Legendary singer Liam Clancy has died aged 74. Liam, who found fame as a member of the Clancy Brothers and Tommie Makem, died in hospital in Cork on Friday, December 4. He had been ill for some time.

Alan Gilsenan’s frank and intimate film about the life and stage career of Liam Clancy goes on general release in Ireland. It is a portrait of what’s behind the performer’s mask and where he is today. Review at culch.ie

Tommy Makem was born in Keady, Co Armagh, in 1932. His mother, Sarah Makem, born 1900, and her cousin Annie Jane Kelly were members of the Singing Greenes of Keady. They contributed a [...]