Features

Celebrating Longford through Choral Music

There's nothing quite like the big, full sound of a choir and St Mel's Cathedral will be alive with choral music and poetry for a very special event on September 16... read more

DIT's Classical Program

DIT’s Classical Program for the months ahead... read more

Young Longford pianists keys to success

Peter Regan has been playing the piano since the age of eight and the Leaving Cert student has remained dedicated to his studies ever since, as his rigorous training schedule attests... read more

Orla McCarthy - Shawbrook School of Dance

One of the latest crop of dancers from Shawbrook, Orla McCarthy, is about to embark on a career in dance. Orla is to follow her ballet dancing dream in Germany... read more

St. Mel's Musical Society

St. Mel's Musical Society is a group that has grown immeasurably from its revival in 1978. .. read more

Studying for stardom

Before Emer Barry could speak, she was able to sing. Her parents, John (RIP) and Imelda, of Longford town, saw their daughter’s potential and nurtured her vocal development through classes in Ferbane, and eventually Dublin... read more

Striking a note with Adrian Duncan

Adrian Duncan of Ballymahon is a man with an avid interest in the arts, music and literature and this has manifested itself in many forms; from his involvement in the Goldsmith International Literary Festival, to his completion of a Bachelor degree in Music (Hons) in 2009. He was awarded the latter by the National University of Ireland (NUI), Maynooth... read more