Gig of the week: Something Happens, Coronas and DelorentosTried and tested Irish acts, and a few surprises, for Christmas weekSat Dec 21 2019 - 05:00
The week’s best rock and pop gigs: From Mick Flannery to DelorentosPlus: Andrew Weatherall, The Coronas, and Club Comfort’s alternative birthday partySat Dec 21 2019 - 05:00
Debbie Harry lifts the lid, Brett Anderson revisits Brit PopNew music books from Prince, Allison Moorer, Ian Anderson, Andrew Ridgely and moreThu Dec 19 2019 - 06:00
‘Owning a small business teaches you to shop around’Me & My Money: Mark Loftus, The Paddy BoxMon Dec 16 2019 - 05:20
David Keenan: ‘I’d never been outside of Dundalk. I wasn’t exactly inundated with offers’The singer-songwriter’s move to Liverpool with ‘€70 in my arse pocket’ was a rebirthSat Dec 14 2019 - 06:00
Driving home for Christmas: This week’s best rock and pop gigsDermot Kennedy, Damien Dempsey and Hudson Taylor head a big Irish line-upSat Dec 14 2019 - 05:00
Gig of the Week: Dermot Kennedy in DublinDublin singer has taken the long road to becoming a world-famous performerSat Dec 14 2019 - 05:00
Joy Crookes: ‘I love a challenge – that keeps the fire in me’Singer talks family, Bangladeshi and Irish heritage, and finding freedom in her flawsSat Dec 14 2019 - 05:00
Killing Eve: OST seasons 1 and 2 review– Ambiguous yet eminently tunefulAn uncommon marriage of storylines and musicFri Dec 13 2019 - 05:00
‘There’s always something to be sorted – straight teeth, for instance’Me & My Money: Maclean Burke, actorMon Dec 09 2019 - 05:20
The best rock and pop concerts in Ireland this weekHozier, Primal Scream and Villagers performing around the countrySat Dec 07 2019 - 05:00
Hozier’s back with more treasures from the wastelandGig of the Week: Six years after Take Me to Church, he is still well able to cry powerSat Dec 07 2019 - 05:00
Yann Tiersen: Portrait review – Warm, repetitive radiancyBest of collection features collaborations with John Grant, Gruff Rhys and othersFri Dec 06 2019 - 05:30
‘I do love to spend. Money burns a hole in my pocket’Me & My Money: George Murphy, musicianMon Dec 02 2019 - 05:20
Boys in the better band: Fontaines DC head this week’s best rock and pop gigsDido, Happy Mondays, Aldous Harding, Rufus and Martha Wainwright . . . and WhitneySat Nov 30 2019 - 05:00
Gig of the Week: Fontaines DCSold-out Irish shows will be a celebration of their success and a genuine homecomingSat Nov 30 2019 - 05:00
Mick Ronson: Only After Dark review – Bowie sidekick’s moment to shineThe guitarist’s solo work is gathered here, but he was a reluctant rock starTue Nov 26 2019 - 09:32
‘My father taught me to be a wheeler-dealer early on’Me & My Money: Marian O’Gorman, CEO, Kilkenny GroupMon Nov 25 2019 - 05:20
The week’s best rock and pop gigs: From The Darkness to BjörkOther highlights include Go-Betweens’ Robert Forster, Snow Patrol and Other VoicesSat Nov 23 2019 - 05:00
Gig of the week: Other Voices returns to its true home in DingleThe celebration of left-of-centre songwriters continues to exceed expectationsSat Nov 23 2019 - 05:00
Barry McCormack: Mean Time review – criminally underrated Dubliner deliversDylanesque tunes stand head and shoulders above the songwriting packFri Nov 22 2019 - 05:00
‘You can’t bring it with you and there’s always things to be paid for’Me & My Money: Peter Brennan, general manager of North Star and Address hotelsTue Nov 19 2019 - 05:20
Bigmouth strikes back: Liam Gallagher leads this week’s rock & pop highlightsAlso: Lewis Capaldi; Sigrid; Rex Orange County; Joseph; Ghost; Shookrah; Jade BirdSat Nov 16 2019 - 05:00
Gig of the week: Unfiltered everyman Lewis Capaldi plays DublinThe singer, often compared to Adele and Ed Sheeran, is to play the Olympia TheatreSat Nov 16 2019 - 05:00
Mount Alaska: Wave Atlas review - A gorgeous swoosh of an albumRipple-effect melancholy unlike Mount Alaska’s previously released musicFri Nov 15 2019 - 05:00
