Editing List of Irish people (section)

=== Music ===
{{main list|List of Irish musicians}}
==== Music – A to C ====
* [[Chloë Agnew]] – singer
* [[Iain Archer]] – singer-songwriter and producer
* [[Bobbi Arlo]] – singer
* [[Michael William Balfe]] – opera composer
* [[Gerald Barry (composer)|Gerald Barry]] – composer, member of [[Aosdána]]
* [[John K. Beatty]] – uilleann piper
* [[Derek Bell (musician)|Derek Bell]] – harpist
* [[Eric Bell]] – guitarist, Thin Lizzy
* [[Ed Bennett (composer)|Ed Bennett]] – composer
* [[Mary Bergin]] – tin whistler
* [[Big Tom]] – lead singer of [[Big Tom and The Mainliners]]
* [[Wallis Bird]] – singer-songwriter
* [[Frances Black]] – singer
* [[Mary Black]] – singer
* [[Seóirse Bodley]] – composer, Saoi of [[Aosdána]]
* [[Bono]] (Paul David Hewson) – lead singer of [[U2]]
* [[Ciarán Bourke]] – singer, guitarist
* [[Brian Boydell]] – composer
* [[Ina Boyle]] – composer
* [[Michael Bradley (musician)|Michael Bradley]] – bass player, songwriter, [[The Undertones]]
* [[Brídín Brennan]] – singer
* [[Enya Brennan]] – musician
* [[Moya Brennan]] – musician
* [[Bressie|Niall Breslin]] – lead singer of [[The Blizzards]]
* [[John Buckley (composer)|John Buckley]] – composer
* [[Chris de Burgh]] – singer-songwriter, musician
* [[Joe Burke (accordionist)|Joe Burke]] – accordionist
* [[Kevin Burke (musician)|Kevin Burke]] – fiddler
* [[Nicky Byrne]] – singer of [[Westlife]], songwriter
* [[Eamonn Campbell]] – guitarist, producer
* [[Vivian Campbell]] – co-lead guitarist of [[Def Leppard]], former Dio guitarist
* [[Seán Cannon]] – singer, guitarist
* [[Paddy Casey]] – singer-songwriter
* [[Patrick Cassidy (composer)|Patrick Cassidy]] – composer
* [[Mic Christopher]] – singer-songwriter
* [[Bobby Clancy]] – singer, banjo, guitar, harmonica, and [[bodhrán]] player
* [[Liam Clancy]] – singer, guitarist
* [[Paddy Clancy]] – singer, harmonica player
* [[Tom Clancy (singer)|Tom Clancy]] – singer
* [[Willie Clancy (musician)|Willie Clancy]] – uilleann piper
* [[Siobhán Cleary]] (born 1970) – composer
* [[Julia Clifford]] – traditional [[fiddle]] player
* [[Erica-Cody|Erica Cody]] – singer
* [[Philip Cogan]] – composer
* [[Michael Coleman (Irish musician)|Michael Coleman]] – fiddler
* [[Finghin Collins]] – pianist
* [[Brian Conway]] – fiddler 
* [[Tadhg Cooke]] – singer
* [[Frank Corcoran]] – composer
* [[Andrea Corr]] – singer from [[The Corrs]]
* [[Caroline Corr]] – drummer
* [[Jim Corr]] – guitarist
* [[Sharon Corr]] – fiddle player
* [[Phil Coulter]] – composer
* [[Nadine Coyle]] – singer

==== Music – D to K ====
* [[Raymond Deane]] – composer
* [[Damien Dempsey]] – singer-songwriter
* [[Mike Denver]] – singer
* [[Joe Dolan]] – singer, entertainer 
* [[Ryan Dolan]] – singer-songwriter
* [[Brian Downey (drummer)|Brian Downey]] – drummer/Thin Lizzy
* [[Roger Doyle]] – composer
* [[Maria Doyle Kennedy]] – singer-songwriter, musician
* [[Ronnie Drew]] – singer, guitarist
* [[Keith Duffy]] – singer of [[Boyzone]]
