Ireland’s Edge live: Day 2 of Dingle festival features conversation with Chief Justice

‘Thinkers, changemakers, inventors, advocates and artists’ at west Kerry event

Lou Reed the rock poet: When should songs be considered poetry?

Dylan, Patti Smith, Gil Scott-Heron and Lou Reed wrote song-poems that transcended pop, and bands such as Fontaines DC are keeping rock and poetry in perfect rhyme

St Patrick’s Day: 21 events across Ireland for the bank holiday weekend

From Dublin's St Patrick’s Festival to Kilkenny Tradfest and a Co Wicklow slime lab

‘Other Voices’ starts new conversations as festival extends range

Dingle-based festival moves beyond music-based origins to explore wider discourse

When it comes to gender equality in the world of business, it’s good to talk

Caveat: As the only man on the panel, I quickly realised there was nothing to worry about

Colombian cartels put bounty on head of police dog after drug busts

German shepherd Sombra has helped detect more than 2,000 kilos of cocaine

‘I remember at 11 or 12 having to beg people to come into the church’

Molly King is head of development for the Other Voices festival in Dingle and has been involved with it since her childhood

Everything you need to know about Another Love Story

A tiny capacity, a big heart, a Shift Shack – is this Ireland’s most intimate festival?

The Como Mama: Glorious gospel to move and inspire

The Como MamasMove UpstairsDaptone4 stars

Shabazz Palaces Quararz: A double helping of cosmic excess

Shabazz PalacesQuararz: Born On A Gangster Sign/Quararz vs the Jealous MachinesSub Pop3 stars

Public Broadcasting Service - Every Valley: a record with a serious wallop

Slow Dancer - In A Mood: folky, wide-eyed pop of the finest order

Various - Behind The Counter With Max Richter: a treasure-trove compiled

Space, Energy & Light album review: Futuristic soundscapes from out of this world