Electric Picnic 2025 highs and lows: Chappell Roan hits like a typhoon, €20 burgers like a lead balloon
It was festival’s biggest year so far, with 80,000 people in Stradbally for the weekend. Here’s what we loved and hated
Sam Fender is not a typical frontman but his songs really connect with Electric Picnic audience
Fans sing so hard that at times it’s hard to hear the main man over extremely questionable yodelling
Kneecap review: Rap trio give a performance for the ages at Electric Picnic
‘Nothing is going to top this,’ says a fan wearing an Irish flag as a dress. She’s right
How to survive and thrive in the rain at Electric Picnic
If you’re having a forgettable experience at the Stradbally festival, then you just aren’t doing it properly
Dave Tynan: ‘I was approaching it like it might be the only book I ever write’
Writer-director Dave Tynan on failure, film and his new work We Used to Dance Here
Karen Hao on AI tech bosses: ‘Many choose not to have children because they don’t think the world is going to be around much longer’
The author of Empire of AI: Inside the Reckless Race for Total Domination discusses the cost of Big Tech’s huge investment in technologies that may do more harm than good
I paid €440 for an Oasis ticket in Croke Park, and I’m not even a huge fan
For a teenager in rural Ireland, the things the brothers sang about felt superficial after Kurt Cobain’s anguish. But Oasis, who are about to play at Croke Park, were part of the wave that swept grunge away
‘The nation loved you’: Mourners gather for funeral of Seán Rocks in Monaghan
Actor and presenter of RTÉ’s Arena programme died on Wednesday after a brief illness
Brendan Gleeson: ‘I can’t go into a pub any more. I really miss it’
With The Weir, the star returns to the stage after a 10-year absence. It’s a play he loves for its portrayal of the Irish as a people
‘I saw a lot of graphic content’: Meet the Gen-Zers who are switching off their smartphones
It’s not easy to live in the modern world without a smartphone or social media, but a growing number of young people are actively choosing to reduce the time they spend on them
Riona O Connor: ‘I was counting points on Weight Watchers when I was 15’
The comedian on warped beauty standards, shedding toxic diet-culture messaging of the 1990s, and the benefits of exposure therapy
Only children: ‘I have great colleagues, some are as close to me as any family members I could wish for’
With one-child families becoming the new normal, what is the effect of growing up without siblings?
Alanis Morissette at Malahide Castle review: Ground-breaking artist earns her applause banging out 90s classics
A frill-free Jagged Little Pill-filled set gave the grateful audience what they wanted
Donal Ryan: ‘I’m still learning about class in Ireland ... and the tribes that exist’
The prize-winning novelist on public recognition, family bereavement and the hidden divisions in Irish life
Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails at 3Arena review: Peel It Back tour begins unshowily, then builds to a thrilling mid-set sequence
Expectations are high among fans dressed in reverential black. This Dublin show doesn’t disappoint