Author: Clive Price

Storytelling sensation Tenx9 returns to Newry for Iúr Cinn Fleadh 2024. Tenx9 is a modern day monologue phenomenon – and it's coming to St John Bosco Social Alub on 22 August. It's a storytelling evening where nine people have up to ten minutes each to tell a true story from…

Belfast-based singer-songwriter Anthony Toner makes his first appearance at Iúr Cinn Fleadh on Friday 23 August with an intimate solo acoustic show. And we're really chuffed about that! Anthony is like Newry - a hidden gem of Ireland. If you look on Bandcamp, you'll find a wealth of his material.…

The 16-page Iúr Cinn Fleadh Event Guide is being launched this week - in full colour and boasting more than 80 activities celebrating music, culture and the arts. Created by committee member Columba O'Hare and Newry designer Johnny Savage, this vibrant publication shows that from a headline gig by the…

It was an obsession, and Altan was a key element of it. I was living in England and working in Ireland. I took every opportunity to go shopping in Dublin, Cork, Belfast and Derry to buy up all the Irish music I could find. Altan became part of my personal…

Trad Irish folk legends Altan will perform in Newry for the first time ever when they headline this year's Iúr Cinn Fleadh on 25 August. And tickets have just gone on sale here! Known for their dynamic performances and deep-rooted connection to Donegal, Altan are set to fill Newry Town…

An impressive line-up of leading local musicians and singers will help steer festivalgoers into the heart of Newry - on the power of sail and song. Briege Murphy, Finbar Magee and Briege Quinn, Piaras Ó Lorcáin, Méabh Downey and Aoife Downey are just some of the performers who will provide…