Lisa Hannigan Latest Celebrity News & Gossip

Imelda May’s 11 Past The Hour is officially the biggest album released in 2021 so far by a homegrown act, while Picture This take top honours concerning groups with their third LP Life in Colour.

Villagers have teamed up with vocalist Lisa Hannigan for a cover of the Christmas classic ‘The Little Drummer Boy’ – check it out below.The serene cover of the festive track comes after the Irish indie folk band announced their largest-ever headline show to date at Dublin’s Trinity College on June 29, 2024.Speaking about the song choice in a press release, Villagers’ frontman Conor O’Brien said: “Since I was a little boy this song by Katherine Kennicott Davis has captured my imagination more than any other Christmas carol. Such a dream to perform it alongside the incomparable voice of Lisa Hannigan.”Composed in 1941 by Katherine Kennicott Davis, ‘The Little Drummer Boy’ – originally known as ‘Carol Of The Drum’ – has become a holiday staple.

Imelda May’s 11 Past The Hour debuts at Number 1 on the Official Irish Albums Chart, becoming the first chart-topping album by an Irish female soloist in almost five years.

Never has there been more of a need for good television listings over the festive period than there is in 2020 and RTÉ’s Christmas at Home might be just the entertainment some people need on December 24.

Charity collective Irish Women in Harmony are on course to claim this week’s highest new entry on the Official Irish Singles Chart, according to IRMA and OfficialCharts.com/Ireland.

Safe Ireland, a charity dedicated to creating a safe space for women and children by helping them to escape violence and abuse.The project is unlike anything ever recorded before on our Emerald Isle, with over 40 phenomenally talented voices lending their voices to the track which was produced remotely in lockdown.From Imelda May to Lisa Hannigan, Caroline Corr, Erica Cody, Lyra, Loah, Sibéal, Una Healy and Wyverno Lingo – this cover of Dreams by The Cranberries is really something very special