Music to commemorate the Battle of Clontarf

This seven-minute piece of music for the uilleann pipes, composed by Sandie Purcell, was commissioned by Dublin City Council to commemorate the Battle of Clontarf, which took place 1000 years ago.

Fri Apr 18 2014 - 13:01

Christmas Day swim at the Forty Foot

Plenty of Dubliners descended on Sandycove’s Forty Foot for the annual Christmas Day swim.

Singer-songwriter Glen Hansard leads the annual Busk near Dublin's Grafton Street on Christmas Eve,

Soundcheck for The Busk 2024

Glen Hansard and fellow musicians sound checking Rainy Night in Soho, for The Busk 2024 outside The Gaiety.

Emotional scenes at Dublin Airport as friends and families reunite

Dublin Airport was busy all weekend with thousands of Irish people abroad returning home for Christmas. Conor Pope spoke to some of them.

Emotional scenes at Dublin Airport as friends and families reunite

Dublin Airport was busy all weekend with thousands of Irish people abroad returning home for Christmas. Conor Pope spoke to some of them.

Music to commemorate the Battle of Clontarf

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Christmas Day swim at the Forty Foot

Singer-songwriter Glen Hansard leads the annual Busk near Dublin's Grafton Street on Christmas Eve,

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