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The perfect little Christmas Day playlist: Louise Duffy, Steve Wall, David Kitt reveal their festive favourites

The perfect little Christmas Day playlist: Louise Duffy, Steve Wall, David Kitt reveal their festive favourites

Making a song list and checking it twice? Some well-known names from the music world on their perfect festive tunes

By Nadine O’ReganWed Dec 24 2025 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Olivia Dean’s middle name was inspired by which US singer?

The Music Quiz: Olivia Dean’s middle name was inspired by which US singer?

Reluctant pop star Chris Rea felt ‘Monty Python-silly’ in Slane but was beloved in Ireland

The singer-songwriter’s streak of earnestness elevated him beyond other hitmakers of the day

Mon Dec 22 2025 - 19:20

Chris Rea, singer of Driving Home For Christmas, dies aged 74

Musician dies ‘following a short illness’, statement from family spokesperson says

Mon Dec 22 2025 - 15:17


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Dove Ellis: Blizzard review – Thank heavens for awkward outsiders, and for this luminescent Irish album

Dove Ellis: Blizzard review – Thank heavens for awkward outsiders, and for this luminescent Irish album

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Kneecap at 3Arena: A rambunctious and humorous set with heartfelt moments

Kneecap at 3Arena: A rambunctious and humorous set with heartfelt moments

Rap trio brings its controversy machine to the Dublin venue with a formidable live gig, guest collaborations and plenty of fun

Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here 50 review – Brilliantly bleak masterpiece comes with its own mythology

Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here 50 review – Brilliantly bleak masterpiece comes with its own mythology

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Wolf Alice at 3Arena review: An ultimately superb – if underattended – show

Wolf Alice at 3Arena review: An ultimately superb – if underattended – show

Scintillating gig shows Ellie Rowsell’s skills as frontwoman and band’s talent for old-school indie pop

Ed Sheeran at 3Arena review: Pop’s everyman serves up Christmas bangers and beige ballads

Ed Sheeran at 3Arena review: Pop’s everyman serves up Christmas bangers and beige ballads

The Dublin gig is a reminder of why Sheeran is both a streaming behemoth and a popular punching bag

John Maus at Button Factory review: In a haze of dry ice, the former philosophy lecturer slams like a human jackhammer

John Maus at Button Factory review: In a haze of dry ice, the former philosophy lecturer slams like a human jackhammer

John Maus’s Dublin gig is half performance art, half exhibitionist freakout



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