Killarney native Ruairí O’Flaherty.
Killarney’s Ruairí O’Flaherty could very well wake up on Monday morning and be able to proudly call himself a Grammy winner with the 2025 Grammy Awards – aka the biggest night in music – set to take place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles this Sunday night, February 1.
Ruairí, a senior master engineer at the acclaimed Sterling Sound studio in the United States, is part of teams that have received four nominations at this year’s awards.
He has received credits across several of the ceremony’s most prestigious categories, including Album of the Year nominations for GNX by Kendrick Lamar and Man’s Best Friend by Sabrina Carpenter. He is also associated with Record of the Year nominations for “Manchild” by Sabrina Carpenter and “luther” by Kendrick Lamar and SZA.
In his role as a mastering engineer, Ruairí plays a vital role in shaping the final sound of recordings, working to ensure that the final product is of the highest possible audio quality before it is released.
The latest nominations follow a successful 2025 Grammy season, during which the Killarney man was recognised for his work on Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet and St. Vincent’s All Born Screaming. Over the course of his career, he has also mastered music for a wide range of internationally renowned artists, including Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X and Doja Cat.
The ceremony will be broadcast live on CBS and streamed on Paramount+ from 8pm ET.