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Bill speaks to Sean Rocks on RTE Radio 1 Arena

Bill speaks to Sean Rocks on RTE Radio 1 Arena about the career of American composer Burt Bacharach.   Listen here

Dublin Book Festival 2022

The Festival is taking place in Dublin Castle and venues throughout the city on 8 – 13 November #DBF2022  Check out the full programme here: https://dublinbookfestival.com/explore-the-programme/ As part of the Dublin Book Festival Bill Whelan’s memoir The Road To Riverdance will be launch on Saturday November 12th at Windmill Quarter at 7pm

Sunday with Miriam

Listen back to Bill in conversation with Miriam O’Callaghan in this interview on RTE Radio 1 on 23rd October where they chat about his autobiography The Road To Riverdance. www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22162480/

The Irish Soundtrack

Fiachna Ó Braonáin presents the story of Irish film, television and screen music from the early 1900s to the present day.   In Episode 1 and 3 he speaks with Bill about his film and television music experiences.   Listen to the series here www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/the-irish-soundtrack/

Ballymaloe Grainstore

Zoë Conway, John McIntyre & Bill Whelan – A Concert Wednesday 19th October @ 8pm in this special setting, The Grainstore at Ballymaloe, Bill will join longtime collaborators Zoë Conway and John McIntyre for a rare concert together. Book Tickets

Clifden Arts Festival

The Road To Riverdance with Bill Whelan Sunday 18th September @ 5pm Bill will read from his upcoming memoir The Road To Riverdance.   In conversation with conductor and friend David Brophy, Bill will recall the many experiences in his life that lead to his famous piece of music Riverdance.   Book Tickets    Pre-order The

America’s Got Talent

Riverdance opens the new season of the NBC hit TV show America’s Got Talent

Riverdance challenge for a League of Their Own

League of Their Own stars Freddie Flintoff, Jamie Redknapp are joined by Romesh Ranganathan and Patrice Evra in a challenge to perform live on stage with the cast of Riverdance The Show.  As part of their Road Trip: Dingle to Dover TV show, the lads get some intensive training from the Riverdance team – you

Riverdance 25th Anniversary Tour teams up with Tourism Ireland

A new video featuring the Riverdance cast performing at iconic locations, such as the Cliffs of Moher and The Giant’s Causeway, has been launched to showcase the many beautiful places on the island of Ireland to visit.  The video will be be shown to audiences in Canada and the US before each of the Riverdance

The Gallant John Joe – Drama On One celebrates Tom Hickey

Tom Hickey passed on May 1st. It is no exaggeration to say that he was one of Ireland’s best known, best loved, most respected and dedicated actors – both inside and outside the business. In a sixty-year career he inhabited a variety of unforgettable characters on television, on film, on radio and, of course, the