Enjoy a gallery of the participants in action at this year's ESB Feis Ceoil at the RDS, Dublin, by photographer Clare Keogh.
The ESB Feis Ceoil occupies a unique position in Irish life - since its foundation in 1896, the Feis Ceoil Association promotes excellence in both the learning and performance of music across all ages, levels and disciplines. Their annual festival in Dublin, which runs this year until March 23rd, comprises almost 200 competitions, attracting over 5,000 participants from all over Ireland, comprised of the cream of the nation's young musical talent.
The atmosphere is electric, the enthusiasm positively infectious, and the sheer diversity and ability of the performers to hand is staggering - rest assured, our musical future is is very capable hands.
