This is a list of Irish musicians and musical groups.
Jazz and blues
edit- Josephine Alexandra Mitchell (1903–1995) was Ireland's first female saxophonist.
- Louis Stewart (1944–2016), guitarist
- Rory Gallagher (1948-1995), guitarist, singer and songwriter
Tenors
editMusicians
editSingers
edit- Aebh Kelly
- Áine O'Dwyer
- Alex Sharpe
- Alison O'Donnell
- Andrea Corr
- Angela Farrell
- Ann Murray
- Ann Scott
- Annmarie O'Riordan
- Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin
- Aoife Ní Fhearraigh
- Barbara Law
- Bernadette Greevy
- Bernie Nolan
- Big Tom
- Billie Barry
- Bob Geldof
- Bono
- Bridie Gallagher
- Brídín Brennan
- Brigid Boden
- Bronagh Gallagher
- Bry
- Caitlín Maude
- Caitríona O'Leary
- Camille O'Sullivan
- Cara Dillon
- Cara O'Sullivan
- Carmel Gunning
- Carmel Quinn
- Caroline Corr
- Cathy Davey
- Cathy Maguire
- Chloë Agnew
- Christine Tobin
- Christy Moore
- Ciara Newell
- Claire Roche
- Claire Sproule
- Clare Quinn
- Colm Wilkinson
- Dana Rosemary Scallon
- Daniel O'Donnell
- Danny O'Donoghue
- Deirdre Shannon
- Delia Murphy
- Dermot Kennedy
- Dolores Keane
- Dolores O'Riordan
- Dylan Walshe
- Éabha McMahon
- Edele Lynch
- Eileen Donaghy
- Eileen Reid
- Eimear Quinn
- Eithne Ní Uallacháin
- Elaine Murtagh
- Eleanor McEvoy
- Eleanor Shanley
- Elizabeth Cronin
- Enya
- Fiach Moriarty
- Frances Black
- Gary Moore
- Gearóidín Bhreathnach
- Gemma Craven
- Gemma Hayes
- Geraldine Fitzgerald
- Geraldine McGowan
- Geraldine McMahon
- Gilbert O'Sullivan
- Gloria
- Gráinne Yeats
- Hazel Kaneswaran
- Heidi Talbot
- Helena Jessie
- Hozier
- Imelda May
- Jackie Lee
- Jake Burns
- Jazzy
- Jessie Buckley
- John Henry Johnstone
- John Reilly
- Julie Feeney
- Julie-Anne Dineen
- Karan Casey
- Kasey Smith
- Kiera Dignam
- Kathy Durkin
- Katie Kim
- Katie McMahon
- Keavy Lynch
- Kerri Ann
- Kian Egan
- Lasairfhíona
- Laura Cunningham
- Laura Izibor
- Laura Sheeran
- Leanne Moore
- Lesley Roy
- Leslie Dowdall
- Liam Clancy
- Liam McCay
- Linda Nolan
- Lindsay Armaou
- Lisa Hannigan
- Lisa Kelly
- Lisa Lambe
- Lisa McHugh
- Lisa Stanley
- List of traditional Irish singers
- Liz Bonnin
- Lucia Evans
- Lucy O'Byrne
- Luke Kelly
- Lynn Hilary
- Maeve O'Donovan
- Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill
- Máire Breatnach
- Máire Ní Chathasaigh
- Máire Ní Ghuairim
- Mairead Buicke
- Máiréad Carlin
- Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
- Máirín O'Donovan
- Maite Kelly
- Majella Murphy
- Margaret Barry
- Margaret Healy
- Margaret Keys
- Margo
- Maria Christian
- Maria McCool
- Mary Black
- Mary Byrne
- Mary Cassidy
- Mary Coughlan
- Mary Duff
- Mary O'Hara
- Mary Staunton
- Maura O'Connell
- Maureen O'Hara
- Maureen Potter
- Maverick Sabre
- Maxi
- Maxine Linehan
- MayKay
- Méav Ní Mhaolchatha
- Michelle Lally
- Molly Sterling
- Moya Brennan
- Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh
- Mundy
- Muriel Day
- Nadia Forde
- Naisrín Elsafty
- Niall Horan
- Niamh Kavanagh
- Niamh Ní Charra
- Niamh Parsons
- Niamh Perry
- Nina Hynes
- Nóirín Ní Riain
- Nonie Lynch
- Nóra Ní Shíndile
- Nuala Kennedy
- Órla Fallon
- Orla Gartland
- Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin
- Patricia Cahill
- Paul Brady
- Pauline Scanlon
- Pecker Dunne
- Peggy Dell
- Phil Lynott
- Rachael Baptist
- Rea Garvey
- Rebecca Winckworth
- Regina Nathan
- Rita Connolly
- Rita Keane
- Roberta Howett
- Róisín Elsafty
- Róisín Murphy
- Róisín O
- Ronnie Drew
- Rory Gallagher
- Rose Brennan
- Ryan Dolan
- Ryan O'Shaughnessy
- Samantha Mumba
- Sammy Copley
- Sandie Jones
- Sarimah Ibrahim
- Shayne Ward
- Sharon Corr
- Sibéal Ní Chasaide
- Sinéad Lohan
- Sinéad Madden
- Sinéad O'Carroll
- Sinéad O'Connor
- Sinéad Sheppard
- Siobhan Fahey
- Siobhán O'Brien
- Sorcha Ní Ghuairim
- Stiofán Ó Fearail
- Susan McKeown
- Tara Blaise
- Tara Lee
- Tara McNeill
- Tommy Makem
- Tina Reynolds
- Tina Scala
- Tracey K
- Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill
- Una Healy
- Úna Palliser
- Van Morrison
- Veda Beaux Reves
- Virginia Kerr
- Wallis Bird
Bands
edit- A House
- Aslan
- B*Witched
- Bellefire
- Bell X1
- Bicep
- Boomtown Rats
- Boyzone
- The Chieftains
- The Clancy Brothers
- The Cranberries
- The Coronas
- The Corrs
- The Dubliners
- Fight Like Apes
- Fontaines D.C.
