Searching for the Answers review: Signs of creativity and growthHudson Taylor’s new album boasts a comforting blanket of mournfulness covering the songsMon May 30 2022 - 15:02
Me & My Money: Peigin Crowley‘My guilty pleasure is buying secondhand furniture to repair and upcycle’Mon May 30 2022 - 00:00
Rosie Carney: I Wanna Feel Happy – Quality and depthAnglo-Irish singer and songwriter just keeps getting better and betterFri May 27 2022 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Wayne Rooney has a tattoo of an album title by which rockers?Plus: U2’s Under a Blood Red Skytakes its title from a lyric in which of their songs?Wed May 25 2022 - 06:00
‘If we could live in a world without money, I’d prefer it’Me & My Money: Niamh Shaw, engineer, scientist and writer who lectures at the International Space University in StrasbourgMon May 23 2022 - 00:00
All of Ireland’s best open-air gigs and festivals this summerEvents include Forbidden Fruit, Harry Styles, Electric Picnic and of course Garth BrooksSat May 21 2022 - 05:00
Punk veteran whose Hare Krishna-convert brother was his inspirationRichard Jobson of The Skids on a life of being different and pursuing passion projectsSat May 21 2022 - 05:00
Lykke Li: Eyeye – Brilliant pop stripped back to the bare bonesThe Swede’s knack for fusing mournful reveries with quality hooks is in full forceFri May 20 2022 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: ‘Teenage dreams so hard to beat’ is inscribed on whose gravestone?Plus: Which legendary rock’n’roller is the subject of a new film by Ethan Coen?Wed May 18 2022 - 06:00
‘I am in for the long haul and just have to keep faith that things will improve’Me & My Money: Regina Bushell, chief executive of Groveland Childcare Plus, a midlands childcare and early learning serviceMon May 16 2022 - 00:00
The Music Quiz: Who is playing legendary Josephine Baker in a new TV series?Plus: Which popular music-oriented movie is Broadway bound in 2022?Wed May 11 2022 - 06:00
‘Never bet what you can’t afford to lose!’Matthew Dick, founder Boundary BrewingMon May 09 2022 - 00:00
Sharon Van Etten: We’ve Been Going about This All Wrong – Glorious, vital, deepThe charisma and warmth of Van Etten’s songs hold sway over everythingFri May 06 2022 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Which classic hip-hop album played recently on Ozark?Plus: Rye the Lightning is a new whiskey launched by which veteran rockers?Wed May 04 2022 - 06:00
‘I live in hope that my saving habits will improve as I get older’Aisling Finn, founder of book subscription company The Book ResortMon May 02 2022 - 00:00
The Music Quiz: What is Irish singer Lyra’s real first name?Plus: Which US pop singer has had a new millipede species named after her?Wed Apr 27 2022 - 06:00
‘I used to collect music memorabilia, like Beatles and Elvis autographs’Me & My Money: Pat Egan, music promoter and author of Backstage PassMon Apr 25 2022 - 00:00
Fontaines DC – Skinty Fia: We’re not in Dublin any moreWhat might be seen as the concluding part of a trilogy reveals a band maturing nicelyFri Apr 22 2022 - 06:00
The Music Quiz: What Lisa O’Neill song is heard in the last ever Peaky Blinders?Plus: Who has Jessie Buckley teamed up with for a collaborative album?Wed Apr 20 2022 - 06:00
Me & My Money: ‘I stick to what I know on investing, which is horses’Patrick Mullins, jockeyMon Apr 18 2022 - 00:00
The Music Quiz: Who are the metalheads with their own Toblerone bar?Plus: Which country star is opening a ‘classic Honky Tonk bar’ in Nashville?Wed Apr 13 2022 - 06:00
‘I’ve invested in life instead of in shares’Me & My Money: Helena Hemeryck, Chez Emily Handmade ChocolatesMon Apr 11 2022 - 00:00
Kae Tempest: ‘I’m not a star, am I?’Multi-talented playwright, poet and novelist on latest album The Line is a CurveSat Apr 09 2022 - 06:00
Gareth Quinn Redmond and CR Gillespie: The Exquisite Corpse Shall Drink the New WineFri Apr 08 2022 - 00:00
