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| 2025 | Planned release of studio album 'Far darrig'. |
| March 15 2025 | BBC first aired a compilation of archive footage titled 'Enya at the BBC', recognizing her noteworthy musical repertoire and legacy. |
| March 6 2025 | Enya's RTÉ Choice Music Prize Classic Irish Album award was celebrated at Vicar Street, Dublin, with Priscilla Kotey from Warner Music Ireland reading Enya's acceptance speech in her absence. |
| February 20 2025 | Enya was announced as the winner of the RTÉ Choice Music Prize Classic Irish Album for her 1988 album 'Watermark' on the RTÉ Gold Breakfast Show. |
| 2025 | The anniversary of several of Enya's album releases will be commemorated, marking 40 years since The Frog Prince, 30 years since The Memory of Trees, 25 years since A Day Without Rain, 20 years since Amarantine, and 10 years since Dark Sky Island. |
| 2024 | Clannad released the 40th Anniversary Edition of 'Legend', commemorating their long-standing musical legacy. |
| 2024 | Moya Brennan and Pól Brennan are noted as the last active members of Clannad before the band's conclusion. |
| 2024 | The Corrs announced the Talk on Corners Tour 2024, set to run through 2025, revisiting their classic album and tour. |
| December 2024 | Won the BMI London Song of the Year for 'Creepin'' with composition credits for Enya and Nicky Ryan. |
| October 30 2024 | Clannad played their final concert at Royal Albert Hall, featuring a 40th anniversary reprise of Legend and Robin of Sherwood material. |
| 2023 | The band conducted The Corrs Down Under tour, returning to live performances. |
| October 9 2023 | The band's tour concluded in Seattle, Washington, after which they planned to disband. |
| September 2023 | Enya's official website was rebooted and returned to Warner ownership, though it has remained inactive since then. |
| September 19 2023 | A watch party video for the 35th anniversary of 'Watermark' was released, accompanying the launch of vinyl LPs of 'Watermark' and a Dolby Atmos upmixed audio for 'Orinoco Flow'. |
| June 2023 | Enya made her latest public statement in a printed release for A Box of Dreams, expressing in Irish 'we will meet again soon'. |
| June 2023 | Enya's 1997 compilation 'A Box of Dreams' was re-issued on 6 vinyl LPs, with new liner notes, and confirmation that she and the Ryans were working on a new album. |
| February 18 2023 | Clannad performed a farewell concert at the 3Arena in Dublin. |
| 2022 | The Duggans' involvement with the band ended with his death |
| 2022 | Collaborated with Metro Boomin and The Weeknd on the song 'Creepin'', working with Metro to approve appropriate song titles. |
| 2022 | Enya was involved in the title selection for Metro Boomin and The Weeknd's song 'Creepin'', which won the BMI London Song of the Year in December 2024, recognizing her contribution. |
| December 4 2022 | The Corrs announced a tour of Australia and New Zealand for October and November 2023, later adding dates in Jakarta, Indonesia and Manila, Philippines. |
| November 26 2022 | The Corrs performed together for the first time since 2017, playing to approximately 11,000 fans at Hope Estate Winery in Australia's Hunter Valley, marking their first concert in Australia in 21 years. |
| October 15 2022 | Noel Duggan died at the age of 73. |
| 2021 | A 20th-anniversary vinyl picture disc re-release of the 'May It Be' single was issued. |
| November 2021 | A watch party video for the 30th anniversary of 'Shepherd Moons' was released. Nicky Ryan shared that renovations at Aigle Studio during the COVID-19 pandemic had been completed, allowing Enya and the Ryans to begin working on new music. |
| 2020 | Clannad embarked on their farewell tour as a quartet. |
| 2020 | Taylor Swift included a cover of The Corrs' song 'Breathless' in a setlist commemorating women's history month, praising the band as 'faraway mentors' who influenced her musically and emotionally. |
| November 2020 | Enya's official YouTube channel posted a video to commemorate the 20th anniversary of her album 'A Day Without Rain', which included handwritten messages from Enya and Roma Ryan, alongside behind-the-scenes clips from the music videos for 'Only Time' and 'Wild Child'. |
| 2019 | Significant increase in activity on Enya's official social media platforms, including updates to music streaming platforms and YouTube channel. |
| 2019 | Re-released 'Sounds of the Season' as 'Christmas Secrets' for streaming |
| 2017 | A newly discovered species of fish, Leporinus enyae, was named after Enya, in reference to her song 'Orinoco Flow'. |
| November 10 2017 | The Corrs released their seventh studio album, Jupiter Calling. |
| October 19 2017 | The Corrs performed a concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London, preceding the release of their seventh studio album. |
| 2016 | Moya Brennan announced her diagnosis of pulmonary fibrosis, requiring her to rephrase vocals for some songs. |
| 2016 | Pádraig Duggan passed away. |
| 2016 | The band embarked on a European tour to support the White Light album. |
| 2016 | Enya revealed discussions with the Ryans about a live concert at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City, which would be simulcast to cinemas worldwide. |
| 2016 | Enya made her first Irish television appearance in over seven years on the show Christmas Carols from Cork, performing several songs. |
| July 22 2016 | DJ Salvatore Ganacci released the single 'Dive', which heavily sampled Enya's song 'Boadicea'. |
| 2015 | Anthony Drennan and Keith Duffy re-joined The Corrs for the band's musical comeback. |
| November 27 2015 | The Corrs released their sixth studio album, White Light, and embarked on a European tour. |
| November 20 2015 | The streaming release of Dark Sky Island occurred, achieving number 4 in the UK album charts and number 8 in the US. |
| September 17 2015 | The Corrs confirmed their sixth studio album, White Light. |
| September 15 2015 | Dark Sky Island was announced on Enya's website. |
| June 2015 | Andrea Corr confirmed the band's reunion in a radio interview with Chris Evans, announcing they were working on a new album and would perform at the BBC Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park festival. |
| 2013 | Pól rejoined the band, and they released their first studio album in fifteen years. |
| November 2013 | Enya's song 'Only Time' re-entered both the US Billboard 100 and UK Official Charts after being used in a Volvo Trucks advertisement. |
| 2012 | Clannad performed and recorded a live album at Christ Church Cathedral |
| 2012 | After a four-year break, Enya returned to the recording studio to begin work on her eighth studio album. |
| March 2012 | Sharon Corr completed writing her second solo album 'The Same Sun'. |
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