Lorna Siggins was formerly Western and Marine Correspondent with The Irish Times, and has over twenty-five years’ experience reporting on news events at home and abroad.

The Len Collective are a group of traditional Irish musicians from Dublin. Though only officially forming the Collective in 2022, these musicians have been playing and attending festivals together since they were children. Go into the Cobblestone at any hour of the day or night and there’s a good chance you’ll find at least one of them hanging about. Last … Read More

John Romero is a video game legend who has  designed more than 130 games since the age of  sixteen. His major achievements include a series  of revolutionary computer games – DOOM,  among them – that launched the industry’s most  popular genre: the first-person shooter.

Inni-K’s music draws on her extensive background in folk and traditional Irish music, even as she ventures into new musical territories. Her original songwriting (The Hare & the Line 2019 and The King has Two Horse’s Ears 2015), combines ethereal vocals with deft musicianship, evocative lyrics and a unique approach to song-writing. Inni-K’s highly celebrated third studio album Iníon, released … Read More

Born and raised in The Liberties area of Dublin, Imelda has become one of Ireland’s most celebrated female artists in history. Her 2008 self-written & produced album ‘Love Tattoo’ is the best-selling album of all time by a homegrown female artist in Ireland and her most recent album “11 Past the Hour” marks her fourth Number 1 album in Ireland … Read More

Borrowing the title of his much loved radio show, Donal Dineen presents Here Comes the Night Live, which takes place at Joyces and O Sheas during the festival. Dineen has handpicked some of the best musicians, both established and emerging, haling from Ireland today.

David Baddiel is invigoratingly funny, but latterly has engaged with, both on television, on stage and in print, very serious subjects. David has published nine hugely successful children’s books (The Person Controller, AniMalcolm, The Boy Who Could Do What He Liked, Birthday Boy, Head Kid, The Taylor Turbochaser, The Parent Agency, Future Friend and The Boy Who Got Accidentally Famous) … Read More

Cora Venus Lunny is a freelance improvising musician with a strong classical background and extensive experience in contemporary classical, improvised, recorded and folk musics. A violinist since early childhood, who performed around the world as a soloist and chamber musician before specialising in contemporary music, they have been exploring improvisation and composition for many years. After releasing 1943, a self-produced … Read More