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‘I always try to think sustainably when I purchase’

‘I always try to think sustainably when I purchase’

Me & My Money: Chupi Sweetman, founder, CEO and chief designer at Chupi Jewellery

Mon Jul 05 2021 - 12:00
James Vincent McMorrow on lockdown: ‘You question how well-rounded you are’

James Vincent McMorrow on lockdown: ‘You question how well-rounded you are’

The musician used the pandemic to redo his upcoming album and to reflect on his life

Sat Jul 03 2021 - 05:00
Joni Mitchell: The Reprise Albums (1968-1971) review – Essential listening

Joni Mitchell: The Reprise Albums (1968-1971) review – Essential listening

Not many artists can successfully crack open the hard shell that protects them from themselves

Fri Jul 02 2021 - 00:00
The Music Quiz: Joni Mitchell’s Carey was once covered by which movie star?

The Music Quiz: Joni Mitchell’s Carey was once covered by which movie star?

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the album Blue, a special quiz on all things Joni

Wed Jun 30 2021 - 06:15
The 10 best Irish albums of 2021 so far, including...

The 10 best Irish albums of 2021 so far, including...

From compulsive debuts to assured collections from old hands, it’s been an impressive six months

Wed Jun 30 2021 - 05:00
Me & My Money: ‘Covid has absolutely changed my spending habits’

Me & My Money: ‘Covid has absolutely changed my spending habits’

David Field, CEO, Marketing Institute of Ireland

Mon Jun 28 2021 - 00:00
John Murry: The Stars Are God’s Bullet Holes – Not for the faint of heart

John Murry: The Stars Are God’s Bullet Holes – Not for the faint of heart

One of the best collections of fuzzy indie rock and desert-dry Americana you’ll hear this year

Fri Jun 25 2021 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Who are the rockers behind Bee Gees disco tribute Dee Gees?

The Music Quiz: Who are the rockers behind Bee Gees disco tribute Dee Gees?

Plus: Bryan Ferry’s surrealist cover and composing for director John Carney

Wed Jun 23 2021 - 06:15
‘I am one of the most impatient shoppers ever’

‘I am one of the most impatient shoppers ever’

Me & My Money: Tony Óg Regan, performance and wellbeing coach

Mon Jun 21 2021 - 00:00
Strange Boy: Holy/Unholy review – A fusion of hip-hop and Irish trad. And it works

Strange Boy: Holy/Unholy review – A fusion of hip-hop and Irish trad. And it works

Limerick rapper Jordan Kelly is trying something that hasn’t been done before

Fri Jun 18 2021 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Which Scandis recorded Thin Lizzy’s The Boys Are Back in Town?

The Music Quiz: Which Scandis recorded Thin Lizzy’s The Boys Are Back in Town?

Plus: Sugababes and Girls Aloud cover Aerosmith, Liverpool fans back Pink Floyd

Wed Jun 16 2021 - 06:15
‘I haggled over my apartment but I’m hardly going to do that at my local Lidl’

‘I haggled over my apartment but I’m hardly going to do that at my local Lidl’

Me & My Money: Joseph Musgrave, chief executive at Home and Community Care Ireland

Mon Jun 14 2021 - 00:00
Fontaines DC man invites you into the world of Irish trad

Fontaines DC man invites you into the world of Irish trad

Tom Coll’s first release on his own label aims to bring the form to the uninitiated

Sat Jun 12 2021 - 05:00
Peter Bruntnell: Journey to the Sun review – Lush songs of human kindness

Peter Bruntnell: Journey to the Sun review – Lush songs of human kindness

Fri Jun 11 2021 - 05:00
Marina: ‘I’d be on stage and think: I’m not feeling alive at all’

Marina: ‘I’d be on stage and think: I’m not feeling alive at all’

The musician on shunning stardom, this ‘crucial’ phase of history, and misogyny

Thu Jun 10 2021 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Which Annie Lennox song features in The Sopranos’ first episode?

The Music Quiz: Which Annie Lennox song features in The Sopranos’ first episode?

