David Gray: Dear Life review – Lean into this raw, bumpy album. It’s well worth the effort
Never mind that he’s British. David Gray might be the most consequential Irish songwriter of his generation
Ed Sheeran
Andrea Bocelli: ‘My son, Johnny Depp, Ed Sheeran and Russell Crowe made pasta together, and were up until 6am’
A year in which the Italian tenor celebrates his luminous 30-year career will be rounded off by a well-earned Christmas at home
Love Actually and That Christmas writer Richard Curtis: ‘I still hope to convince my wife to watch one episode of Blackadder’
There’s little in comedy writing that Richard Curtis hasn’t done. So adapting his That Christmas children’s tales for the screen has been a welcome change
Ed Sheeran and Mary Robinson are right. It’s time to bin Band Aid
Band Aid revisionism hasn’t dropped from the clear blue winter sky. It’s been there since the start
Bob Geldof defends Band Aid as 40th anniversary single released: ‘This little pop song has kept millions alive’
Band Aid 40 remix of Do They Know It’s Christmas? blends voices of Bono, Harry Styles and George Michael
Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody: ‘I was using alcohol to drown all kinds of different things in me. I didn’t have anything else’
Snow Patrol frontman hasn’t forgiven himself for letting down the people in his life. But the band’s new album is a far cry from its angst-ridden predecessor
Warner strikes right note as profits jump 62% in Irish business
Sales by Ed Sheeran, Dua Lipa and Kylie helped Irish arm of music giant record 8% rise in revenues
‘When we first moved into our house, we ordered a custom-made bed for €4,800. Pure luxury’
Me & My Money: Margaret Barrett, managing director of Mortgage Navigators
Trad musicians begin two-week journey in tribute to Traveller forefathers
Paddy Keenan and Mickey Dunne travelling by horse-drawn wagon to Donegal
Celebrity-backed Donegal brand Muff Liquor secures US distribution deal
Russell Crowe, Ed Sheeran, Ronan Keating and Jimmy Carr have all invested in the business in recent years
Ed Sheeran: Autumn Variations – The news is not good
Review: This is not so much a companion piece to Subtract, from just four months ago, as an ugly stepsister
Sometimes, when you need a witness – or Ed Sheeran – social media can be a source for good
Orla Tinsley: Social media morphs into a space to write intentionally and lyrically when picking up a pen is not an option
Kitsch Kitchen – Frank McNally on a Salthill institution, O’Connor’s Famous Pub
For sheer exuberance, the collection of bric-a-brac might be unique
Irish woman successfully summits Mount Kilimanjaro with a harp
Siobhán Brady successfully completed her quest to reach the top of Africa’s highest peak on Tuesday, raising funds for Cystic Fibrosis Ireland and Harp Ireland
Warner Music Ireland profits jump by a fifth
Irish arm of music giant boosted by likes of Ed Sheeran and Dua Lipa
Tom Grennan: ‘I’ve got a big heart. And I’ve got a sensitive one, too’
The singer-songwriter says he feels he’s an arena artist and wants to be a global star – but he still finds time for a night of Guinness drinking with his Irish cousins
‘Rap is expressive, open, honest. It’s storytelling in your own voice. It’s real’
Rappers from the Kabin, a creative hub for young people, will showcase their talents as part of the Rhyme Island project during Cruinniú na nÓg this weekend
Keaton Henson: ‘I just hate being looked at by lots of people’
Songwriter’s new album, House Party, investigates notion of musicians projecting alter-ego versions of themselves
Lewis Capaldi: Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent – Pallid pop brought to you by the algorithm
Anything has to be better than this by-the-numbers mulch
Amazon to stock Lowden Guitars’ Ed Sheeran line in US
Down-based instrument-maker launched collaborative range in 2019
Ed Sheeran: Subtract – Open-hearted, honest and schmaltz-free
Sincerity without sentimentality can go a surprisingly long way on the star’s fifth solo album
‘I won’t get that time back’: Ed Sheeran on missing grandmother’s funeral in Ireland due to New York trial
Songwriter’s heirs sued British musician claiming Sheeran’s Thinking Out Loud copied melody, harmony and rhythm of Gaye’s Let’s Get It On
Ed Sheeran concerts help Thomond Park to almost triple revenue
Company’s income of €1.52 million compare to takings of €650,342 in 2021
Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All – Compelling look at singer’s struggle to create a place of calm for himself and his family
Television: The music documentary does exemplary work capturing one of the world’s most streamed artists at the crossroads
Ed Sheeran at 3Arena review: an acoustic guitar, some loop pedals and a night of red-hot pop
‘I always get mad excited coming to Ireland. Ireland embraced me the quickest,” the astute showman and singer tells the sould-out Dublin audience
The Guide: The events to see, the shows to book and the ones to catch before they end
The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
Ed Sheeran ‘didn’t want to live any more’ after drug-related death of best friend
Singer said death of best friend and discovering pregnant wife had tumour made him feel ‘so powerless’
Ryan Tubridy’s top Late, Late moments: F-Bomb, Hozier’s Parting Glass, Francis Brennan’s duvet difficulties
Love him or loathe him, Tubs has his share of headline-grabbing moments
Robbie Williams and Billie Eilish help 3Arena garner revenues of €49.2m
In the course of 12 months to November 2022 almost three-quarters of a million fans attended the Dublin venue
The Music Quiz: What is the name of Ed Sheeran’s new sauce?
