David Arnold: a maverick composer of Hollywood scoresHe has scored five James Bond films and worked with Massive Attack, Pulp and Björk, but it all started for Arnold in a Dublin cinemaTue Jan 13 2015 - 06:00
Me & My Money: Alison Banton, creator of the Brooke & Shoals retail brand‘When I got my first proper monthly pay cheque, I spent it on a sculpture in a Temple Bar gallery’Tue Jan 13 2015 - 01:00
‘The National leaving Brassland and going to 4AD led to awkwardness’But it also made it possible for Brassland to keep going for another five years. Alec Hanley Bemis, co-founder of Brassland, weighs up the influential New York indie record label’s credo and business modelWed Jan 07 2015 - 01:00
Me & My Money: Anne Bell, owner of Jacadi Childrenswear‘I am a considered risk-taker’Tue Jan 06 2015 - 01:00
Jape: "I’m really envious of people who can write amazing songs straight off the bat"Although you’d be hard pressed to hear him on daytime radio, Richie Egan the man behind – and in front of – Jape, is one of Ireland’s most highly regarded songwritersFri Jan 02 2015 - 00:00
Me & My Money: Orla Walsh, artist‘I absolutely love slot machines, but only in Las Vegas’Tue Dec 23 2014 - 01:00
If you listen to one thing this week: The Jam reissueThe album of the week is the latest in a long list of seasonal reissues - The Jam: Setting Sons Super Deluxe Edition.Thu Dec 18 2014 - 12:00
Me & My Money Edmond Butler, Founding Partner of LK Shields Law FirmI now prefer to spend on activities or experiences more than objectsTue Dec 16 2014 - 01:00
Rock review: Peter GabrielAn artful show from one of rock music’s most committed innovatorsFri Dec 12 2014 - 15:25
Review: Printer ClipsPaul Noonan’s project has plenty of personalities involved; if only they could resolve their differencesWed Dec 10 2014 - 13:40
ME & MY MONEY: Alan Boyce, MD of Toni & Guy Ireland‘My natural instinct is to be a spender and I’m particularly partial to a nice meal out’Tue Dec 09 2014 - 01:00
Collaboration is the name of the game for Vermont-born singer and producer Thomas BartlettThe Gloaming pianist is bringing his salon-style Burgundy Stain Sessions to Ireland, and he’s got a formidable roster of musicians to rely onSat Dec 06 2014 - 06:00
Van Morrison is set to open up, at the behest of Ian RankinInterspersed with the conversation will be readings of Morrison lyrics by poet Michael LongleyFri Dec 05 2014 - 11:18
Ticket Stubs: Fanapo, Van Morrison and the ghost of Christmas tweeWhat's tickling our cultural fancy this weekFri Dec 05 2014 - 08:00
Me & my money: Fiona Egan, founder of Sásta FitnessI bought €10,000 of Iona shares that I sold for €90,000 in less than 12 monthsTue Dec 02 2014 - 01:00
Ruth-Anne Cunningham: ‘There’s no booklet for writing pop hits’The Donaghmede woman has worked on songs for the likes of Britney Spears, Pixie Lott and One Direction. Now she’s planning her own albumTue Dec 02 2014 - 01:00
Me & My Money: Simon Demery, general sales manager, Swizzels‘I always go by the dictum: Don’t risk what you can’t afford to lose’Tue Nov 25 2014 - 01:00
Me & My Money Francis Brennan, owner, Park Hotel Kenmare‘When I bought my Mercedes E Class car it cost me £72,900. I have never bought a car since, and now drive a Volvo V40’Tue Nov 18 2014 - 01:00
Getting lost on Bob Dylan’s river: ‘We felt if we dug it then he would, too’When T Bone Burnett was asked to set a stash of lost Dylan lyrics to music, he put Elvis Costello, Marcus Mumford and Rhiannon Giddens, among others, in a room together. They jammed ‘the heart and soul out of each other’ to come up with ‘Lost on the River’Sat Nov 15 2014 - 01:00
The Wexford Carols as they have never been heard beforeTom Jones, Joe Henry, Roseanne Cash and Caitríona O’Leary have come together to record Irish carols with a distinct flavour of AmericanaThu Nov 13 2014 - 01:00
LIZ HUGHES, Head of ACCA Ireland (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)I usually use price comparison websites for everything from insurance to hotelsTue Nov 11 2014 - 01:00
Me & My Money Ray Byrne, owner of Wineport Lodge, Glasson, Co WestmeathI’m always scouring the auction catalogues and the sale bargains in the designer clothing shopsTue Nov 04 2014 - 01:00
Real jazz still reigns supreme in CorkAt the Opera House, Cork band The Frank and Walters celebrated their 25th anniversary in fine styleSun Oct 26 2014 - 21:19
Me & My Money: Noelle O’Connor, founder of TanOrganic‘I did so much damage the credit card company called me thinking someone had stolen my card’Tue Oct 21 2014 - 01:00
John Lydon: ‘I’m not the world’s most perfect person’The former Sex Pistol on his London-Irish upbringing, his new memoir, and why there’s no tension between his quest for integrity and accepting a part in a Lloyd Webber musicalMon Oct 20 2014 - 01:00
Lost classics or household rubbish? The Greatest Albums You’ll Never HearReview: This list of shelved or abandoned albums by the likes of Pink Floyd, Prince and U2 offers little to write home aboutSat Oct 18 2014 - 00:56
