Biography

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Diarmuid Ó Meachair is an Accordion player from Cúil Aodha, Co. Cork. He is also an accomplished Melodeon player and sean-nós singer. He was awarded the prestigious TG4 Young Musician of the year award in 2022. Diarmuid is part of the teaching staff at the Department of Music in UCC and he teaches Irish Music at Holy Cross University, Worcester, Massachusetts.

Diarmuid has released 4 solo albums in the past two years, "Siúl na Slí" (December 2022), "Melodeon Medleys" (July 2023), "Diarmuid Ó Meachair" in (July 2024) and released a live album from a solo concert celebrating the single row Melodeon with Sean nós dancing (June 2025).

He has been nominated for 3 RTÉ Folk Awards as "Best instrumentalist" (2023 & 2024) and "Best emerging artist" (2023).

A native Irish speaker from Cúil Aodha in the Múscraí Gaeltacht, Diarmuid has won many sean nós singing competitions at the Oireachtas na Gaeilge.

In 2023 he was commissioned by The John Dwyer Featival and the National Arts Council of Ireland to compose a suite a music in memory of the great Dwyer family from Beara. 

In 2016, Diarmuid won the Senior All Ireland melodeon title at the Fleadh in Ennis at 19 years of age. In 2018, Diarmuid graduated from Mary Immaculate College with a Bachelor’s degree in Primary Education.

As a soloist, Diarmuid has been invited to teach at multiple festivals in Ireland, Europe and the US. In 2023 he was invited by the legendary Frankie Gavin to join his group Dé Dannan. They have played at multiple festivals in Ireland, UK and Europe. In May they performed on The Late Late Show.

Gaelainn

Is ceoltóir agus amhránaí ó Chúil Aodha é Diarmuid Ó Meachair. Seineann sé ceol ar bhoscaí ceoil BC & C#D agus an mhilodeon, bosca le sraith amháin cnaipí.

Tá ceithre albam eisithe aige “Siúl na Slí” le Raelach Records (Nollaig, 2022), “Melodeon Medleys” (Feabhra, 2023), Diarmuid Ó Meachair (Iúil, 2024) agus Beo i gConamara (Meitheamh, 2025).

Bronnadh Ceoltóir Óg na bliana TG4 air i 2022 agus tá trí ainmniúchán faighte aige ag na “RTÉ Folk Awards” i 2024 & 2023.

Múineann Diarmuid an bosca ceoil agus an mileodeon i Roinn an Cheoil i UCC agus “College of the Holy Cross”, ollscoill i Worcester, Massachusetts.

Tá sé mar bhall den leagan is déanaí den ghrúpa “Dé Dannan” le Frankie Gavin ó mí Eanáir 2023.

Bhuaigh Diarmuid craobh na hÉireann ar an milodeon i 2016 in Inis agus é naoi mbliana déag d’aois.

Tá comórtaisí buaite ag Diarmuid ag Oireachtas na Samhna thar na blianta, Corn Darach Ó Catháin agus Corn Seosamh Ó hÉanaigh ina measc. Tá comórtaisí agallamh beirte buaite aige lena dheartháir Colm.

Chéimnigh Diarmuid ó Choláiste Mhuire Gan Smál i 2018 le céim Baitsiléara san Oideachas le speisialtóireacht san Oideachas Lán-Ghaeilge agus chaith sé cúig bliana mar mhúinteoir ranga i nGaelscoil Uí Riordáin i mBaile an Chollaigh ó a chéimnigh sé.

Tá Diarmuid tar éis an bosca ceoil a mhúineadh ag féilte ar nós Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy, Éigse Dhiarmuidín, Tionól Nioclás Tóibín agus Scoil Cheoil an Earraigh.