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
Ruth Clinton
Musician
New Irish albums reviewed: Sons of Southern Ulster, Poor Creature, Darragh Morgan, The Swell Season and California Irish
July 2025 releases include Through the Bridewell Gate, All Smiles Tonight, Forward and more
No laughing matter: Poor Creature on goth folk, Kneecap’s Gaza stance and their love of Philomena Begley
Ruth Clinton and Cormac MacDiarmada talk about how the themes of the 18th- and 19th-century songs on their new album All Smiles Tonight still resonate
Kilkenny Arts Festival mixes risk and safe-bets in search of magical chance
From Rough Magic’s Tonic to Mozart’s Requiem, the festival starts August 6th
Artists to receive bursaries to mark Easter Rising
Programme aims to help young artists mark centenary landmark next year
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Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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