Steven O’Riordan
Steven O’Riordan is the director of the From a Distance video to raise funds for the Magdalene survivors.
It’s hard to think that a brief encounter with Magdalene Survivor Maureen Sullivan a little over five years ago would lead to the creating, developing, production and ultimately distribution of this charity single.
Some of Ireland’s top stars like Sinead O’Connor and Daniel O’Donnell have come together to produce a wonderful song and video in aid of the Magdalene survivors’ charity.
The video is sure to move you, anger you … and possibly make you cry. But it will also hopefully inspire you.
For those who may not know, the Magdalene survivors were young women who were locked away in homes run by religious orders for no other reason than they may have had a child out of wedlock … and often for far less reason than that. See more and video.
Martin Hayes
It’s always good to see top musicians putting something back into the community.
That’s certainly the case with Martin Hayes and Steve Cooney. Hayes is six times All Ireland Fiddle Champion; Steve Cooney is a highly talented guitarist who’s performed with some of the world’s top artists. He’s also married to Sinead O’Connor.
Hayes and Cooney are performing a gala concert to raise money for a children’s centre in Ireland. Click here to hear Hayes and Cooney performing.
There’s a plea going out to musicians from all of Ireland’s 32 counties – come and break records in The Longest Traditional Music Session Ever.
The event is being organised in honour of a very special man and singer called John Norton – and to raise money for the hospice where sadly he died last year at the age of 82.
Waterfront, Derry
Derry has launched a campaign to host the largest Irish music festival in the world.
The festival, known as Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, attracts more than 250,000 visitors each year and pumps an estimated £30m in the economy of the city where it is staged.
No wonder cities from all over Ireland are competing for the honour.
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