Na Píobairí Uilleann

Na Píobairí Uilleann (NPU), the Society of Uilleann Pipers was founded in 1968 when there were less than 100 uilleann pipers remaining.

Today NPU is a thriving arts organisation dedicated to Sharing the Sound of Ireland through access, education, performance and preservation, delivered through the organisation's commitment to excellence in values, governance and processes.

Since unveiling its restored Georgian premises at 15 Henrietta Street, Dublin, in January 2007, NPU has been busy catering for the expanding demand for regular tuition, as well as releasing a number of significant publications and recordings. With demand for pipes considerably exceeding supply, a dedicated Training Centre - PipeCraft - has been established to deliver training in the very highly skilled craft of uilleann pipemaking.

NPU is accredited to UNESCO as a competent NGO in the field of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH). NPU lobbied the Irish Government to ratify the UNESCO Convention on ICH, and in 2016/17 promoted the nomination of Uilleann Piping to the UNESCO Representative List of ICH, and assisted the Government in formulating the successful nomination.

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