Cathal Clooney was a beloved member of Spink Comhaltas, who passed away in 2021 from complications following spinal surgery. He was 15 when he died on 11th April 2021. A beloved son, brother and friend, Cathal continues to be missed every day. A passionate musician, he played the accordion,…
It is a major milestone for any organisation to celebrate 40 years in existence, particularly for an organisation which is reliant on unpaid volunteers who do the work for the love of Irish music and for the sake of promoting it amongst generations of children. Spink Comhaltas was founded on…
40 years of Spink Comhaltas – personal reflections “Verba volant, scripta manent – spoken words fly away, written ones remain.” “Why are you doing this?” is a question I was asked a few times over the course of this project to document the history of Spink Comhaltas. There were many…