Event guide: Angine de Poitrine, Gilbert O’Sullivan and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead
October 10th-16th highlights: Our pick of music, art, theatre and more coming your way
The Music Quiz: By which name is Tucker Harrington Pillsbury better known?
Plus: Which US singer is set to play the role of Hollywood movie star/dancer Ginger Rogers in a forthcoming biopic of Fred Astaire?
‘It turns out the magnets don’t work through double-glazed windows’: Fiachra Garvey on money
The concert pianist on his first car, buying a London flat and learning to haggle in Morocco
Alice Cooper’s new book lacks bite, but the definitive story of The Shadows is masterful
Plus an enlightening overview of Ultravox and the fickleness of fame, and an eloquent broadside against the US country music industry
Event guide: Tim Wheeler, Kate Nash and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead
October 3rd-9th, 2026: Our pick of music, art, theatre and more coming your way
The Music Quiz: Which country is the title of a song on Fontaines DC’s forthcoming album?
Plus: Which fruit is included in the title of Korn’s second studio album, ‘Life Is [blank]’?
‘I’m looking to buy a home. It is a daunting task on an average single income’
Helena Tobin, Artistic Director and Curator at South Tipperary Arts Centre
Event guide: Dublin Festival of History, Tommy Tiernan and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead
September 26th-October 2nd, 2026: Our pick of music, art, theatre and more coming your way this week
The Music Quiz: What is the name of The Who bassist John Entwistle’s spider?
Plus: The father of Gilla Band’s Dara Kiely was, in the 1970s, a member of which Irish rock band?
‘I had a job in a department store’s Christmas shop. To this day, I know all the words to every classic Christmas song’
Crime writer Jane Casey on her €1,200 antique table, her leaky London house and why she’ll never retire
Event guide: Dublin Theatre Festival, Denise Chaila and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead
September 19th-25th, 2026: Our pick of music, art, theatre and more coming your way this week
The Music Quiz: Which Americana/Roots songwriter is suing the AI platform Suno?
Plus: Which Italian city does Sorcha Richardson name-check in a song on her new album, Draw the Outline?
New Irish albums reviewed and rated: Driven Snow, David Geraghty, Andy Irvine, Last Apollo, Sorcha Richardson
September 2026 releases include Mother of Christ, Komorebi, Devoted (Songs of Woody Guthrie), I’ll Walk Towards You, Draw the Outline
‘I once went into Lidl for groceries and came home with a pair of diving fins’
Me & My Money: Conor Manning, managing director, Pipelife Ireland
Event guide: Culture Night, Matilda the Musical and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead
September 12th-18th, 2026: The best music, art, theatre and more coming your way this week