27 Irish gigs and festivals to book from now until June 2022Musicians to return to the stage for the first time in 18 months as Ireland’s venues reopenThu Sept 02 2021 - 06:00
The Music Quiz: What is Billie Eilish’s complete birth name?Plus: Which Irish singer shares vocals with Robert Plant on Come Into My Life?Wed Sept 01 2021 - 06:00
Haggling ‘was like a sport within the souks’Me & My Money: Gillian Henderson and Jill Deering, Champion Green ambassadorsMon Aug 30 2021 - 00:00
Big Red Machine: How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last review – lingering goodnessFri Aug 27 2021 - 00:00
The Music Quiz: Which Irish author was part of Eurovision hopefuls Shimma?Plus: Mariah Carey has entered the alcohol beverage market with a liqueur called...?Wed Aug 25 2021 - 06:00
Me & My Money: ‘The financial crisis obliterated most of my shareholdings’John Ring, senior lending manager, OnateMon Aug 23 2021 - 00:00
The Music Quiz: Which Slane concert featured no Irish support act?Forty years to the day since the first event, a special quiz on all things Slane CastleMon Aug 16 2021 - 06:00
TV guide: 17 of the best shows to watch this week, beginning tonightThe White Lotus, Our DNA Story, Diana, Christy’s Life on the Road, The ChairSun Aug 15 2021 - 06:00
‘The pandemic made me more aware of the importance of conscious consumerism’Me & My Money: Pat Kane, ecopreneur and founder of reuzi.ieSun Aug 15 2021 - 00:00
Martha Wainwright: ‘I don’t want to say everything is dependent on the love of a man’The songwriter on the before-and-after of Covid, family break-up and finding love againSat Aug 14 2021 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: The daughter of which member of rock royalty won silver at the Olympics?Plus: Whose live show was judged the ‘best of all time’ by New Musical Express?Wed Aug 11 2021 - 06:00
‘I did invest in a home gym as keeping fit and healthy is important’Me & My Money: Fergus Murphy, general manager, Dublin Liberties DistillerySun Aug 08 2021 - 00:00
Baxter Dury: ‘Dad came from an unfair world . . . He was used to being a b*stard’Blockhead frontman’s complex kind and cruel nature is subject of book by his sonSat Aug 07 2021 - 05:00
Various Artists: Taking Some Time On – strange fruit from the age of fusionThese underground sounds from 1970 feature lost classics and best-forgotten folliesFri Aug 06 2021 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: What does Dermot Kennedy sing that we are looking forward to?Plus: Bono’s dad Bob Hewson make frequent appearances in which U2 music video?Wed Aug 04 2021 - 06:00
Frankham & Love: Irish soul duo you’ll wish you’d chanced upon soonerNew album driven by crack team of musicians and vocals reminiscent of WinehouseWed Aug 04 2021 - 05:00
‘I must admit I have never really been much of a saver’Me & My Money: Sharon Sheridan, country manager, DealzMon Aug 02 2021 - 05:00
Ali Comerford: Knots review – Thoughtful folk/popThere is a serene confidence throughout this entirely self-produced releaseFri Jul 30 2021 - 05:00
Roxy Music’s Avalon gets a pretentious but illuminating overviewMusic book reviews: Jon Savage reissues and Will Sergeant memoir among other highlightsThu Jul 29 2021 - 06:00
The Music Quiz: Who was the ‘annoying little brat with the great bone structure’?Plus: Which actress once duetted with Robbie Williams on That Old Black Magic?Wed Jul 28 2021 - 06:00
‘The only thing I gamble with is chicken when the expiry date is a day old!’Me & My Money: Shane Ryan, Olympic swimmerSun Jul 25 2021 - 00:00
Power of Dreams: Ausländer review – deft creative touch returnsDublin band’s first album since 1994Fri Jul 23 2021 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Which album did Harry Styles call ‘completely perfect’?Plus: Who is the pop star with the sometimes songwriting alias ‘Nils Sjoberg’?Wed Jul 21 2021 - 06:00
‘I’m a huge fan of buying second-hand’Me & My Money: Finn van der Aar, marine biologist and sustainability activistMon Jul 19 2021 - 00:00
