Musician Mick to be honoured at awards

A lINE-uP of top trad talent has been announced for Gradam Ceoil TG4 2023. Known as ‘the oscars of traditional music’, the live concert and awards show will take place at the university Concert Hall, limerick on Sunday April 23, promising a night of foot-stomping entertainment.

The concert will be broadcast live on TG4 at 9.30pm on Sunday next.

Musician 2023 will be awarded to Mick o’Brien. Mick will be joined on stage by Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh and he will also perform with his family Fidelma, Aoife and Ciara Ní Bhriain. Mick will be presented with his award by Peter Browne.

Piper and tin whistle player Mick o’Brien was born in Dublin in 1961 and began learning to play the pipes at age 9 from leo Rowsome, Seán Seery and Mick Touhey at the Thomas Street Pipers’ Club. He later attended classes at Na Píobairí uilleann and became inspired by the playing of Patsy Touhey. His father, the influential accordion player Dinny o’Brien, was also a significant source of inspiration.

It has been announced that the award-winning musical hamilton is coming to Dublin’s Bord Gáis Energy theatre next year for nine weeks.

tickets will go on sale on Friday 28 april at 9:00am from usual outlets. hamilton will run from 17 september 2024 to 16 November 2024.

the show is based on the 2004 book alexander hamilton by Ron Chernow and tells the story of american founding father, revolutionary and statesman alexander hamilton.

all around the coast of Ireland between February and May each year. The Roadshow aims to bring together all those with an interest in protecting their local beaches, seas and marine life and environment.

a new company for hamilton’s tour of Ireland and the UK is currently being assembled and the cast will be announced shortly. speaking on RtÉ Radio 1’s Morning Ireland, Bord Gáis Energy theatre general manager stephen Faloon said he was “delighted” the show will receive its Irish premiere eight years after its Broadway debut.