Plus: Which British rock band is celebrated in a special range of stamps?
Ed Sheeran reveals wife was diagnosed with tumour during pregnancy
Singer, who has announced he will play in Dublin on March 30th, says his new album is shaped by events that changed his life
BalconyTV: ‘The Buzzcocks just looked at the balcony and went, ‘where the f**k are we playing?’ ’
The story of a Dublin music start-up’s extraordinary rise to global brand and fall to oblivion is told in a new three-part documentary podcast
MCD ranks 11th globally among concert promoters with €155m in ticket sales in 2022
Garth Brooks gigs help Croke Park to 13th spot among world’s most successful concert venues in terms of box office receipts
Toy Show the Musical may be inevitable but is it a good idea?
Hugh Linehan: The Late Late Toy Show is a ratings winner for RTÉ so this much-hyped brand extension is not a surprise
Gala dinner raises more than $2m for Irish Arts Center in New York
Event celebrated 50th anniversary of the Irish Arts Center
Most songs on Irish radio are still by white, male artists
Ed Sheeran was the most played artist while Dermot Kennedy took the spot of most played Irish artist
Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: Three triplets and only one can be a mascot for Leinster. Who will it be?
Three triplets and only one can be a mascot for the Leinster game. Who will it be?
European powerhouses pitted together as provinces bid for semi-final meeting
All-Ireland semi-final in the Aviva Stadium on the cards if Leinster and Munster prevail
Hurling weekend previews: Throw-in times, TV details, predictions
Seán Moran looks ahead to Sunday's round-robin action in Leinster and Munster
Ed Sheeran live at Croke Park: ‘Nothing beats Saturday night in Croker does it?’
Review: The first of the singer’s series of large Irish gigs was epic and heartfelt
Tickets for Munster’s Aviva quarter-final with Toulouse to go on sale on Thursday
Province will keep 65% of the net ticket revenue after moving game from Thomond Park
Leinster and Munster's Champions Cup quarter-final fixtures confirmed
Munster to face Toulouse at the Aviva as Thomond Park is hosting concerts
Michael Snee remembered as ‘quintessential gentle person’ at his funeral in Sligo
It will be the ‘simple things’ that loved ones will miss about 58-year-old, ceremony hears
Championship serves up Confucius, climate change, broccoli and Easter eggs
Challenge for most managers in coming weeks will be to turn water into wine and ... perhaps walk on water
Munster quarter-final to be held at the Aviva due to Ed Sheeran concerts
Toulouse no longer travelling to Limerick but instead to the Aviva Stadium in Dublin
Cork football manager Keith Ricken steps aside from role for health reasons
Former Cork under-21 boss John Cleary will step into role on an interim basis
Grammy awards 2022: Olivia Rodrigo and Silk Sonic triumph
Ukraine’s president Zelenskiy makes cameo at scandal free ceremony after Oscars chaos
Devin Toner’s Leinster farewell tour hits a high note at Thomond Park
Secondrow delighted that province’s stock of locks is brimming as he prepares to bow out
Grammys 2022: Everything you need to know
On Sunday night, Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo go head-to-head in seven categories
Munster semi-final between Cork and Kerry moved to Killarney
Capacity issues at Páirc Uí Rinn sees game moved to Kerry with Páirc Uí Chaoimh unavailable
MacHale Park to host Mayo’s championship clash with Galway
Resurfacing works now ahead of schedule at the Castlebar venue
Emer McLysaght: Ireland’s best pitstop – we’re spoilt for choice
How I love the motorway service stations of Ireland. Let me count the ways
Cork GAA 309-home plan needs more ‘consideration or amendment’
An Bord Pleanála gives opinion on scheme ahead of planned fast-track planning application
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