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The sings on Luka Bloom’s 22nd album linger long after their final notes.
Ireland’s Favourite Folk Song isn’t a competition. It’s far better than that
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The VIP-loving Dublin nightclub has a fresh identity and a more egalitarian approach
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Dolores O’Riordan: ‘I still get chills every time I hear her sing’
Contemporary Irish women musicians talk about the late singer’s influence and what she meant to them
The young Dolores O’Riordan: ‘Shy and wild, then that voice would explode’
Contemporaries remember the quiet school girl who became ‘Limerick's superstar’
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Irish female musicians on the Kesha case: ‘We’ve met our fair share of sleazes’
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