Lexicon of Sound: Hypnagogia review – Ambient pleasuresDubliner Colm Fitzpatrick eschews his indie roots for music of rumbling atmosphereFri Jul 16 2021 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: What book inspired Bowie’s album Aladdin Sane?Plus: Which band’s greatest hits album was in the top 100 for 1,000 weeks?Wed Jul 14 2021 - 06:15
Tony Ward: ‘I was brought up on the ethic that saving alone led to buying’Me & My Money: Tony Ward, former Irish international rugby player and ambassador for Hidden HearingMon Jul 12 2021 - 00:00
Inhaler prepare to gig again: ‘We’ve been ready since March 2020’The pandemic gave Eli Hewson and co space to rethink their debut albumSat Jul 10 2021 - 05:00
Soda Blonde – Small Talk: Artful, accessible and cinematicDublin group has produced a record of quality musicianship, clearheaded lyrics and a signature voiceFri Jul 09 2021 - 00:00
Music quiz: Which 1960s sci-fi movie inspired the name of Duran Duran?Plus: Which Irish singer does Taylor Swift duet with on her 2012 album, Red?Wed Jul 07 2021 - 09:00
‘I always try to think sustainably when I purchase’Me & My Money: Chupi Sweetman, founder, CEO and chief designer at Chupi JewelleryMon Jul 05 2021 - 12:00
James Vincent McMorrow on lockdown: ‘You question how well-rounded you are’The musician used the pandemic to redo his upcoming album and to reflect on his lifeSat Jul 03 2021 - 05:00
Joni Mitchell: The Reprise Albums (1968-1971) review – Essential listeningNot many artists can successfully crack open the hard shell that protects them from themselvesFri Jul 02 2021 - 00:00
The Music Quiz: Joni Mitchell’s Carey was once covered by which movie star?To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the album Blue, a special quiz on all things JoniWed Jun 30 2021 - 06:15
The 10 best Irish albums of 2021 so far, including...From compulsive debuts to assured collections from old hands, it’s been an impressive six monthsWed Jun 30 2021 - 05:00
Me & My Money: ‘Covid has absolutely changed my spending habits’David Field, CEO, Marketing Institute of IrelandMon Jun 28 2021 - 00:00
John Murry: The Stars Are God’s Bullet Holes – Not for the faint of heartOne of the best collections of fuzzy indie rock and desert-dry Americana you’ll hear this yearFri Jun 25 2021 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Who are the rockers behind Bee Gees disco tribute Dee Gees?Plus: Bryan Ferry’s surrealist cover and composing for director John CarneyWed Jun 23 2021 - 06:15
‘I am one of the most impatient shoppers ever’Me & My Money: Tony Óg Regan, performance and wellbeing coachMon Jun 21 2021 - 00:00
Strange Boy: Holy/Unholy review – A fusion of hip-hop and Irish trad. And it worksLimerick rapper Jordan Kelly is trying something that hasn’t been done beforeFri Jun 18 2021 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Which Scandis recorded Thin Lizzy’s The Boys Are Back in Town?Plus: Sugababes and Girls Aloud cover Aerosmith, Liverpool fans back Pink FloydWed Jun 16 2021 - 06:15
‘I haggled over my apartment but I’m hardly going to do that at my local Lidl’Me & My Money: Joseph Musgrave, chief executive at Home and Community Care IrelandMon Jun 14 2021 - 00:00
Fontaines DC man invites you into the world of Irish tradTom Coll’s first release on his own label aims to bring the form to the uninitiatedSat Jun 12 2021 - 05:00
Marina: ‘I’d be on stage and think: I’m not feeling alive at all’The musician on shunning stardom, this ‘crucial’ phase of history, and misogynyThu Jun 10 2021 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Which Annie Lennox song features in The Sopranos’ first episode?Plus: Taylor Swift merges with Olivia Rodrigo, and a Star Trek-Bangles connectionWed Jun 09 2021 - 06:15
‘I want local business to still be there when all this is over’Me & My Money: Róisín Ní Ráighne, MD Dynamo Brand AgencyMon Jun 07 2021 - 00:00
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds: Back the Way We Came Vol 1 – A bit of a swizzThis post-Oasis band have rarely convinced, badly exposing Gallagher’s limited rangeFri Jun 04 2021 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Sinéad O’Connor has written a memoir. What’s it called?Plus: The Snapper’s singer, a singer’s Cinders and a movie star for Picture ThisWed Jun 02 2021 - 06:15
