Noel Hill and Tony MacMahon - Lillies in the Field & The Limerick Lasses

Noel Hill and Tony MacMahon of Clare play Lillies in the Field & The Limerick Lasses on the Late Late Show. Aidan Vaughan, Paddy Neylon and the late Willie Keane are among the dancers. Posted on Youtube on the 27th of July 2010 by kosovel.

Mary Custy in 1991

Mary Custy from Toonagh, County Clare, on the Pure Drop TV programme in 1991, re-broadcast on Come West Along The Road in 2010. Posted on Youtube on the 1st of November 2010 by JDMacify.

Michael (Blackie) O'Connell and John Joe Kelly

"Blackie O'Connell on the Uilleann Pipes and John Joe Kelly on the Bodhran with video from their appearance in Ballyvaughan and near by places of interest." Posted on Youtube on the 4th of November 2010 by Madbeachbum.

Paddy Canny at Fleadh Cheoil in Ballina 1997

"Paddy Canny (from East Clare), one of the greatest fiddle players of all time makes a rare TV appearance at Fleadh Cheoil in Ballina 1997. Joined here by Brida Smith from Mayo." Posted on Youtube on the 23rd of February 2010 by maspeth46thstreet.

P.J. Hayes, Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill

P.J. Hayes, Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill play two reels, Bobby Casey's & The Maids of Mitchelstown, on RTÉ´s "The High Reel". Posted on Youtube on the 27th of April 2010 by PepindeMunhalen.

Dermot Bolger launches The Edna O’ Brien Lecture Series in Scariff Public Library

Such was the success of Edna O’Brien’s interview with Declan Kiberd in Scariff Public Library in 2010, the Scariff Harbour Festival Committee have decided to name this annual library event in her honour with well known novelist, playwright and poet Dermot Bolger launching the series. Dermot spoke about his life and works and read several poems from his many volumes of poetry to an enthusiastic audience on Saturday 30th July 2011 as part of the Scariff Harbour Festival. A workshop for young people to learn the art of storytelling through comic strips also took place in the library as part of the festival.

Seamus Connolly - NHMC 2008 Concert

"Seamus Connolly taught Irish Fiddle classes at the Northeast Heritage Music Camp (Peter Langston and Ken Perlman, directors) on the campus of Johnson State College in Johnson, Vermont, June 15 - 21, 2008. This concert took place on the evening of Saturday, June 21, 2008 at the River Arts concert space in Morrisville, Vermont. Seamus was the final performer in the second set." Posted on Youtube on the 18th of November 2010 by PeterSLangston.

"Killaloe, County Clare, fiddler Seamus Connolly, is the most successful solo competitor in the history of the All-Ireland Championships, winning an unprecedented ten fiddle titles. As a boy, Connolly traveled Ireland, learning from the topmost legends of Irish music, including Willie Clancy, P.J. Hayes, Padraig O’Keeffe, and Junior Crehan among others. As a youth, Connolly rose to national fame through Irish radio and television, and later as a member of the Kilfenora and Leitrim Ceili Bands." Click here for more...

FloraShantys at Feakle Festival 2010

Performence of the Florashantys from Friesland in The Netherlands at the Feakle Festival 2010. The song is South Australia, and the solo singer is Eric Schotsman. Posted on Youtube on the 22nd of August 2010 by hanslafaille.

Royal College of Science for Ireland Library - A Unique Part of Ireland's Scientific Heritage

"The library of the Royal College of Science for Ireland is one of the most comprehensive Victorian science libraries in existence. It is unique in Ireland and UCD Library has had the privilege of inheriting this vast collection of approximately 15,000 items. The James Joyce Library and Special Collections contain thousands of books, maps, pamphlets, journals, and other printed materials which were once part of the RCScI library and that of its predecessor, the Museum of Irish Industry. The library includes many rare scientific monographs of the 19th century and earlier, and complete runs of periodicals which are not to be found in any other Irish library. The Royal College of Science for Ireland existed between 1867-1926. It was an institution which marked a key moment in the development of science education in Ireland. For more information please click here..." Posted on Youtube the 9th of December 2010 by MickLiffable.

Summer activities at Scariff Library

Children aged 3-12 years enjoyed a variety of summer activites held at Scariff Public Library in July. Over 80 children attended various events such as a visit to the fire station, face painting, a bird talk and craft session, a comic strip workshop and an afternoon full of "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" fun and games!