The Irish Times

Never mind church. Let’s take Hozier to Eurovision

Other countries throw stars and hit songwriters at the contest. Is there any path back to glory?

Sat May 05 2018 - 05:00

Annie Moore a symbolic figure for Irish Americans, says relative

Descendant Paul Linehan speaks of influence of first immigrant through Ellis Island in 1892

Sun Apr 10 2016 - 15:37

Irish tenor Anthony Kearns sings for pope in Philadelphia

Singer is last person to go on before Mass at end of pope’s five-day visit to the US

Sat Sept 26 2015 - 01:00

Move over, Morrissey: the musicians who moonlight as writers, and vice versa

Morrissey is far from the first performer to turn to prose, or writer who can play. Paul Muldoon, Julian Gough, Ferdia MacAnna, Billy Roche and Brendan Graham explore the transition and we profile a host of others

Mon Aug 31 2015 - 11:00

First Encounters: Camille O’Sullivan and Feargal Murray

'We're like two old slippers'

Sat Sept 06 2014 - 01:00

Four-bed in Carrickmines for €1.35m

Roncalli has all the scope and flexibility you could need for a growing family, and plenty of privacy too with secluded gardens

Thu Sept 04 2014 - 01:00

RTÉ to introduce new way of choosing Eurovision entry

Ireland’s recent abysmal record in competition prompts a rethink

Sat May 10 2014 - 11:03

Only sheep will be fleeced, promise Ministers

Gorey event expected to attract 40,000 visitors

Wed Apr 09 2014 - 08:17

An A-Z of music in Ireland

In 2,000 or so entries by more than 200 contributors, a new encyclopedia sets out to chart Irish musical experience across recorded history. Here are 26 of them, from Air to Zozimus

Sat Oct 19 2013 - 01:00