2026

14.11 — Organ recital for History of Education Conference in Maynooth College Chapel

16.10 — Completion of Maynooth University’s MA in Contemporary Music Practices

18.09 — Piano accompaniment for Olga Krashenko’s Culture Night recital in St. Mary’s Church of Ireland, Maynooth

08.09 — Irish traditional performance with Aoife Sheridan for Lárionad na Gaeilge in Maynooth University

19.07 — Dublin International Choral Masterclasses (Foundation conducting)

01.07 — Neamh-ghleann performed by Seth Collin in Leighton House, London

05.06 — Extracts from Dú-chas (performed by Ferdia Ó Cairbre) soundtrack the premiere of Ella Adams’ My Head Is Too Big For My Jumper at NCAD Works

22.05 — Joint receipt of the Irish Heritage Composition Bursary for 2026

06.05 — Blog on John MacHale’s Irish translations of Thomas Moore’s Irish Melodies uploaded to ITMA website

06.05 — Abridged performance of Dú-chas by Ferdia Ó Cairbre and Aoife Sheridan at Maynooth University’s Postgraduate Day

25.03 — Dú-chas performed by Ferdia Ó Cairbre and Aoife Sheridan in Maynooth University

18.03 — Receipt of Maynooth University’s John and Pat Hume Doctoral Award

2025

11.12 — Organ performance for plainchant lunchtime concert in Maynooth College Chapel

12.08 — Receipt of Maynooth University’s Taught Master’s Scholarship

12.07 — Organ performance for adjudication panel of Entente Florale Europe in Maynooth College Chapel

03.08 — Organ recital for Firebird Fine Arts Tours in Maynooth College Chapel

27.06 — Completion of Maynooth University’s Bachelor of Music

06.05 — Improvisations by Ferdia Ó Cairbre soundtrack the short film MINE, directed by Katie O’Connor

2024

05.12 — The Psalm Witch and The Radiator Aviator performed by Ferdia Ó Cairbre as part of Maynooth University’s Spectroimmersion lunchtime concert

08.08 — In Eleventh Heaven performed by Anne-Marie O’Farrell and Timo Kinnunen in the Church of Kalajoki, Kalajoki, Finland

28.04 — For Our World and Today Is Here performed by NCH Cór na nÓg as part of New Music Dublin in the National Concert Hall

13.03 — Original tune arrangements performed by Ceolta on RTÉ’s Céilí House radio show

10.03 — Muir na mBladhairí performed by Ferdia Ó Cairbre at Castleknock School of Music’s Gala Concert in St Ann’s Church, Dawson Street

2023

13.05 — Filleadh performed by NCH Training Choir in the National Concert Hall’s Kevin Barry Recital Room

2022

01.05 — Things That Never Die performed by NCH Cór Linn as part of New Music Dublin in the National Concert Hall

2021

13.11 — Brú na Bóinne sung by Chamber Choir Ireland as part of its Choral Christmas Cards project

16.10 — Carnaval de Dublin performed by Ferdia Ó Cairbre as part of the Post-Primary Music Teachers’ Association conference for obtaining the best mark in Junior Certificate Music in 2019

12.10 — Amhrán an Traonaigh performed by Coláiste Cois Life choir

20.09 — Quicksilversong recorded by Chamber Choir Ireland as part of its Choral Postcards project

2020

01.03 — A Lullaby and Hope-filled Change (arranger) performed by NCH Cór Linn as part of New Music Dublin in the National Concert Hall

24.01 — Ceol na Tuaithe performed by Coláiste Cois Life choir and Irish traditional group

2019

12.05 — The Everlasting Voices performed by NCH Cór Linn as part of the Pipeworks International Organ and Choral Festival in Monkstown Parish Church

03.03 — The Everlasting Voices performed by NCH Cór Linn as part of New Music Dublin in the National Concert Hall

2017

07.05 — Thar Oíche performed by Ferdia Ó Cairbre as Castleknock School of Music’s Gala Concert at Freemason’s Hall