Féile na Laoch (The Festival of Heroes) celebrates our cultural heroes, including storyteller, poets, actors, dancers, singers, and musicians.
The féile was inspired by the life and work of one of Ireland's true cultural giants, Seán Ó Riada, and this year we commemorate 80 years since his birth and 40 years since his death.

Laochra / Heroes 2011
Diarmuid de Faoite

Diarmuid de Faoite

(http://feilenalaoch NULL.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Diarmuid-de-Faoite NULL.jpg)Diarmuid de Faoite is well known as an actor, writer and director – both on stage and on television – particularly through his Irish language work. He has won both The Stewart Parker Trust Award and Duais Aitheantais an Oireachtais for his one-man play, ‘Pádraic Ó Conaire’ and, together with Paul Brennan and...
Monica Loughman

Monica Loughman

(http://feilenalaoch NULL.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/monica-loughman NULL.jpg)Monica Loughman is regarded as Ireland’s best-known and most accomplished Ballerina.  She has four ballet schools in Dublin and other schools around Ireland have adopted her teaching model. Monica began her ballet training aged 4 training once a week in Dublin before moving to Russia at the age of 14 to train with...
Dairena Ní Chinnéide

Dairena Ní Chinnéide

Ó Chorca Dhuibhne a shíolraigh Dairena, file sa dá theanga, a chaith seal mar chraoltóir, iriseoir, léiritheoir teilifíse agus ateangaire i bParlimint na hEorpa. Tá “An Trodaí & Dánta Eile/The Warrior and Other Poems”, “Poll na mBabies” agus “Bleachtaire na Seirce” i measc na  gcnuasaigh filíochta atá foilsithe aici ó 2005. Chraol RTE agus RnaG...
Darragh Ó Sé

Darragh Ó Sé

(http://feilenalaoch NULL.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Darragh-Ó-Sé NULL.jpg)Deirtear gur duine des na h-imreoirí lár páirce is fearr a d’imir an cluiche riamh is ea Darragh Ó Sé. D’imir sé le foireann Chiarraí idir 1994 agus 2009. I rith an tréimhse seo bhuaigh sé Craobh na hÉireann leo sé n-uaire agus bronnadh gradam ‘All-Star’ air trí h-uaire. Tá níos mó cluichí imeartha...
Seán Óg Ó hAilpín

Seán Óg Ó hAilpín

We are delighted to announce Seán Óg Ó hAilpín (born 22 May 1977 in Rotuma, Fiji) as sporting hero at Féile na Laoch. Seán, a former dual player, is an iconic sportsperson and he currently plays hurling with his local club Na Piarsaigh and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1996...