Latest offering an amalgam of 17 sold-out National Concert Hall shows

Plus songs you have to hear from David Byrne and Bruno Mars

In the run-up to St Patrick's Day, Irish Times writers select the acts that represent modern Irishness

History shows hopes of Home Rule settlement were baseless

A round-up of upcoming events in the books world

Comedy, aerial acrobatics and theatre part of festival which runs from September 7th-20th

The five virtuosos of The Gloaming can afford to be choosy about how, and where, they play their transcendental blend of trad, jazz, rock and classical music

The quintet’s music isn’t traditional, nor is it classical: it’s contemporary music that insinuates itself within the subconscious, and it’s very exciting. There is no master plan, they say, ahead of the release of their debut album

After a long musical journey, the fiddler Martin Hayes finds inspiration in everything from Bach to Arvo Pärt and Sigur Rós

Paul Noonan and Dave Geraghty talk about their sixth album and the band’s slow-burning success in the US