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A collection of short texts, with topics that vary from mobile phones, to children, to diets. This work is suitable for use in class to promote group discussions. It is also useful as reading material for learners, and includes a glossary of difficult words on each page and a vocabulary listing at the back.

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This is a bilingual anthology containing a selection of poems in Irish, with English translations, by the famous blind poet Anthony Raftery (1784-1835) from County Mayo. The collection includes a comprehensive introductory essay in English and notes on the themes and the background of Raftery's poems.

This substantial new selection of 59 poems is a welcome introduction to the poetry of Louis de Paor, drawn from four previous collections. Louis de Paor has been involved with the contemporary renaissance of poetry in Irish since 1980. He is a four-time winner of the Sean O Riordain Award, the premier award for a new collection of poems in Irish. He is Director of the Centre for Irish Studies at the National University of Ireland, Galway.

This book is a selection of the best of Gabriel Rosenstock's poetry, with English translations by Paddy Bushe. Gabriel Rosenstock is one of the finest and most prolific poets of our time and has been a notable force in Irish writing since he first put pen to paper. He is one of the Innti generation of poets, Innti being a poetry journal founded by Michael Davitt, who revolutionized the world of poetry in Irish. The 54 poems in this book provid...

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Brian Hughes is from Athy. Co. Kildare. Ireland, and has established himself as one of the finest tin whistle players in the tradition, a fact confirmed by this album of vibrant whistle music. Brian's earliest introduction to music was through his grandfather Christy Bracken, a noted bagpiper, who transmitted his love of traditional music to his grandson. As well as tin whistle. Brian also has a great interest in the flute and uilleann pipes. ...

Turas Ceoil, in Irish means a musical journey, a title that aptly captures the essence of this album which pays homage to the roots of the tradition in Ireland, with tunes from as far back as the eighteenth century, while also looking to the future with new compositions by O Murchu. The colorful CD booklet includes 24 pages of information about the tunes as well as photos of the musicians.

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This is the second collection from Ni Chinneide. It touches on a love of her homeplace in Corca Dhuibhne in the Kerry Gaeltacht, poems inspired by her young son and the character of An Trodai/The Warrior, as well as exploring new territory inspired in particular by the poet's work with the European Parliament.

Rossinver Braes is the new album of traditional Irish music on fiddle and concertina from Ben Lennon and Tony O'Connell, released on the Clo lar-Chonnachta label. Rossinver Braes features both traditional and newly-composed tunes. Several of Charlie Lennon's compositions are included, including the hornpipe that gives the album its title, named after the village where Ben now lives. The tune selection leans toward the Sligo-Leitrim area and in...

Brian Conway is considered the leading player in the Sligo-New York style, and this is his second solo album. The instrument in question is a Degani violin purchased by Conway six years ago, which he feels has had a huge influence on his playing. The album includes a large selection of tunes as well as a slow air and two songs, sung by Dan Milner and Niamh Parsons respectively. Brian is accompanied on the album by Brendan Dolan. Joanie Madden,...

Brothers Oisin and Conal Hernon are two young musicians from the Aran Islands who, although just sixteen and thirteen years of age respectively, display the musical ability and skills of musicians twice their age. They began playing music when they were very young, both starting out on tin whistle, with Oisin moving to button-accordion at the tender age of six and Conal taking up banjo at the age of nine. It wasn't long before they began playi...

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