Finbar Furey

Optimism in Dublin as end of latest Covid-19 lockdown comes into sight

But for the face masks and shuttered shops, it could be any other May bank holiday weekend

Sun May 02 2021 - 18:21

St Patrick’s Day: Virtual events taking place at home and abroad

About 670 sites in 66 countries will take part in the largest Global Greening event

Mon Mar 15 2021 - 18:19

Traveller culture is set to join the school curriculum. What could lessons look like?

Folktales, songs, art and history of Travelling community could feature across a range of subjects

Tue Jan 14 2020 - 00:00

Miriam Lord’s week: Varadkar set for family Christmas in Mumbai

Taoiseach’s father will celebrate 80th birthday in the land of his birth

Sat Dec 14 2019 - 05:16

Gay Byrne - ‘Ireland’s Late Late hero’

We asked transition year students who visited The Irish Times this week to share their thoughts on Gay Byrne who died on Monday, aged 85. This is what they had to say...

Thu Nov 07 2019 - 15:07

‘An abiding memory was his kindness’: My two summers working with Gaybo

Peter Hamilton on working with Gay Byrne on For One Night Only

Tue Nov 05 2019 - 16:00

Is this the most original pop-up restaurant in Dublin?

Food File: Two chances for sake tasting and one of Dublin’s most original pop-up menus

Sat Sept 28 2019 - 06:00

Christy Dignam: ‘Nearly all the people I started with are dead’

Interview: The Aslan singer pulls no punches about drug addiction, sex abuse and cancer

Fri Sept 20 2019 - 05:00

Brendan Grace funeral: Ceremony blends sadness and raucous laughter

Echoes of their father’s sharp wit as eulogies delivered by each of Grace’s four children

Mon Jul 15 2019 - 17:31

The story behind Dublin’s two new Luke Kelly sculptures

The works are unveiled on Wednesday, on north and south sides of the river Liffey

Tue Jan 29 2019 - 15:50

Late Late Show London special: A glorified town-hall shindig

Review: The move to London made Friday’s Late Late Show even more parochial than usual

Sat Oct 13 2018 - 10:13

TV this weekend: Attenborough on eggs and Geldof on the ‘Late Late Show’

The Ray D’Arcy show will discuss consent in wake of Belfast trial while Aidan Gillen plays Dave Allen

Fri Mar 30 2018 - 06:00

Finbar Furey: When we walked in, people went ‘What in the name of Jaysus is this!’

Finbar Furey on growing up in `Ballyer', appearing on Top of the Pops and how the Beatles wanted his uileann pipes

Thu Mar 29 2018 - 05:00

Stars turn out for Shane MacGowan’s tribute gala concert

Bono, Johnny Depp among those feting Pogues singer, who turned 60 on Christmas Day

Mon Jan 15 2018 - 21:22

Animated version of McCourt’s Angela and Shane MacGowan on RTÉ’s Christmas menu

An animated Frank McCourt story, a Fairytale of New York doc and Mrs Brown

Wed Dec 06 2017 - 14:49

Shane MacGowan's 60th birthday concert: Johnny Depp, Nick Cave and more

Tickets for the January National Concert Hall gig, which features a stellar line-up, go on sale this Friday

Wed Dec 06 2017 - 10:00

It is perfectly acceptable to wear your passion on your sleeve

Candid interviews with high-profile Irish personalities focuses on purpose and drive

Sat Oct 21 2017 - 07:15

To stay in or go out? The best New Year’s Eve entertainment

From James Vincent McMorrow and Lisa Hannigan to Imelda May’s bid to out-Jools Jools

Fri Oct 13 2017 - 17:29

Why Rock Against Homelessness matters

Of Ireland’s more than 7,000 homeless people about one-third are children

Fri Mar 31 2017 - 06:00

‘When I was cold I’d go into churches and betting shops for hours to stay warm’

Homeless musician Danny Bracken to join stars for Rock Against Homelessness

Fri Mar 31 2017 - 06:00

Sharon Shannon - Sacred Earth album review: Too many styles spoil the tunes

Thu Mar 16 2017 - 11:11

'We’d snorted our way across America, it was ironic I was sacked over drugs'

Aslan singer Christy Dignam on rehearsing in a pigsty, writing ‘This Is’, drug problems, collaborating with Finbar Furey, and staying positive through gruelling bouts of chemotherapy

Thu Mar 09 2017 - 00:00

Saying goodbye to the Merriman Tavern

Drawing pictures for Enya, and singing songs for Planxty was all part of life over the bar in Scariff, Co Clare

Tue Feb 28 2017 - 07:00

Frank Murray was ‘a hugely proud Irishman full of culture’

‘I can’t grasp how someone so full of love and such massive zest for life can be gone’

Tue Jan 03 2017 - 17:45

Suicide rate among Traveller men is seven times higher

Travellers’ life expectancy is 15 years lower than men in general population, paper finds

Thu Nov 24 2016 - 01:00

Miriam Lord: Penrose plans to lead Enda on a merry dance

Labour TD talks of ‘impromptu concert’ to launch Bill on Irish music quotas

Thu Jul 21 2016 - 01:00

Flying the flag for Irish music in Melbourne

I have met many friends - and my husband - through the Celtic music scene in Australia

Sun Jul 17 2016 - 11:00

‘When Séamus Ennis played, it stood your hair on end’

An extract from a new book on the history of Irish uilleann pipers paints a picture of the inimitable, self-assured Dubliner

Mon Aug 10 2015 - 06:00

Áine Lawlor and Finbar Furey receive Lord Mayor’s Awards

Christy Burke chooses four individuals and two groups for contribution to Dublin city

Tue Apr 28 2015 - 01:00

Finbar Furey: ‘I’m winding down the clock’

Furey is back on the road after a period of grieving for his brother, and an injury that could have put him out of business as a piper. Catch him while you can

Mon Jan 19 2015 - 01:00

Sober syndicate scores on the double as Hurricane Fly brings the house down

The Willie Mullins-trained superstar is given a raucous reception back to the winner’s enclosure

Mon Dec 30 2013 - 01:00

Why does Irish trad music play second fiddle at home?

Ireland is home to some extraordinary talent, yet they often need to travel far to be recognised as such

Fri May 03 2013 - 07:00