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Everything to know about Kneecap’s Féile concert in west Belfast

Kneecap will headline Féile an Phobail’s Uppa Falls concert in west Belfast on Thursday, with a sold-out crowd expected and proceeds going to Irish language projects.

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Kneecap members Mo Chara and Móglaí Bap are both singing into microphones on stage and are wearing sunglasses and light sports jackets

Kate Nash explores Irish history with Sinéad O'Connor cover

Kate Nash has covered Sinéad O'Connor's Famine to explore Irish history, identity and Britain’s role in the Great Famine, ahead of a Belfast performance on 6 August.

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photograph of two women standing on a bridge outside Westminster beside a large banner draped over the railing. The banner reads, “THE ENGLISH DON’T KNOW THEIR HISTORY” in bold, hand-painted capital letters.

Lluniau: Dydd Mawrth yn Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Y Garreg Las 2026

Lluniau a phrif ddigwyddiadau dydd Mawrth ar Faes Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Y Garreg Las 2026, gan gynnwys Hergest, Brwydr y Bandiau, gwobrau TH Parry-Williams a mwy.

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From Florida to Belfast: Volunteers keep Fleadh flowing

More than 1,300 volunteers aged 17 to 80 are helping keep Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann running in Belfast, including a student from Florida who travelled 1,490 miles.

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A young woman, Addison McGowan pictured outside Primark home on Royal Avenue. She is wearing a yellow t-shirt with a blue bib on top and a blue lanyard. She has brunette hair.

Teyrngedau celf i Richard a Wyn Jones yn Eisteddfod Y Garreg Las

Mae pobl ardal Eisteddfod Y Garreg Las wedi addurno eu milltir sgwar â theyrngedau i Richard a Wyn Jones, aelodau Ail Symudiad a fu farw yn 2021.

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Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann begins in Belfast for first time

Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann has started in Belfast for the first time, with hundreds of thousands expected to attend the eight-day festival featuring more than 200 events across the city.

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A woman and man standing in Belfast's Cathedral Quarter. The woman, with dark red hair, is holding a bodhrán. The man, with short, curly brown hair, is holding a fiddle.

In pictures: Ulster Pipe Band Championships in Bangor

Thousands attended the 73rd Ulster Pipe Band Championships in Bangor on Saturday, with 60 performances, more than 50 drum majors and a parade finale.

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A young woman is holding a baton in a vertical position with one hand, which is at eye level. She has a cap on with a medal attached. He's wearing a navy jacket with lapels on her shoulders and a blue shirt and checked tie.

James drop Belladrum headline slot after Tim Booth loses his voice

James have pulled out of their Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival headline slot after frontman Tim Booth lost his voice. Razorlight will step up, with Cammy Barnes taking their main stage spot.

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