‘It wasn’t difficult to prioritise needs over wants in the recession’Me & My Money: Deirdre Fee, co-founder of Mobility GenieTue Nov 12 2019 - 05:20
The best rock and pop gigs this weekGrab tickets to Laoise, Tinariwen, Tebi Rex , Kate Tempest and The Howl & the HumSat Nov 09 2019 - 05:00
Gig of the week: Poet Kate Tempest in DublinEnglish spoken word performer should put on vibrant show at Vicar StreetSat Nov 09 2019 - 05:00
FKA Twigs: Magdalene review – from germ-free adolescent to tainted loveFive years after her debut, this album is a rebirth for a most unpredictable artistFri Nov 08 2019 - 06:00
‘I lived in Denmark and it is, pretty much, a cashless society’Me & My Money: Shane Quinlan, head of financial wellbeing, Bank of IrelandMon Nov 04 2019 - 05:20
Christina Aguilera at 3Arena, Dublin: Everything you need to knowTickets, stage times, set list and more for Christina Aguilera’s Dublin concert on the X TourSun Nov 03 2019 - 06:00
It’s a Dirrty job, but Xtina’s gonna do it: This week’s best rock and pop gigsLizzo, Whenyoung, Friendly Fires, JoJo Siwa, Greta Van Fleet, The Tallest Man on EarthSat Nov 02 2019 - 05:45
Laurie Shaw: Helvetica review – A glitchy, scrappy pop-punk state of BritainKerry-based artist’s songs brim over with clever ideas and easily spotted influencesFri Nov 01 2019 - 05:00
‘Every time I reach for it, I think that was the best €11 I ever spent’Me & My Money: Nichola MacEvilly, actorTue Oct 29 2019 - 05:20
Sean O’Hagan: Radum Calls, Radum Calls review – Compelling and quietly triumphantFormer Microdisney man’s second solo outing in almost 30 years offers earthly delightsFri Oct 25 2019 - 00:00
‘Haggling is day-to-day business for me’Me & My Money: Kenneth Rouse, managing director, BNP Paribas Real Estate IrelandMon Oct 21 2019 - 05:20
OMG! It’s OMD: this week’s best rock and pop gigsPlus: Sligo Live, October Fires, Craig Finn, Of Monsters and Men, Amanda Palmer, Indigo Girls, EllyDSat Oct 19 2019 - 05:00
‘I would love to have the gumption to haggle but I rarely do’Me & My Money: Lisa Higgins, marketing manager for Nokia mobile makerTue Oct 15 2019 - 05:20
‘People are emotionally strong but they still need to share their feelings with someone’Pop sensation Mahalia on her long-awaited debut album Love & CompromiseMon Oct 14 2019 - 05:00
Still incomparable: Sinead O’Connor heads this week’s best rock and pop gigsAlso: Squeeze, Two Door Cinema Club, Join Me in the Pines, Daithí, Hot Chip, Le BoomSat Oct 12 2019 - 05:00
Elbow: Giants of All Sizes review – big tunes and small triumphsGuy Garvey & co deliver another measured and often exceptionally good albumFri Oct 11 2019 - 06:00
‘When you try to buy a horse, sellers tend not to have a card machine’Me & My Money: Robert Hoban, CEO and co-founder of OffrTue Oct 08 2019 - 05:20
The week’s best rock and pop gigs: From All Tvvins to Belinda CarlislePlus: Boris Johnson sceptic Slowthai, rapper JyellowL and rockers Pulled Apart by HorsesSat Oct 05 2019 - 05:00
Ireland Music Week: 10 acts to see before they are famousThe event formerly known as Hard Working Class Heroes is a showcase for Irish music talentTue Oct 01 2019 - 06:30
‘I never got the money back even after contacting the bank’Me & My Money: Julie McLoughlin, printmaker and co-founder, Jando DesignTue Oct 01 2019 - 05:20
Get out of the office: This week’s best rock and pop gigsThe Divine Comedy, Nitin Sawhney, Richard Hawley, Ann Scott, Alma, Deborah De LucaSat Sept 28 2019 - 05:00
Boa Morte: Before There Was Air review – slow-burning alt-folk doesn’t come much smootherCork band prove that being in no hurry doesn’t necessarily mean a lack of focusThu Sept 26 2019 - 05:00
‘We survived recession by doing the same simple things in life’Me & My Money: Patrick Mulcahy, themindfulfarmer.ieMon Sept 23 2019 - 05:20
Liam Gallagher: Why Me Why Not review – Cheap but potentReview: For all his flaws, he can hold a tune, and this second solo effort is full of themFri Sept 20 2019 - 08:14