Plus: Taylor Swift merges with Olivia Rodrigo, and a Star Trek-Bangles connection

Wed Jun 09 2021 - 06:15
‘I want local business to still be there when all this is over’

‘I want local business to still be there when all this is over’

Me & My Money: Róisín Ní Ráighne, MD Dynamo Brand Agency

Mon Jun 07 2021 - 00:00
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds: Back the Way We Came Vol 1 – A bit of a swizz

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds: Back the Way We Came Vol 1 – A bit of a swizz

This post-Oasis band have rarely convinced, badly exposing Gallagher’s limited range

Fri Jun 04 2021 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Sinéad O’Connor has written a memoir. What’s it called?

The Music Quiz: Sinéad O’Connor has written a memoir. What’s it called?

Plus: The Snapper’s singer, a singer’s Cinders and a movie star for Picture This

Wed Jun 02 2021 - 06:15
‘Money is important to me because it means opportunity’

‘Money is important to me because it means opportunity’

Me & My Money: Enda Johnson, co-owner Kali Coffee Bar, Salthill

Mon May 31 2021 - 00:00
J Smith: (...) And You Chose Not to Laugh review – Beautiful and vulnerable music

J Smith: (...) And You Chose Not to Laugh review – Beautiful and vulnerable music

Fri May 28 2021 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Which 1960s Irish beat group did the artist Robert Ballagh feature in?

The Music Quiz: Which 1960s Irish beat group did the artist Robert Ballagh feature in?

Plus: Johnny Logan’s Van the Man cover and a shirt sponsor for Ipswich Town

Wed May 26 2021 - 06:15
‘I’ve learned many lessons, mostly through my mistakes’

‘I’ve learned many lessons, mostly through my mistakes’

Me & My Money: Mark O’Donnell, managing partner at Odgers Berndtson

Mon May 24 2021 - 00:00
Elgin: Weightless/Still review – A serious reinvention

Elgin: Weightless/Still review – A serious reinvention

Dublin duo formerly of The Young Folk marry calm music and weighty words

Fri May 21 2021 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Who has written the most Irish Eurovision entries?

The Music Quiz: Who has written the most Irish Eurovision entries?

Plus: the first Eurovision, the most covered song, the year with more than one winner

Wed May 19 2021 - 06:15
The Music Quiz: Who has written the most Irish Eurovision entries?

The Music Quiz: Who has written the most Irish Eurovision entries?

Plus: the first Eurovision, the most covered song, the year with more than one winner

Tue May 18 2021 - 22:15
Me & My Money: ‘I prefer to shop local, mainly to help local communities’

Me & My Money: ‘I prefer to shop local, mainly to help local communities’

Me & My Money: Zak Moradi, hurler

Mon May 17 2021 - 13:25
Moby on Natalie Portman: ‘The whole thing left me nonplussed’

Moby on Natalie Portman: ‘The whole thing left me nonplussed’

The musician on cancel culture, the Natalie Portman controversy and disgrace

Sat May 15 2021 - 05:00
Emma Houton: The Bath – Immersive sounds to cleanse the soul

Emma Houton: The Bath – Immersive sounds to cleanse the soul

NY-based Irish musician delivers a singular album of choral ambient music

Fri May 14 2021 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Who was the first US pop star to cover a Beatles song?

The Music Quiz: Who was the first US pop star to cover a Beatles song?

Also: Nazareth’s name origins, rockin’ Irish with Jon Snow, a Woody Guthrie winner

Wed May 12 2021 - 06:15
Paul Weller: ‘I’d hate to think how my health would be if I hadn’t stopped drink and drugs’

Paul Weller: ‘I’d hate to think how my health would be if I hadn’t stopped drink and drugs’

The Modfather turned lifestyle counsellor is back on form on Fat Pop (Vol 1), his new album

Wed May 12 2021 - 05:00
‘I held out for as long as possible without buying a Dryrobe’

‘I held out for as long as possible without buying a Dryrobe’

Me & My Money: Joanne Murphy, MC, motivational speaker and endurance athlete

Mon May 10 2021 - 00:00
Peter Doran: Voices review – The music is willing but the lyrics are weak

Peter Doran: Voices review – The music is willing but the lyrics are weak

Doran has just about enough of his own thing going on, even if doubts linger

Fri May 07 2021 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Which Irish punk band did Rory Gallagher once record with?

