LÚCHÁIR is the Irish word for joy and it was the name of the first musical arrangement to be played at Oíche San Abbey, a truly joyous concert to celebrate fifty years of broadcasting by RTÉ Ráidió na Gaeltachta in the Abbey Hotel in Baile Mhúirne on Friday last.
The Gaeltacht Mhúscraí composer and choir director Peadar Ó Riada has been conferred with an honorary Masters degree in music from UCC to honour his contribution to the Irish cultural landscape.