St Patrick was actually a Welshman with particularly good judgement – he picked us

Ryan Christie and Oliver Burke on target as Brendan Rodgers’s side stay six points clear

Expect newies from Rihanna, Foals, Hozier, Chance the Rapper, Soak, Stormzy and MBV

The best music, theatre, comedy, film and spoken word in the coming year

U2 singer records Simon & Garfunkel track with Saint Sister and others for McVerry Trust

Performer accuses Fine Gael of failing the city and repeating mistakes of Celtic Tiger era

Europa League round-up: Rangers win first away tie in a decade; Florian Kamberi seals win for Hibs

Guitar and amp wizard who gave Irish bands their authentic rock sound

In the How Music Works series, Niall Byrne talks to people about their work in music – this week, Donal Scannell

Striker comes off bench to secure win over Hibernian at Hampden Park

Simon Le Bon or Johnny Logan? Pet Shop Boys or Manfred’s men? It’s a nostalgia fest

Rangers beaten 3-2 by Neil Lennon’s men in bad-tempered clash in Glasgow

Longitude, Valerie June, Belle & Sebastian, David Gray and more

The Women’s Podcast: Extracts from Repeal -A Night in the Key of 8 a fundraiser for the ‘repeal project’ include poetry by Una Mullally and FeliSpeaks

The Repeal campaign should be challenging political and economic inequalities

Bus trike looks likely to end, focus shifts to water charges refunds, Trump and Russia, Ed Sheeran, Canadian man sentenced

The singer’s finest songs demolish the caricature that he’s just a Daniel O’Donnell for Dart users. Indeed, if ever an artist was ripe for rehabilitation it is de Burgh

Sheeran’s audience craves traditional, the comfortable conformity and uniformity of the generic

Nama’s former Northern Ireland advisor Frank Cushnahan is among directors

Hibs and Rangers fans fight on the pitch at Hampden Park

Irish striker scores twice in 3-2 Scottish Cup final win

That might be true, but on her new album, Pothole in the Sky, the Cavan woman has become a self-assured songwriter, a process catalysed by a tour with David Gray

Frank Cushnahan has to date given no commitment that he will appear before the committee

Introducing a new column that will show off some of the best buys in our cities, towns and villages

Global Design Concepts has emerged as one-stop shop for hotel design and refurb

Inflatable furniture, a poppers stand, and David Gray’s ‘Babylon’ were the hallmarks of Ireland’s biggest rock festival in the year 2000

New innovators: Jumble

. . . and of course a few old favourites. Jim Carroll picks the 13 big cheeses of this weekend's Indiependence festival in Mitchelstown, Co Cork

Traditional music, David Gray, viking boat trips and aqua sphering among weekend events

The Co Mayo bash wasn’t exactly the wild west, but it was nice nonetheless

Rock, comedy and some fine food were cornerstones of the third annual event

He may have reunited with former Beautiful South bandmate Jacqui Abbot for a new album and tour, but Paul Heaton will never, ever, get the band back together. "My only pang of regret was that I didn’t disband it early enough"

It’s summertime, which means it’s time to hit the fields, parks, GAA stadiums and forests for a blast of live music. Here’s our guide to the 25 festivals and music events you have to see this year

As the music series returns to our screens this weekend, here are a few highlights from Hozier and The Gloaming

Kilkenny has just added another hooley to the summer mix

Crosscare Cafe in Dublin’s inner city is a meeting place for the whole community

Irish audiences have embraced John Grant’s brave and beautiful anti-love songs. Call it collective atonement for Garth Brooks