Birr gets a Crash start and an operatic boost
The lovely Co Offaly town of Birr, an architectural jewel of the Georgian kind, made a great splash in 2014 by launching its highly rewarding Trench Award bursary of €7,000 for young artists in the midlands region.
This year it has added to that musical splash with a musical crash – Crash Ensemble, to be precise – when the internationally renowned new music group opens the weekend Birr Festival of Music (May 3-6).