, one of 15 socially distanced people, right in the midst of Alex Petcu’s percussion sextet Bangers & Crash, buried by the raw power and immediacy of live percussion...

Updated / Monday, 12 Apr 2021 14:00 Emma Dabiri and Blindboy Boatclub come to this years Cúirt festival The Cúirt International Festival of Literature brings readers and writers together to tell stories, share new perspectives and celebrate writing in all forms. For this years event, which runs from 21st - 25th April, were delighted to host a series of Cúirt conversations on RTÉ Culture - find out more below. Emma Dabiri: April 22, 2021, 7:00pm A work of history, sociology, philosophy and...

Our Little Cruelties (2020).  Skin Deep was awarded Crime Novel of the Year and RTE Radio Listeners Choice Award at the Irish Book Awards. This year, Liz was honoured by UCD’s Literary and Historical Society with the 2021 James Joyce Award in recognition of her literary accomplishments. Liz will take part in Notes from a Quiet Land Edition II, which will be streamed live from the National Concert Hall on Sunday March 21st at 8 pm. The concert also features Ailbhe Reddy, Chiama...

Irish Song of the Year 2019 shortlist announced Updated / Wednesday, 29 Jan 2020 17:44 RTÉ Choice Music Prize live event will be held in Vicar Street, Dublin on Thursday, March 5 The shortlist for this years RTÉ Choice Music Prize Irish Song of the Year 2019 has been announced, with ten songs in contention for the prestigious award. Nominees for the annual award, which is held in association with IMRO and IRMA, were announced on Wednesdays Tracy Clifford Show on RTÉ 2fm and the shortlist ...

Drag queens a-dancing, Christmas gags a-plenty, and Country stars a-many 5 22nd December 2020 In the final countdown to Christmas, and with a horrible lack of parties, pubs and fun for the most part, we’re all in need of something resembling some festive cheer. In her typical camp and comical style, Dublin’s self-proclaimed global pop sensation CMAT is here to save the day. “I’m planning a really funny Christmas television special,” she admitted to NME back in October ...