Album launch: Within a Mile of Kilty 2 24 March 2022 – Posted in: News

New album launch We cordially invite you to the official launch by Johnny Óg Connolly of the new album Within a Mile of Kilty 2: Traditional Irish Music from North Leitrim featuring John Gordon, Ben Lennon, Charlie Lennon, Brian Rooney, Maurice Lennon, Seamus Quinn and Brian Lennon and published on the Cló Iar-Chonnacht label. Date | Venue | Time Stiúideo Cuan in an Spidéal, Co. Galway Thursday, 21 April, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. Within a…

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New biographies added to the Ainm.ie database 23 March 2022 – Posted in: News

Six new biographies were added to Ainm.ie, the national Irish-language biographies database. New biographies that were added to the project are as follows: Liam Mac Con Iomaire (1937 – 2019) Áine (Nan) Ghriallais (1936 – 2018) Nóra Ghriallais (1944 – 2019) Niall Tóibín (1929–2019) Con Ó Ruairc (1936–2019) Peadar Ó Flatharta (1955–2016) Notes for editors: Ainm.ie is a major academic project that contains over 1,700 biographies ranging from the year 1560 to today. The Irish-language…

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Moltaí ón bpobal á lorg ag RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta agus 50 bliain á cheiliúradh 3 March 2022 – Posted in: Blog

Ceiliúradh ar an saibhreas atá i gcartlann RTÉ RnaG don 50 bliain Beidh RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta ag ceiliúradh leathchéad bliain ar an bhfód i mbliana, agus mar chuid den cheiliúradh sin tá sé beartaithe ag an stáisiún rogha den cheol agus den amhránaíocht is mó a chuaigh i bhfeidhm ar na héisteoirí ó 1972 a chur ar fáil mar albam. Tháinig RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta ar an aer ar 2 Aibreán 1972 agus tá…