Andy Irvine

St Patrick’s weekend 2026: a guide to parades and events in the coming days

St Patrick’s Day falls on Tuesday, March 17th, but many cities and towns across the country are hosting festivals the weekend before

Thu Mar 12 2026 - 05:05

Dónal Lunny returns to stage after illness with surprise appearance in Cork

Musician performed with Andy Irvine following a showing in Cork of a new film about his life

Mon Sept 15 2025 - 14:44

The Guide: CMAT, Fontaines DC, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and other events to see, shows to book, and ones to catch before they end

May 17th-23rd: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week

Sat May 17 2025 - 05:00

Paul Brady: ‘There’s a huge coterie of Irish nationalists who don’t want a United Ireland’

The singer has been reflecting on his life to compile The Archive, his new box set. It’s been a rich, rewarding six decades in music

Sat Apr 05 2025 - 05:45

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

Ireland's publicans: 'I’m angry there is no dialogue with us ... it's mentally very draining'

Bar owners struggle to stay positive amid Covid’s economic and psychological challenges

Mon Mar 15 2021 - 13:32

Potent twin threats give Scotland an exciting extra dimension

Hogg and Russell the most dangerous, X-factor backs Scottish rugby has produced in two decades

Sun Mar 14 2021 - 08:00

The best Irish and international albums of 2020

The year of the pandemic produced outstanding, thoughtful music across all forms

Sat Dec 19 2020 - 06:00

Mozaik: The Long and The Short of it review – Couldn’t be more timely

Fri Nov 29 2019 - 05:00

‘No Marvel movie will compete with an actual human being flying through the air’

Circus 1903, complete with life-sized elephant puppets, is an extravaganza that will resonate with all ages

Fri Nov 22 2019 - 06:00

Cork Folk Festival directors honoured for keeping festival going for 40 years

Jim Walsh and Hammy Hammond honoured for dedication

Fri Aug 30 2019 - 08:29

Moving Hearts get back on the beat: The best trad gigs this week

The return of Traidphicnic and Andy Irvine’s trip to Cobh are among the other highlights

Sat Jul 06 2019 - 03:00

Protesters outside RTÉ call for boycott of the Eurovision

Competition is ‘shameless attempt’ by Israel to ‘whitewash apartheid state’, says Senator

Fri Mar 08 2019 - 16:26

The story behind Dublin’s two new Luke Kelly sculptures

The works are unveiled on Wednesday, on north and south sides of the river Liffey

Tue Jan 29 2019 - 15:50