The Music Quiz: Which Irish punk band did Rory Gallagher once record with?

Plus: Kurt Cobain’s best in the world and the hard rockers condemned by Russia

Wed May 05 2021 - 06:15
‘With online groceries, you have no control over things like expiry dates’

‘With online groceries, you have no control over things like expiry dates’

Me & My Money: Patrick Hayes, Director of Financial Operations/CEO, Soldo

Mon May 03 2021 - 00:00
Teenage Fanclub: Endless Arcade – Age shall not wither their jangly pop

Teenage Fanclub: Endless Arcade – Age shall not wither their jangly pop

The Scottish band are older, and their new songs are tinged with melancholia

Fri Apr 30 2021 - 16:45
The Music Quiz: Taylor Swift name-checks a great Romantic on which song?

The Music Quiz: Taylor Swift name-checks a great Romantic on which song?

Plus: Irish Sugababes cover, soundtracking a French musical and a graphic novel

Wed Apr 28 2021 - 06:15
‘I’m not afraid of splashing out on a treat’

‘I’m not afraid of splashing out on a treat’

Me & My Money: Sarah Gillespie, founder, Rinka children’s fitness

Mon Apr 26 2021 - 00:00
Jinx Lennon: Liferafts for Latchicos – A welcome change of pace

Jinx Lennon: Liferafts for Latchicos – A welcome change of pace

The reliably acidic Dundalk man is back with a milder, more introspective album

Fri Apr 23 2021 - 10:00
The Music Quiz: Which Irish group once praised Michael D in a song?

The Music Quiz: Which Irish group once praised Michael D in a song?

Plus: Sarah Corcoran before Pillow Queens, covering Prince, smashed guitars for sale

Wed Apr 21 2021 - 06:15
‘I think, pre-Covid, we were all more money focused’

‘I think, pre-Covid, we were all more money focused’

Me & My Money: Des Travers, chief executive, DPD Ireland

Mon Apr 19 2021 - 00:00
Paul McCartney – McCartney III Imagined review: Not much better than the original

Paul McCartney – McCartney III Imagined review: Not much better than the original

Album smacks of an exercise in passing time rather than any significant progressive enhancements

Fri Apr 16 2021 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Which Britpoppers once covered Whiskey in the Jar?

The Music Quiz: Which Britpoppers once covered Whiskey in the Jar?

Plus: Boybanders attempt a U2 and an alt.country star goes to Hollywood

Wed Apr 14 2021 - 06:15
‘I get a thrill when my online shopping arrives’

‘I get a thrill when my online shopping arrives’

Me & My Money: Siobhán Harton, artist/illustrator

Mon Apr 12 2021 - 00:00
Robert John Ardiff: The Corridors of Love – Echoing life’s frailty

Robert John Ardiff: The Corridors of Love – Echoing life’s frailty

Second solo album has a sense of displacement and disquiet throughout

Fri Apr 09 2021 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: John Spillane once told a fella not to go to which Irish town?

The Music Quiz: John Spillane once told a fella not to go to which Irish town?

Plus: Brian McFadden covering Damien Rice and the ‘truest American songwriter’

Wed Apr 07 2021 - 06:15
‘Our total spend on food has increased stupidly’

‘Our total spend on food has increased stupidly’

Me & My Money: George Murray, head performance analyst, Munster Rugby

Mon Apr 05 2021 - 05:00
Fia Rua: Behind The Grey – Reflective and personal folk songs

Fia Rua: Behind The Grey – Reflective and personal folk songs

This is music that brings you on a hushed trip from late night to early morning

Fri Apr 02 2021 - 13:12
The Music Quiz: Love Yer Brain is whose new branded cannabis product?

The Music Quiz: Love Yer Brain is whose new branded cannabis product?

Plus: The woman with the most Grammys and that legendary Phil Lynott photo

Wed Mar 31 2021 - 06:00
Declan O’Rourke: How I learned to trust Paul Weller’s advice

Declan O’Rourke: How I learned to trust Paul Weller’s advice

The ‘obsessive’ Dubliner learned to let go after bringing the Jam man in as producer

Wed Mar 31 2021 - 05:00
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