Best wishes to musician, composer, and Department of Music lecturer, Dr Niall Vallely as he receives the prestigious 2026 Gradam Ceoil TG4 Cumadóir / Composer award this Sunday at the University Concert Hall, Limerick. We would also like to congratulate Department alumnus and former Arts Council / UCC Traditional Artist in Residence, Dr Nollaig Casey, who will be awarded the Grúpa Ceoil / Music Group TG4 2026 award as a member of Cherish The Ladies.

The concert will be broadcast live on TG4 from 9:30pm. 

Dr Niall Vallely featured in the Irish Examiner: https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41907775.html 

Tá iarratais á lorg ag an gComhairle Ealaíon agus ag Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh ó ealaíontóirí traidisiúnta iomráiteacha don ról mar Ealaíontóir Traidisiúnta Cónaithe in COC don bhliain féilire 2027.

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The Arts Council and University College Cork invite applications from traditional artists of distinction for the role of Traditional Artist in Residence at UCC for the calendar year 2027.

Dr. Alex Khalil was recently interviewed by John Creedon for his RTÉ series, Creedon's Musical Atlas of Ireland. Alex discusses how the developing brain processes music.

The episode was first aired on 2nd August and can be watched on the RTÉ Player.

Dr. Jack Talty's new album, Coire an Cheoil, has been reviewed in the Journal of Music. The album features a number of artists, including Traditional Artist in Residence Aoife Ní Bhriain.

The Department of Music at UCC was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Desi Wilkinson. Desi was a gifted and acclaimed flute and whistle player, singer, educator, and academic.

FUAIM Music at UCC is delighted to announce the brand-new series of Friday Lunchtime concerts for Spring 2026, and excited to share the season’s line-up with you here. Starting this coming Friday 23 January in the Aula Maxima, we have an exciting and diverse array of artists lined up, including some returning favourites along with some series débuts by first time contributors to the series. As always, all performances begin at 1:10pm and are open to the public and free of charge.

University College Cork (UCC) and the Arts Council have announced fiddler Aoife Ní Bhriain as the 2026 Traditional Artist in Residence.

UCC is one of six universities to partner with the Arts Council on this flagship programme, which reflects the diversity and richness of Ireland’s creative landscape, with programmes spanning Traditional Arts, Digital Arts, Literature and Film.