* [[Hugo Duncan]] – singer
* [[Benjamin Dwyer]] – composer
* [[The Edge]] (David Howell Evans) – guitarist, singer of [[U2]]
* [[Kian Egan]] – singer of [[Westlife]], songwriter
* [[Séamus Ennis]] – uilleann piper
* [[Enya]] – singer-songwriter
* [[Órla Fallon]] – singer, harpist
* [[Ciarán Farrell]] – composer
* [[Mark Feehily]] – singer of [[Westlife]], songwriter
* [[Angela Feeney]] – opera singer
* [[John Field (composer)|John Field]] – composer; creator of the [[nocturne]]
* [[Shane Filan]] – singer of [[Westlife]], songwriter
* [[Mick Flannery]] – singer-songwriter
* [[Aloys Fleischmann]] – composer and musicologist
* [[W. H. Grattan Flood]] – musicologist
* [[David Flynn (composer)|Dave Flynn]] – award-winning composer, guitarist and singer-songwriter
* [[Gavin Friday]] – singer
* [[Finbar Furey]] – singer-songwriter, uilleann piper, 5-string banjo player, actor
* [[Rory Gallagher]] – blues/rock guitarist
* Sir [[James Galway]] – flautist
* [[Bobby Gardiner]] – accordionist
* [[Rea Garvey]] – singer-songwriter, guitarist, tv music competition judge and lead singer of [[Reamonn]]
* [[Stephen Gately]] – singer of Boyzone
* [[Mark Geary]] – singer
* [[Thomas Augustine Geary]] – composer
* [[Bob Geldof]] – songwriter, singer of [[the Boomtown Rats]], activist
* [[John William Glover]] – composer
* [[Len Graham (singer)|Len Graham]] – singer
* [[Michael Graham (singer)|Michael Graham]] – singer of Boyzone
* [[Bernadette Greevy]] – [[mezzo-soprano]]
* [[Jedward|John and Edward Grimes]] – ''[[X Factor 2009|X Factor]]'' 2009
* [[Marc Gunn]] – autoharpist, singer-songwriter, and podcaster, formerly of the [[Brobdingnagian Bards]]
* [[Carmel Gunning]] – tin whistler
* [[Lisa Hannigan]] – singer-songwriter
* [[Glen Hansard]] – [[Academy Award for Best Original Song#2001–2010|Oscar]]-winning singer/songwriter
* [[Hamilton Harty]] – composer and arranger
* [[Catherine Hayes (soprano)|Catherine Hayes]] – opera singer
* [[Gemma Hayes]] – singer
* [[Una Healy]] – member of girl band [[The Saturdays]]
* [[Christie Hennessy]] – singer-songwriter
* [[Niall Horan]] – singer-songwriter, member of British-Irish boy band [[One Direction]]
* [[Hozier]] – musician and singer-songwriter
* [[Herbert Hughes (composer)|Herbert Hughes]] – composer and arranger
* [[Red Hurley]] – singer
* [[Brian Irvine (composer)|Brian Irvine]] – composer
* [[Jolyon Jackson]] – composer musician
* [[Fergus Johnston]] – composer, member of [[Aosdána]]
* [[Dolores Keane]] – singer
* [[Bryan Kearney]] – trance DJ and producer
* [[Richard Kearns]] – classical composer
* [[Ronan Keating]] – singer-songwriter
* [[Paddy Keenan]] – uilleann piper
* [[Lisa Kelly (singer)|Lisa Kelly]] – singer
* [[Luke Kelly]] – singer
* [[Michael Kelly (tenor)|Michael Kelly]] – tenor and composer
* [[Brian Kennedy (singer)|Brian Kennedy]] – singer
* [[Dermot Kennedy]] – singer-songwriter
* [[Paddy Killoran]] – fiddler
* [[Katie Kim (Irish musician)|Katie Kim]] – singer-songwriter, musician
