The Chieftains’ Paddy Moloney has died, aged 83
pic.twitter.com/xKEyF2eUHg— Sir James Galway (@sirjamesgalway) October 12, 2021Michael Higgins, President of Ireland, also paid tribute to Moloney, lauding his role in popularising traditional Irish music around the world.“The Irish music community, and indeed the much larger community throughout the world who found such inspiration in his work, will have learned with great sadness today of the passing of Paddy Moloney,” Higgins wrote.“Paddy, with his extraordinary skills as an instrumentalist, notably the uilleann pipes and bodhrán, was at the forefront of the renaissance of interest in Irish music, bringing a greater appreciation of Irish music and culture internationally.“On behalf of Sabina and myself, and on behalf of the people of