2014 in Irish music
# 2014 in Irish music

This article lists various songs, albums, festivals, and performances of the year 2014 in Irish music.

## Albums/Songs

### February

Heartbeat (Can-linn song) was released on February 21. It appeared at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Denmark.

### April

In April, Jedward's single "Free Spirit" was released

### September

The Coronas's fourth album will be released sometime in September.

## Performances/Festivals

Bold indicates that the event occurs in multiple months.

### February

* Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 took place on February 28.

### June

* Lismore Music Festival took place on May 31 and June 1 in Lismore Castle

### July

* Live at the Marquee will take place from June 21 to July 15.

### August

* Castlepalooza will take place from August 1–3.
* Indiependence, an indie-rock festival, will take place from August 1 to 3 in Mitchelstown, County Cork.
* Electric Picnic, an arts and music festival, will take place from August 29–31.

### September

Harvest Time Blues will take place from September 5 to 7 in Monaghan town.

### October

* Cloughtoberfest, a gypsy jazz festival held in Cloughjordan, County Tipperary October 10 to 12.

## News

Emmet Cahill announced that he will be leaving Celtic Thunder in January.

## Deaths

* Finbarr Dwyer, accordion player, died aged 67 on February 8.
* Seán Potts, Irish musician (The Chieftains), died aged 83 on February 11.
* Paddy McGuigan, songwriter who wrote ("The Men Behind the Wire", "The Boys of the Old Brigade") and musician (The Barleycorn), died aged 74 on March 17.
