Sage Bertie Ahern, wry Joe Duffy and stoned-sounding Irish Maga fan: Radio reactions to Trump’s US election win
Radio: Ciara Kelly hears differing takes on Trump victory while Kieran Cuddihy meets jubilant Maga fans in New York
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Pixies drummer David Lovering: ‘My advice for Oasis? Have us as your opening act’
Drummer David Lovering recalls Pixies Boston roots as the punk-pop pioneers to whom Nirvana, Fontaines DC and even Olivia Rodrigo owe a debt surf a wave of renewed success
Through a Yellow Door, musicians find a creative home in Dublin
Yellow Door Music Studios is Ireland’s largest rehearsal studio for musicians – and it’s a resource that is badly needed, say its founders
Girls Night photographer Eimear Lynch: ‘There’s a part of me as a teenager in the images, especially the shy-looking ones’
What’s Next For?: Lynch on photographing teenage girls on nights out, Fontaines DC and Irish dancing
Fontaines DC: Romance – Incredibly compelling indie rock that takes the Dublin band to the next level
The changes are more systemic than stylistic, pulled off with a confidence and assurance that can only come from being comfortable in your skin
Grian Chatten of Fontaines DC: ‘We were speeding off the edge of a cliff’
The band ended a tour in Japan unsure what to do next. The resulting album was ‘f**king mad’ to make
15 of the most memorable moments at Irish festivals, from Sinéad O’Connor and Beyoncé to Kylie Minogue and Nick Cave
It’s summer festival time again. As we retrieve our wellies and thermal sleeping bags, what better moment to rank great Irish highlights of the past?
Starburster: Fontaines DC’s thrillingly sinister new single is a dystopian belter
Grian Chatten and his bandmates also announce a new album, Romance, due for release in August
Jessie Buckley: ‘I grew up in a household where music, writing and expressing yourself was really nurtured’
After a decade of blistering success, the Wicked Little Letters star has had a year off. Next up for the newlywed? Chloé Zhao, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Penélope Cruz
NewDad: ‘Suddenly we were playing sold-out shows and people were singing our music back to us’
The young Galway alt-rockers have come a long way since they got together to avoid having to perform solo for their Leaving Cert music exams
Kojaque: ‘I’ve never felt more Irish than when I moved to London. I felt positively f**king Fenian’
Leaving his hometown has brought Kevin Smith’s musical lens into sharper focus on his new album, Phantom of the Afters
Leo Varadkar needs better cultural reference points than Benefits Street
It was a jaw-dropping moment that makes you wonder about the cultural diet of our political leaders. Never mind: here are some recommendations to get them back on track
Electric Picnic: 15 of the most memorable moments, from a blistering Fontaines DC’s set to Lana Del Rey’s tears
Stradbally has welcomed thousands of acts since 2004. As this year’s festival approaches, here are 15 moments that stick in our minds
Grian Chatten: Chaos for the Fly – A curveball worth catching from Fontaines DC frontman
The stark nature of the songs in this first solo outing highlight Chatten’s worldview of separating the good from the bad
Grian Chatten of Fontaines DC: ‘I only started to realise over the last couple years that I was quite weird in school’
The Fontaines DC frontman meets Annie Mac to talk about childhood, London life, songwriting and finding light in the dark
Arlo Parks: ‘There will always be people who misunderstand what you do. But you just keep doing you’
‘Fontaines DC are a big inspiration... I’ve always been inspired by people who approach the world from the outside’
Choice Music Prize: CMAT’s If My Wife New I’d Be Dead wins album of the year
‘The word genius gets thrown around a lot of these these, but I think this finally proves I am one’
The Music Quiz: Which U2 singer has a flower named after him?
Plus: When did Bing Cosby get his kicks? And what is Jason Derulo’s book called?
Brit Awards 2023: Fontaines DC win best international act as Harry Styles sweeps the board
Fresh from Grammys triumph, the star towered over the British music industry’s annual bash, where 60% of winners were male
Leftfield: This Is What We Do – A terrific late career landmark
Grian Chatten from Fontaines DC stars on dance titans’ riveting fourth album
The music of 2022: Our critics verdicts on the best albums and acts of the year
Which band won Best Irish Album? Which music act won Best Irish Song? Will Fontaines D.C. claim victory over Kendrick Lamar? Our critics have made their choices
Fontaines DC at Electric Picnic: Fans roar about the ‘gall of Fine Gael and the fail of Fianna Fáil’
The band drew a huge crowd for a passionate Friday night performance
Fontaines DC – Skinty Fia: We’re not in Dublin any more
What might be seen as the concluding part of a trilogy reveals a band maturing nicely
Fontaines DC: ‘Ireland could really benefit from a socialist government’
The Dubliners on identity, anti-Irish sentiment and ‘the gall of Fine Gael and the fail of Fianna Fáil’
Electric Picnic tickets sell out in half an hour
Festival returns after two year Covid-19 hiatus with Dermot Kennedy, Arctic Monkeys, Tame Impala
Electric Picnic 2022 line-up: Dermot Kennedy, Tame Impala and Arctic Monkeys to headline
With 70,000 expected attendees, this year’s festival is set to be its largest on record
Fontaines D.C. get political, slamming ‘the gall of Fine Gael and the fail of Fianna Fáil’
I Love You, the band’s ‘devastating’ angst-rock new song, lambastes the Government’s record
Choice Music Prize: Best Irish Song of 2020 shortlist revealed
Denise Chaila, Fontaines DC, Pillow Queens, Dermot Kennedy and Gavin James among the nominees
Fontaines DC are reborn as punk-funk disconauts, and the results are cracking
Belgian DJs Soulwax have released a glittering remix of Fontaines DC’s A Hero’s Death
Fontaines DC: ‘We’ve no licence to speak for Ireland’
The band on lockdown life, their second album and Aidan Gillen doing a video for a pint
Fontaines DC come home: Vicar Street erupts in ecstasy
Review: Dublin’s gentrification is inspiring a generation of musicians, led by Fontaines D.C.
Mercury Prize 2019: Can Fontaines DC win in a year of protest music?
The Dublin band could be first Irish act to win the Mercury
How much I have missed this place, this island, my homeland
My list of all the things I love about being back in Ireland has resonated around the world
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