Cruit Éireann, Harp Ireland, is a collective of harp players working together to promote our national instrument, gain recognition for its unique status and secure its sustainability. Enabling inclusive contemporary expression of our 1000-year-old harp tradition is at the heart of what we do.

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Harper’s Residency at The Centre Culturel Irlandais 2025/26

Cruit Éireann | Harp Ireland is pleased to partner with the Centre Culturel Irlandais to offer a 1 month residency in 2025 for harpers and…
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Harping Now with Lauren Ní Néill & Friends at Tradfest 2025

Irish harping has undergone a dramatic transformation in the past 50 years. In this unique talk as part of Tradfest 2025, Cruit Éireann | Harp…
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Cairde na Cruite announce An Chúirt Chruitireachta 2025

  Cairde na Cruite’s acclaimed international harp festival, An Chúirt Chruitireachta will return to An Grianán, Co. Louth in 2025 from Sunday 29th June –…
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22 Jan 2024

Tradfest 2025: Harping Now with Lauren Ní Néill & Friends

Irish harping has undergone a dramatic transformation in…
Co. Dublin
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29 Jun - 04 Jul 2024

An Chúirt Cruitireachta 2025

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Lá na Cruite | Harp Day 2024

On Saturday 19th / Sunday 20th October we celebrate the eighth annual Lá na Cruite | Harp Day. Irish harpers extend a warm invitation to harpers globally to join them, in person and online, to celebrate our 1000-year-old Irish harping tradition, recognised on UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanities.

Lá na Cruite | Harp Day holds something for everyone. It’s a day shared by harpers globally, with their individual events dovetailing with those of Cruit Éireann | Harp Ireland. The day includes Hands-on-Harp taster sessions, concerts, recitals, workshops and pop-up performances, as harpers worldwide celebrate our national instrument.

Our Gala Concert, Sunday 20th October, RIAM, Dublin features brother and sister duo Séamus and Caoimhe Uí Fhlatharta, a new all-island harp ensemble commission by Maeve Gilchrist, and a unique reimagining of our ancient harpers’ songs by seannós singer Iarla Ó Lionaird, with US Harper Parker Ramsay, arranged by harper composer, Connor Way.

Finally, across the weekend of Lá na Cruite | Harp Day, we look forward to streaming continuous videos of harpers from all four corners of the globe as part of The Harpers’ Call. If you would like to send us a video for the Harpers’ Call, or if you would like to organise an event for Lá na Cruite | Harp Day, please contact us a info@harpireland.ie

Save the date - Saturday 19th October 2024

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