As far as I know the 'didg' was introduced to Irish Music by Stephen Cooney (Irish Australian) when he started playing with Stockton's Wing. There may have been earlier instances, but I'm not aware of them. The sound Steve makes on the instrument fits in very well with certain tunes, particularly in a band context. Steve is also an excellent guitar and bass player and tends to use the didg sparingly and to good effect. Personally I'm not thrilled when I see one coming into a session, but it works well sometimes.

The person who did most research into the ancient Irish horns or Adharcs was a man called Simon McBride who played the didgeridoo a lot in sessions before he started researching the older instruments. Whether they were originally played like this or were adapted for this sound by someone who played didgeridoo is, in my opinion, open for debate.