The Music Quiz: Where did ’80s Irish group Lord John White get their name?Plus: Harry Styles’ new album shares its title with which Joni Mitchell song?Wed Apr 06 2022 - 06:00
‘A €300 tasting menu in Cape Town was a once-in-a-lifetime experience’Me & My Money: Ruairí Conroy, site lead for Diligent CorporationMon Apr 04 2022 - 00:00
New popular music books reviewed: Memoirs and moreFrom Martha Wainwright’s scarily frank memoir to Velvet Underground and BowieSun Apr 03 2022 - 06:00
Pillow Queens: Leave the Light On – An astounding leap forwardThe Dublin-based band’s second album sees the songwriting soar to exciting new heightsFri Apr 01 2022 - 00:00
The Music Quiz: Which Nirvana song gets a string quartet cover in Bridgerton 2?Plus: Who was the first to win Grammys for Record of the Year two years in a row?Wed Mar 30 2022 - 06:00
‘I had no idea the cost would be so high but I see it as a long-term investment’Me & My Money: Maura Rath, founder and MD of Yoga with MauraMon Mar 28 2022 - 00:00
Stephen James Smith: ‘Sometimes you also need a fallow period’The poet talks of his upcoming tour, relocation to Wexford and paying the billsSat Mar 26 2022 - 05:00
Aldous Harding: Warm Chris – Well crafted but anchorlessAn admirable showcase of various roles, some of which work better than othersFri Mar 25 2022 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Which vet rocker is the new face of Harry Styles’ nail polish?Plus: Who has been named as the most Gold- and Platinum-certified artist of all time?Wed Mar 23 2022 - 06:00
‘My wife says I’m a spender – I like to think I’m a little savvier than that’Adam Cree is chief revenue officer at Northern Irish business software group 3ENMon Mar 21 2022 - 00:00
The Wicc: Wolf – Conspicuously individual work by an important Irish artistCarol Keogh’s latest creative persona upends expectations with beautiful resultsFri Mar 18 2022 - 05:00
The All-Irish Music Quiz: Which Aslan song was covered by U2 in 2013?Plus: Who is the Irish musician with a cameo in an episode of Game of Thrones?Wed Mar 16 2022 - 06:00
In search of lost musical timeFrontman of guitar band Thumper on strain of lockdown and returning to the stage at lastMon Mar 14 2022 - 05:00
‘In certain areas, I still have a bit of a broke student mentality’Me & My Money: Anna McGowan, interim director of St Patrick’s FestivalMon Mar 14 2022 - 00:00
Sam Fender: ‘I hope the next stop is a stadium tour. I’m fully ready to hit the U2 button’Working-class northeast England shaped his music, and he won’t let success change himSat Mar 12 2022 - 05:00
Rex Orange County: Who Cares? – Dexterous popThe English singer-songwriter delivers yet another album of indie lo-fi earwormsFri Mar 11 2022 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Who was voted Best Band in the World at NME Awards ’22?Plus: What was the very first song performed on the very first Top of the Pops?Wed Mar 09 2022 - 06:00
‘Living in the country makes driving an electric car interesting’Me & My Money: Gráinne O’Farrelly, managing director, KrollMon Mar 07 2022 - 00:00
Nilüfer Yanya: Painless – Trip-hop infiltrated with something darkerNilüfer YanyaFri Mar 04 2022 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Who inspired college course ‘Hip-Hop Eshu: Queen Bitch 101’?Plus: Whose reality show, Watch Out for the Big Grrrls, comes to Amazon Prime?Wed Mar 02 2022 - 06:00
‘I’m not a massive fan of shares having been burnt a couple of times’Me & My Money: Killian O’Sullivan, The Connacht DistilleryMon Feb 28 2022 - 05:00
CMAT: If My Wife New I’d Be Dead review – one of the best albums of 2022CMAT has a real skill for presenting living and breathing issues on a silver platterFri Feb 25 2022 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Which Smiths song will ‘creep you out until you’re dead’?Plus: James Joyce is a credited cowriter on which song by Sid Barrett?Wed Feb 23 2022 - 06:00
