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This article lists various songs, albums, festivals, and performances of the year 2014 in Irish music.
Albums/Songs
January
February
Heartbeat (Can-linn song) was released on February 21. It appeared at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Denmark.
March
April
In April, Jedward's single "Free Spirit" was released
May
June
July
August
September
The Coronas's fourth album will be released sometime in September.
October
November
December
Performances/Festivals
Bold indicates that the event occurs in multiple months.
January
February
- Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 took place on February 28.
March
April
May
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.
November
December
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.