* [[Dave King (Irish singer)|Dave King]] – singer-songwriter
* [[John Kinsella (composer)|John Kinsella]] – composer, member of [[Aosdána]]
* [[David Kitt]] – musician

==== Music – L to P ====
* [[John F. Larchet]] – composer
* [[April Lawlor]] – singer-songwriter
* [[Damien Leith]] – singer-songwriter, winner of ''[[Australian Idol (season 4)|Australian Idol]]'' 2006
* [[Gary Lightbody]] – lead singer of [[Snow Patrol]]
* [[Josef Locke]] – singer
* [[Johnny Logan (singer)|Johnny Logan]] – singer-songwriter
* [[Samuel Lover]] – composer and performer
* [[Cora Venus Lunny]] – violinist
* [[Dónal Lunny]] – musician
* [[Bob Lynch (musician)]] – musician
* [[Shane Lynch]] – singer of [[Boyzone]]
* [[Phil Lynott]] – [[Thin Lizzy]] frontman
* [[Jimmy MacCarthy]] – singer-songwriter
* [[Mickey MacConnell]] – singer-songwriter
* [[Shane MacGowan]] – English-born singer-songwriter
* [[Yellowcard|Sean Mackin]] – backup vocals and violinist of Yellowcard
* [[Sean Maguire]] – violinist
* [[Sarah Makem]] – singer
* [[Tommy Makem]] – singer-songwriter
* [[Margo (singer)|Margo]] – singer
* [[Enda Markey]] – singer
* [[Philip Martin (pianist)|Philip Martin]] – pianist, composer, member of [[Aosdána]]
* [[Gwendolyn Masin]] – violinist, author, pedagogue
* [[Larry Mathews (musician)|Larry Mathews]] – singer-songwriter, violinist
* [[Frederick May (composer)|Frederick May]] – composer
* [[Christopher McCafferty]] – underground club promoter, DJ
* [[Jim McCann (musician)]] – musician
* [[John McCormack (tenor)|John Count McCormack]] – singer
* [[Eleanor McEvoy]] – singer-songwriter
* [[Brian McFadden]] – singer-songwriter
* [[Damian McGinty]] – Celtic Thunder; played Rory Flanagan on ''Glee''
* [[Matt McGinn (born 1978)|Matt McGinn]] – Irish singer-songwriter
* [[Michael McGlynn]] – composer, arranger, choir director
* [[Geraldine McGowan]] – folk singer
* [[Barney McKenna]] – banjo player
* [[Susan McKeown]] – Grammy Award-winning vocalist and songwriter
* [[Geraldine McMahon]] – harpist
* [[Paul McSherry]] – guitarist
* [[James Lynam Molloy]] – ballad composer
* [[Christy Moore]] – singer-songwriter
* [[Gary Moore]] – guitarist, singer-songwriter
* [[Peter K. Moran]] – composer
* [[Van Morrison]] – singer-songwriter
* [[Lee Mulhern]] – singer-songwriter
* [[Gráinne Mulvey]] – composer
* [[Samantha Mumba]] – singer, actress
* [[Mundy]] – singer-songwriter
* [[John Murphy (fiddle player)|John Murphy]] – fiddle player
* [[Róisín Murphy]] – singer
* [[Ruby Murray]] – singer
* [[Máiréad Nesbitt]] – fiddler
* [[Méav Ní Mhaolchatha]] – singer
* [[Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh]] – musician
* [[Eithne Ní Uallacháin]] – singer
* [[Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin]] – singer
* [[John O'Callaghan (musician)|John O’Callaghan]] – musician
* [[Fintan O'Carroll]] - composer
* [[Turlough Carolan|Turlough O'Carolan]] – 17th/18th-century harper and composer
