Le linn na seactaine seo, cuireadh tús le Féile Píobaireachta Liam Uí Chinnéide i dTrian Naomh Pádraig in Ard Mhacha. Bhí píobairí óga as Éirinn agus as Albain ar na píobaí móra agus ar na piobaí uilleann i gcuideachta a chéile le tús a chur le seachtain céiliúrtha ar an phíobaireacht, ní amháin ar na hoileáin seo ach ar fud an domhain. Tá an Fhéile á reachtáil ag Cumann píobairí Ard Mhacha agus is é Brian Vallely Stiúrthóir na Féile.

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SRL spoke to the festival director, Brian Vallely about the history behind it and the story of William Kennedy.

The festival runs from 16th – 21st November 2004.
Tuilleadh eolais buail ar www.armaghpipers.com

Dave Williams
Ceardaí os cionn na coitiantachta a bhí le bheith i láthair ag an Fhéile William Kennedy
mar aoi speisialta, tá sé ar shlí na fírinne. Meastar go raibh Dave Williams ar na déantóirí píob is feadóg is fearr ar an domhain. Bhíodh rachairt mhór ar shaothar a láimhe, go háirithe ag ceoltóirí proifisiúnta ar nós Paddy Keenan agus Michael McGoldrick. In aineoinn na tarraingte a bhíodh air, fear ciúin umhal a bhí in Dave Williams nach raibh uaidh ariamh ach a chuid ceoil agus ceardaíochta.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam uasal.
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It was with great sadness that pipers and musicians all over the country learned of the sudden death of Dave Williams last month. A master craftsman, the much respected pipes and reedmaker was tragically killed in road accident on his way to deliver a set of pipes. But his spirit will live on when many of the pipers gather together to play their tunes on pipes made by Dave Williams at the
William Kennedy Festival this week.
www.armaghpipers.com

Dara Ó Briain
Is duine de na haisteoirí grinn is fearr sa tír é Dara Ó Briain agus san am i láthair, is minic a mbíonn sé le feiceáil ar an teilifís. Shuigh sé chun comhrá le SRL ar a ghairm ghreannmhar agus ar a shaol i gcúrsaí teilifíse.
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Dara Ó Briain is the busiest man in Irish comedy these days and having already made himself a household name in Ireland due to his various television roles, Dara has been a regular on television's top stand-up showcases and panel shows, including as a regular stand-in host of BBC1's satirical flagship “Have I Got News For You”, “Never Mind The Buzzcocks”, “The Stand-up Show”, and “The Empire Laughs Back”. He talked to SRL about all his roles in his career in comedy to date.
www.bbc.co.uk/comedy


Páistí i gCruachas / Children In Need
Seo an tseachtain is gnóithí sa dialann ag Pudsey Béar … tá sé ag déanamh réidh d’oiche mhór “Children In need” Dé hAoine beag seo. Chaith Céara seal le grúpa páiste i Naíscoil na Banna i bPort an Dúnáin a fuair airgead ón chiste anuraidh le fáil amach cad é mar a chuaigh sé chun sochair daofa!
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This is Pudsey Bear’s busiest time of the year … getting ready for Children in Need
on Friday 19th November. Céara visited Naíscoil na mBanna i bPort an Dúnáin who
received funding from Children In Need last year to find out what difference this had made to the school and the pupils.
www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/index.shtml