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The next generation of Irish musicians is to benefit from a €2million pot left to them by a British builder who quit his home and resettled in Ireland after falling in love with trad music. The estate of Sidney V. Regan left €2million to the Department of Music at University College Cork (UCC), allowing generations of musical talent from Seán Ó Riada to Ann Cleare, and future cohorts of musicians, to benefit from. The bequest will enable the department to direct support to students in the form of scholarships for undergraduates and postgraduates, improve physical resourcing for performe...

Master builder leaves €2m for UCC's music department Updated / Monday, 18 Jan 2021 14:28 Sidney V Regan, who died in 2017, bequeathed almost all of his estate to the university. A British Master builder, Mr Regan moved with his wife Hilda to Cork in the 1960s and became very involved in the local music scene. A member of the Commodore Male Voice Choir in Cobh, he was also a member of the Cobh Gramophone Society. The couple were close friends of the late composer Aloys Fleischmann, who was also Professor of Music at UCC, and Mr Regan bequeathed the gift "to his friend's beloved music dep...

First Fortnight presents My Story My Song on Sunday 17th January Updated / Friday, 15 Jan 2021 13:04 RTÉ Journalist My Story, My Song - this year's event takes place online on Sunday evening, January 17th at 7.30pm. The online event presents a stellar lineup of Irish artists who will perform unique versions of the songs that have helped them through tough times. Jack O'Rourke It promises to be an intimate evening of performance, discussion and personal sharing from talented performers including Emma Langford, Wyvern Lingo, Stefan Murphy, Nealo, Jack O'Rourke and many more. Full line up an...

Updated / Thursday, 17 Dec 2020 10:42 Conor O'Brien from Villagers takes flight Villagers, hip-hop duo Mango X Mathman, and Louth-based folk trio The Mary Wallopers are among the acts who will play live on stage in the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin tonight from 8.00pm - and you can watch the whole show here on RTÉ Culture. We need your consent to load this YouTube contentWe use YouTube to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. Please review their details and accept them to load the content.Manage Preferences Other Voices: Home at the G...

Coughlan’s is back — live and online Ronan Leonard has been looking forward to the return of an institution in Cork as it takes its first steps back to a full return to live music ‘It’s our first time having SON [aka Susan O’Neill],’ says Edel of Coughlan's, who describes her as a ‘brilliant artist’. “I’ve missed having our doors open — it’s like a part of you is missing.” Not seeing customers or having live music has been very difficult for Edel Curtin, who runs Coughlan’s (current holders of the IMRO National Live Venue of the Year award).