The Beatles, Paddy’s Wigwam and lesser-known ties between Dublin and Liverpool
From religion to football, links abound between Dublin and the most Irish city in England
George Harrison
Previously unreleased Beatles tracks to feature on new Anthology 4
New anthology will be released on November 21st
The bond between John Lennon and Paul McCartney: ‘For sure they loved each other... they found a way to share that love with the world’
Ian Leslie, author of John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs, on the partnership at the heart of The Beatles
Ringo Starr on holidaying in Ireland: ‘We hopped over on a plane, rented a car and found a little guesthouse for two nights’
The Beatles drummer on his former band and his new country album, Look Up, which features a line-up of Nashville stars
Music books round-up: from George Harrison’s blues to Kate Bush’s songbirds
501 Essential Albums of the ’90s is US-centric; while Further Adventures in Record Collecting: Dust & Grooves Vol 2 is wonderful if eye-wateringly expensive
Barry Keoghan, Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal as stars of four Beatles biopics? I’ve heard better ideas
Donald Clarke: The musical biopic is among the most benighted of cinematic genres, but there is perhaps more chance of innovation with Sam Mendes’s planned set
From the Beatles to U2, sleep on an operatic scale with Irish hotels steeped in music history
There are plenty of spots where you can revel in a rocking atmosphere, whatever the era you’re after
The Beatles: Now and Then review - A near miraculous, sad, fab farewell
There is plenty of spirit on Now and Then. John Lennon has never sounded more emotionally present
The Fab Four’s finest: 20 Beatles tracks for George Harrison’s birthday
The Beatles guitarist and songwriter would have turned 80 tomorrow. Which is reason enough to nominate the band’s best songs, both together and solo
John Lennon was shot dead on this day in 1980. Here’s how The Irish Times paid tribute
We published six stories about the former Beatle, including the appreciation reproduced here
‘A festering wound’: The true story of the Beatles break-up
Peter Jackson’s unflinching film shows the tensions weighing on the band by the late 1960s
Donovan: ‘I waited to see if Greta Thunberg’s generation would have their own songwriters’
The 1960s folk troubadour on fame, money, success, drugs and Greta Thunberg
Donald Clarke: Stairway to Heaven set to go on and on
Those of us disappointed at the lack of a total ban must admit there is some good news
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices