Prodcast: ‘It’s about being proud to be Irish, proud to be a Prod, proud of my country’
Two Irish Protestants have started a new podcast on life in contemporary Ireland
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Lewis Capaldi confirmed as Electric Picnic headliner
The Scottish musician, who performed two shows in Marlay Park this week, will play the festival’s main stage on Friday, August 28th
Trevor Dietz and Fontaines DC emerged in a Dublin that seems to be slipping away
The band and their late manager grew up in public when the city offered an affordable life and latitude to experiment
Is Olivia Rodrigo covering Fontaines DC and CMAT the pop artist’s bid to garner grown-up cred?
With her album You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, the singer wants a place as a grown-up artist. She tested the water with her Fontaines DC and CMAT songs
Olivia Rodrigo’s new album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, is brilliantly catchy and beautifully bittersweet
Olivia Rodrigo’s third LP vindicates her willingness to take inspiration from alternative pop’s most woebegone weirdos and wunderkinds
Trevor Dietz, manager of Fontaines DC and ‘the sixth member of the band’, dies
The Workman’s Club booker and promoter managed Fontaines DC for the last 10 years
Olivia Rodrigo’s CMAT cover is more than a brilliant excuse for pints
The American star regularly enhances her own reputation by paying live tribute to other artists
The best and biggest music festivals to see around Ireland this summer
Your guide to live music for May, June, July and August in 2026 from CMAT, Forbidden Fruit, Fontaines DC, The Cure to Electric Picnic
Cillian Murphy: ‘It was one of the greatest weeks of my life. I haven’t talked about it much’
The star of Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man has been heavily involved in its soundtrack – as music has always been the actor’s most profound inspiration
Kneecap: Fenian – Never mind the outrage, here’s the brilliantly catchy five-star album
First listen review: Kneecap’s second record captures the glee and giddiness of their live performances
Cardinals: Masquerade review – New ideas aren’t necessarily all they’re cracked up to be
Cardinals are enthusiastic musical pickpockets – and, paradoxically, it has made them sound entirely like themselves
Choice Music Prize 2025: CMAT and Amble among shortlisted nominees for Irish Album of the Year
The RTÉ Choice Music Prize Irish Album of the Year 2025 winner is set to be announced in March
Vinyl sales jump 20% in ‘exceptional year’ for Irish acts, music industry group says
Taylor Swift tops the charts as Irish Recorded Music Association said sales rose in all segments - streaming, CD, vinyl and music cassette
Best music in 2025: Irish Times critics choose the albums and acts of the year
From CMAT to Chappell Roan, and Maria Somerville to Rosalía, women have ruled the industry this year
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