Brendan Gleeson’s State of the Union

Brendan Gleeson is a rare actor who never seems to be acting at all. If he is in a movie, I will watch it. And usually, as in The General, again and again. This is a great interview. Photo: Brendan…
Stand For Peace
Stand For Peace
Brendan Gleeson is a rare actor who never seems to be acting at all. If he is in a movie, I will watch it. And usually, as in The General, again and again. This is a great interview. Photo: Brendan…
Photo: Good Friday, North Inner City, Dublin 1984 (cropped. full image below) Four decades of work by the Irish photographer whose dignified images, according to his former editor Colm Tóibín, offer ‘a hesitant window into the soul’ Look of the…
The actual Belfast Cowboy arrived in Belfast in 1976 when the Northern Ireland capital was at war. Photo: Poster child for country … Charley Pride performs on a TV show in London in February 1975. Photograph: Michael Putland/Getty Images 08 December…
The label, named, after Claddagh, the oldest part of Galway, was founded in 1959 and actively pursued the finest traditional musicians. 14 November 2021 | Siobhan Long | Irish Times This digital age has wrought what some might describe as…
Watch the music concert from the Irish Embassy in London, streamed on 29 October 2021. 12 November 2021 | James Porteous | Clipper Media Hosted by Annie Mac, Other Voices: London Calling will bring together some of the world’s brightest voices…
Mr Moloney was Founder and leader of the world-famous traditional Irish music band the Chieftains Photo: Paddy Moloney playing the tin whistle with the Chieftains in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in 1988. Photograph: Mark Junge/Getty Images 13 October 2021 – Derek Schofield –…
A series of articles discussing what some are calling the UK’s “de facto amnesty” for those involved in Troubles-related killings. Northern Secretary says proposals are ‘painful recognition of the reality of where we are’ 2. Proposals characterised as ‘de facto…
Profile of the Irish band who has helped to save Irish traditional music from disappearing, spreading its sound and popularity across the world for more than four decades. 12 June 2021 | James Porteous | Clipper Media Profile of the…