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RTÉ lyric fm Ireland's classical music and arts radio station. However, we will review all comments and remove any that we deem inappropriate or offensive.

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Ireland's national music and arts radio station

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On FM: 96-99 fm
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Online: www.rte.ie/lyricfm
On Sky Digital Channel 0165

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Why not have a string quartet in the office on a Monday? 🎶🥰Thank you to the MA in Classical String Performance students...
08/12/2025

Why not have a string quartet in the office on a Monday? 🎶🥰

Thank you to the MA in Classical String Performance students for their wonderful lunchtime performance in our Limerick studio!

What a way to kick off the festive season 🎄 Huge thanks to our fabulous audience and incredible performers, orchestra an...
05/12/2025

What a way to kick off the festive season 🎄 Huge thanks to our fabulous audience and incredible performers, orchestra and choir 🎵. Enjoy the Classic Drive Christmas special any time you want on the RTÉ Radio App

Evelyn Grant presents RTE lyric Live from the National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland this evening with the National Symp...
05/12/2025

Evelyn Grant presents RTE lyric Live from the National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland this evening with the National Symphony Orchestra and pianist Boris Giltburg under the baton of Anja Bihlmaier join us from 7pm with the live concert from 7.30pm

With over 163 choirs from all over Ireland entering this year's Choirs for Christmas competition, we have added all entr...
05/12/2025

With over 163 choirs from all over Ireland entering this year's Choirs for Christmas competition, we have added all entries to our web page so you can listen to our wonderful choirs around the country. Search for this year's entries by location using our interactive map at rte.ie/lyricfm

In association with Sing Ireland
📷Cuore Chamber Choir, one of this year's entries

Rehearsals done and ready for our audience! Lorcan will be live from 5.30 for a very special Christmas edition of Classi...
05/12/2025

Rehearsals done and ready for our audience! Lorcan will be live from 5.30 for a very special Christmas edition of Classic Drive 🎵🎄📻 Tune in!

05/12/2025

Preparations underway for our live Classic Drive Christmas special from Studio 1 in Donnybrook this evening, with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, New Dublin Voices and more special guests 🎄 🎵

Congratulations to our own Evelyn Grant on being selected to appear in a group portrait by .art as part of Women on Wall...
01/12/2025

Congratulations to our own Evelyn Grant on being selected to appear in a group portrait by .art as part of Women on Walls at

Celebrating trailblazing women who have shaped society, the series features 11 women connected to the Munster region whose influence and leadership inspire far and wide.

Further information about Accenture’s Women on Walls at UCC is available at accenture.com/womenonwalls

Cork Pops Orchestra

Singer/songwriter Lisa Hannigan joined Marty to celebrate the launch of the 2026 Waltons RTÉ lyric fm Music for Schools ...
28/11/2025

Singer/songwriter Lisa Hannigan joined Marty to celebrate the launch of the 2026 Waltons RTÉ lyric fm Music for Schools Competition, inviting primary and post-primary school music groups to compete for the chance to perform in the National Concert Hall, Dublin. 🎉

https://www.rte.ie/radio/lyricfm/clips/22563566/

The closing date for Choirs for Christmas is looming! We're delighted to have received all the fabulous entries so far a...
23/11/2025

The closing date for Choirs for Christmas is looming! We're delighted to have received all the fabulous entries so far and we're looking forward to hearing more! The closing date for new entries is Friday 28th November at midday. Best of luck!

COMPETITION TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ENTRY

🎶 All choirs - school, college, amateur and semi-professional - choral societies and chamber choirs are welcome to enter
🎶 All music entries must be in MP3 format only and submitted by e-mail only
No other format will be accepted
🎶 Please ensure the recording is suitable for airplay, requires no editing and shows the choir at their best!
🎶 Please note by submitting your entry you are agreeing to RTÉ lyric fm publishing all details submitted
🎶 Entries must be sent to [email protected] and must include the following:
- A correctly labelled MP3 recording (Please save the MP3 with the full name of the choir, town and county i.e. St Brigid's National School Choir, Castlebar, Co.Mayo)
- A high-res jpeg picture of the choir (labelled correctly as above)
- A short choir biography
- Details of the piece performed including title and composer and / or arranger
- Please submit details of any additional instrumentalists in the recording i.e. accompanist
- Full contact details for the choir director
- Mobile phone number
- Postal address
- E-mail address
- Where applicable, please provide your social media account names/handles on Facebook, Instagram, X or TikTok.
- Optional - send in a video of your choir to be featured on the RTÉ lyric fm social media pages! (preferably made in portrait with a 9:16 aspect ratio and the ideal dimensions being 1080×1920 pixels.)
- Please do check this list twice: Ensure you attach all the above details in one email . Incomplete entries or multiple emails with incomplete details will be deemed invalid.

Movies and Musicals presenter Aedín Gormley talks to director Richard Linklater and actor Ethan Hawke about their film B...
22/11/2025

Movies and Musicals presenter Aedín Gormley talks to director Richard Linklater and actor Ethan Hawke about their film Blue Moon which was filmed in Ireland. The drama is set on the opening night of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's 'Oklahoma!' in 1943, the musical that cemented their songwriting partnership and marked the end of the partnership of Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. Sony Pictures

WATCH ➡️ https://youtu.be/qawQmjgFiAM

On tonight’s RTÉ lyric Live, Paul Herriott joins the National Symphony Orchestra Ireland in celebrating the 75th birthda...
21/11/2025

On tonight’s RTÉ lyric Live, Paul Herriott joins the National Symphony Orchestra Ireland in celebrating the 75th birthday of Grammy Award-winning composer Bill Whelan. The programme features an on-stage interview with the composer alongside some of his most popular music and the world premiere of a new work for National Symphony Orchestra Ireland.

National Symphony Orchestra Ireland
Gavin Maloney (conductor)
Zoë Conway (fiddle)
Tara Howley (uilleann pipes)
Séamus Ó Flatharta (voice, Irish harp, whistle)
Colin Dunne (dance)
Damien Mullane (accordion)

Dancing At Lughnasa Main Title
Caraçena from The Seville Suite
An Chistin from The Connemara Suite
New work for the National Symphony Orchestra World premiere
Riverdance Symphonic Suite

📸 Paul Herriott and Bill Whelan with a portrait of the composer by

21/11/2025

Another sneak peak at Aedín Gormley's interview with Ethan Hawke and director Richard Linklater about their film Blue Moon with Sony Pictures
🎶 Tune in to Movies and Musicals this weekend to hear the full interview.
🎞️ Movies and Musicals with Aedín Gormley | Saturday | 1-4pm
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