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THE second annual Seisiun na hHireann, a festival of traditional Irish music, will take place in Quin at the end of September. Tra- ditional music events will take place in four pubs in the village over the week- end — Malachy’s, The Abbey Tavern, The Vil- lage Inn and The Monks Well Inn.
The event follows on from a hugely successful inaugural festival last year. This year’s prize fund has
increased to €8,000, while pubs taking part will also be presented with plaques.
In total, 18 groups of renowned and upcoming musicians took part last year, with O’Connor’s pub in Doolin emerging as the overall winners. Enquiries have been flowing in for this year’s festival, with entries from all over the world.
In addition to the com- petitions, there will also be open sessions in the pubs over the weekend and a ceili in the local com-
munity hall on Saturday night.
‘The festival is open to people of all ages. We have had enquiries from people as far away as New York. There will be good vari- ety, with song and dance, along with an element of humour. There will be something for everyone,’ said organiser Eileen Has- sett.
The event will be offi- cially launched on Satur- day, September 3, with an open air event at Malachy’s bar.