Siblings Séamus and Caoimhe Uí Fhlatharta, who hail from the Gaeltacht region of Connemara, were special guest performers at Irish Arts Center's 2026 Spirit of Ireland Gala at Pier Sixty, Chelsea Piers, last Friday night. The winners of the RTÉ Folk Award for "Best Emerging Artists" 2024 are noted for their sean-nós singing and unique arrangements of both Irish and English language songs. On Friday, their set, which was a big hit, included a cover of the Beatles' "Blackbird." Academy Award winner Jessie Buckley and philanthropists Megan and Larry Foley received Spirit of Ireland Awards at the gala, which raised for IAC a record $3.9 million.
