Organ recital celebrates 150th anniversary of All Saints’, Eglantine

Wednesday July 16th 2025

Guest organist Matthew Breen and the audience at the recital in All Saints’, Eglantine, on July 15.

An organ recital to celebrate the 150th anniversary of All Saints’ Church, Eglantine, on Tuesday evening, July 15 was a huge success.

The church was packed to capacity for the recital by Matthew Breen, who is Organist at St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork. A graduate of the Royal Irish Academy of Music and Trinity College, Dublin, Matthew was previously Organist and Master of Music at St Patrick’s Church, Dalkey, Co Dublin, before relocating to Liverpool where notably he was Organ Scholar at Liverpool Cathedral.

The audience in Eglantine was entertained to a wonderful selection of music from Verdi, Schumaan, Bach, Whitlock, Frecobaldi, Ireland, and Karg-Elert.