The Chieftains

President leads tributes to The Chieftains fiddler Sean Keane

The Irish Traditional Music Archive said Mr Keane was ‘one of the greatest ever exponents of Irish traditional music’.

Tributes paid to Chieftains fiddler Seán Keane following musician's death

By Paul Ainsworth

President Higgins joins mourners for the funeral of Chieftains founder Paddy Moloney

THE CHIEFTAINS founder Paddy Moloney "faded away" after he was no longer able to perform music for his fans due to the Covid-19 pandemic, his family told mourners at his funeral.

By Bimpe Archer

Founder of The Chieftains was `a giant of a figure in Irish life'

FOUNDER of The Chieftains Paddy Moloney has been described as "a giant of a figure in Irish life" as his death was announced.

By Marie Louise McConville

Tributes paid to Chieftains founder Paddy Moloney

The Dublin musician brought Irish traditional music to a worldwide audience.