The Irish harp has been inscribed on the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. The designation recognises the instrument's unique place in Irish music and cultural life. It follows a campaign ...

Siobhan (shuh-VAHN) Armstrong is one of today's top Irish harpers, and head of the Historical Harp Society of Ireland. She plays the ancient traditional wirestrung Irish harp that was popular from the ...

DID you know Ireland is the only country that has a musical instrument as its national symbol? From official documents to Guinness pint glasses and Ryanair planes, the harp is dotted throughout ...

Harpers from all over Ireland will converge on Belfast this weekend to celebrate the significance of the great Belfast Harp Festival of 1792. Organised by Cruit Éireann (Harp Ireland), the ‘Harps ...

JEROME REILLY FOREIGN Affairs Minister Dermot Ahern has moved to safeguard our national emblem, the harp, in the new high-tech biometric passport. Officials were surprised when the new passports ...

What does the recent trajectory of the arts in Ireland – from Arts Council funding increases to the Basic Income pilot – mean for musicians? How can we further strengthen music across Ireland? And ...

One person’s trash is another's treasure. Quite the understatement for Julie Finch, who found a rare and priceless 200-year-old Irish harp a few weeks ago in a dumpster on W. 26 St. in New York City.

The owners are "incredible gentlemen who care about the west end and their city," said a former city official.

Long ago, the Tuatha de Danaan, supernatural beings, blond and blue-eyed and carrying heavy spears, came from the north to the land known as Ireland. When their king, Nuada, was injured in battle, a ...