* [[Colm Ó Cíosóig]] – musician, drummer of [[My Bloody Valentine (band)|My Bloody Valentine]]
* [[Maura O'Connell]] – singer
* [[Máirtín O'Connor]] – accordionist
* [[Sinéad O'Connor]] – singer
* [[Daniel O'Donnell (singer)|Daniel O'Donnell]] – country-and-western singer
* [[Danny O'Donoghue]] – lead singer of The Script 
* [[Robert O'Dwyer]] – composer
* [[Liam O'Flynn]] – uilleann piper
* [[Kane O'Hara]] – composer
* [[Mary O'Hara]] – harpist/singer
* [[Mícheál Ó hEidhin]] – musician
* [[Arthur O'Leary (composer)|Arthur O'Leary]] – composer
* [[Jane O'Leary]] – composer and pianist
* [[Damian O'Neill]] – lead guitarist of [[The Undertones]]
* [[John O'Neill (guitarist)|John O'Neill]] – guitarist of The Undertones; writer of [[Teenage Kicks]]
* [[Seán Ó Riada]] – composer and musician
* [[Annmarie O'Riordan]] – singer-songwriter
* [[Dolores O'Riordan]] – singer-songwriter, guitarist
* [[George Alexander Osborne]] – composer
* [[Gilbert O'Sullivan]] – pop singer-songwriter, pianist
* [[Una Palliser]] – violinist, violist, singer
* [[Geoffrey Molyneux Palmer]] – composer
* [[Luan Parle]] – singer-songwriter, musician
* [[Tommy Peoples]] – fiddler
* [[Brendan Phelan]] – songwriter
* [[A. J. Potter]] – composer

==== Music – Q to Z ====
* [[Carmel Quinn]] – singer
* [[Paddy Reilly]] – singer/guitarist
* [[Damien Rice]] – singer-songwriter
* [[Thomas Roseingrave]] – composer
* [[Leo Rowsome]] – uilleann piper
* [[Derek Ryan (singer)|Derek Ryan]] – singer
* [[Frank Ryan (tenor)|Frank Ryan]] – [[tenor]]
* [[Dana Rosemary Scallon]] – [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]]-singer turned politician
* [[Sharon Shannon]] – traditional musician
* [[Feargal Sharkey]] – lead singer of [[The Undertones]]
* [[John Sheahan]] – fiddler
* [[Mark Sheehan]] – guitarist of The Script
* [[Kevin Shields]] – musician, vocalist and guitarist of [[My Bloody Valentine (band)|My Bloody Valentine]]
* [[Chris Singleton (musician)|Chris Singleton]] – singer-songwriter
* [[Donal Skehan]] – singer
* [[Carly Smithson]] – singer
* [[Charles Villiers Stanford]] – composer
* [[Robert Prescott Stewart]] – composer and organist
* [[Bambie Thug]] – singer
* [[Patsy Touhey]] – piper
* [[Joan Trimble]] – composer and pianist
* [[Paddy Tunney]] – singer
* [[VerseChorusVerse]] – musician and singer-songwriter, pseudonym of Tony Wright
* [[Gerard Victory]] – composer
* [[Kevin Volans]] – composer
* [[William Vincent Wallace]] – composer
* [[Jennifer Walshe]] – composer and performer
* [[Patsy Watchorn]] – musician
* [[Liam Weldon]] – singer-songwriter
* [[Bill Whelan]] – composer
* [[Andy White (singer-songwriter)|Andy White]] – singer-songwriter
* [[Colm Wilkinson]] – singer
* [[Ian Wilson (composer)|Ian Wilson]] – composer
* [[James Wilson (composer)|James Wilson]] – composer
* [[Charles Wood (composer)|Charles Wood]] – composer
* [[Terry Woods]] – musician
* [[Richard Woodward (organist)|Richard Woodward]] – composer and organist
* [[Finbar Wright]] – singer-songwriter