Supporting Irish Musicians and Artists

Our A New Local Hero updates continue – with the news that iRadio have crowned Daragh Daly as their overall winner!

The singer-songwriter has generated a serious buzz online, with over 302k likes on TikTok, and three promising singles under his belt – including ‘On My Own’, a collaboration with Filip Tonea.

The other talented finalists selected by iRadio included singer-songwriter Aaron J, alt-pop star Grá C and Roscommon artist Erica Kate.

Each finalist got the chance to play live on iRadio, with all of the artists – thanks to the support of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, under its Sound & Vision scheme – being paid for their performance.

As one of the central features of Irish Music Month, A New Local Hero is a major call to arms for Irish musicians and bands – with all 25 participating radio stations having reached out for submissions as part of the talent search.

Listen to Daragh Daly's 'On My Own' below:

25 acts, including Daragh, have been selected as their radio station's A New Local Hero. Now, an industry judging panel will choose just five of those acts to go forward to play at a special showcase event in Dublin.

The A New Local Hero campaign will ultimately see over  €100,000 paid directly to Irish artists – and one worthy winning act selected, who will get to record a single at the prestigious Camden Recording Studios in Dublin, and release the single on the famed Irish independent record label Rubyworks.