Áine Cahill is putting blood in the music

Roughly seven years ago, Cahill wasn’t even into music. Now the 23-year-old is making waves and working with some of the best session writers in Britain

Áine Cahill: ‘At 15 or 16, I started to teach myself piano. I just knew it was what I wanted to do’ Pic: RTÉ

Could Áine Cahill be the next Adele or Amy Winehouse? The Cavan singer-songwriter doesn’t even blink when she hears those names mentioned alongside her own; she’s heard the reference points so many times already.

“I get that comparison a lot to Amy Winehouse, although I don’t hear it myself,” Cahill says. “Amy Winehouse was so amazing; such a genius. But it’s not a conscious thing – she wouldn’t have been one of my ...