- The Fureys
- The Frames
- Ham Sandwich
- Hothouse Flowers
- Horslips
- Inhaler (band)
- JJ72
- Kerbdog
- Kodaline
- Lankum
- Little Green Cars
- My Bloody Valentine
- Pillow Queens
- Planxty
- The Pogues
- Sack
- The Script
- Stiff Little Fingers
- The Riptide Movement
- The Sultans of Ping
- Therapy?
- Thin Lizzy
- The Thrills
- Tír na nÓg
- Two Door Cinema Club
- U2
- The Undertones
- Villagers
- Westlife
- We Cut Corners
- The Wolfe Tones
Songwriters
edit- Luka Bloom
- Shay Healy
- "Galway Joe" Dolan
- Arthur Colahan
- Bob Geldof
- Brendan Graham
- Brendan Phelan
- Brian Murphy
- Brian Warfield
- Bry
- Carl Hession
- Carmel Gunning
- Cathal Coughlan
- Cathal O'Byrne
- Cathy Davey
- Cecil Sheridan
- Charles J. Dunphie
- Chris de Burgh
- Chris Singleton
- Christy Moore
- Ciara Newell
- Colm de Bhailís
- Colm Farrelly
- Damien Rice
- Danny O'Reilly
- Darren Holden
- Dave Couse
- David Downes
- David Virgin
- Den Hegarty
- Dick Farrelly
- Dominic Behan
- Dominic Scott
- Don Mescall
- Dylan Walshe
- Ed Deane
- Ed Reavy
- Elaine Murtagh
- Fiach Moriarty
- Fiachra Trench
- Francis Fahy
- Frank O'Donovan
- Freddie White
- Gavin Friday
- George Desmond Hodnett
- Gilbert O'Sullivan
- Ian Callanan
- Jake Burns
- James Lynam Molloy
- Jay Pryor
- Jimmy Kennedy
- Joe Jewell
- John Keegan Casey
- John Kennedy
- Johnnie Fingers
- Johnny McCauley
- Johnny Patterson
- Johnny Tom Gleeson
- Jolyon Jackson
- Jonathan Kelly
- Jonathon Ng
- Josie McDermott
- Julie Feeney
- Karl Broderick
- Keith Getty
- Kevin Mooney
- Kian Egan
- Kieran O'Reilly
- Kiev Connolly
- Laura Sheeran
- Leo Maguire
- Liam Harrison
- Luka Bloom
- Marc Carroll
- Mark Geary
- Mark Feehily
- Martin McCann
- Martin Mulvihill
- Matt Hayward
- Michael Brunnock
- Michael McGinley
- Mícheál Ó Domhnaill
- Mickey MacConnell
- Mundy
- Niall Breslin
- Niall Horan
- Niall Toner
- Nicky Byrne
- Noel Hogan
- Noelie McDonnell
- Nuala Kennedy
- Nucentz
- Paddy McGuigan
- Patrick Heeney
- Paul Casey
- Paul Kelly
- Paul Woodfull
- Peadar Kearney
- Pete Briquette
- Philip Gaston
- Pól Brennan
- Richey McCourt
- Riocard Bairéad
- Rob Smith
- Robbie O'Connell
- Roesy
- Roma Ryan
- Ronan Hardiman
- Rory Gallagher
- Ryan Sheridan
- Ryan Tubridy
- Samuel Lover
- Seamus Kennedy
- Sean McCarthy
- Shane Filan
- Shay Healy
- Siobhan Fahey
- Sonny Condell
- Suzanne Rhatigan
- Tara Lee
- Thomas Duffet
- Thomas Houston
- Thomas P. Keenan
- Tommy Makem
- Wellington Guernsey