There are 50 acts playing HWCH 2017 – here’s the pick of this year’s new crop

Adam Ellis has taken to twitter to tell the story of a misshapen ghost child that's haunting his apartment

Work travellers share their stories (including the surprising things people get up to on trains) and the highs and lows of the international commute

We've rounded up some of the most popular, influential and quintessentially Irish hashtags of the past decade.

Plus release of the week from Seamus O'Muineachain & introducing Chirpy

Release of the week from Orange Tree Edits and introducing new artist Franco Fire

Plus album of the week from The Jimmy Cake and introducing Prymary Colours

Inside Politics: Brexit pessimism dominates summer’s political events

What’s essential in Irish music this week including Bicep, Aislínn Logan, Otherkin, Nouveaunoise and more

What’s essential in Irish music this week including James Vincent McMorrow, Native Ensemble, Rocstrong and aboveDat

Find your ideal break, from campsites to quirky hideaways, blow-the-budget spots to thrifty getaways

What’s essential in Irish music this week including Kilnamana, Le Boom & Mix and Fairbanks, Brian Deady & Come On Live Long

Swings, roundabouts, slides, ziplines, tunnels, climbing frames, forest trails and scenery: we find the best free play areas to entertain the kids this summer

A round-up of what’s fresh in Irish music this week including No Monster Club, Shookrah, Kojaque and Wob!

Featurinig Bleachers, Heaven, Kojaque and an amazing swansong from Glen Campbell

A round-up of what’s fresh in Irish music this week, including Autre Monde, Ailie Blunnie, Mix & Fairbanks and Floor Staff

This week's quiz features Baldwin Brothers, Great Escapers and Big Fivers

Te week's best new Irish releases, featuring Dermot Kennedy, AE Mak, Brién, RSAG and Joshua Burnside

The weekly quiz goes multiple choice and from Annie Hall to Ronald Reagan

A round-up of what’s fresh in Irish music this week, featuring Emily Gahan, Search Party Animal, The Swedish Railway Orchestra and The Winter Passing

Do you have the cop-on it takes to be among Ireland’s most savvy shoppers?

The freshest sounds in Irish music this week, featuring Stoat, Marlene Enright, Ivy Nations, Paddy Hanna and Sailing Stones

A heavily pregnant Natalie Portman floats majestically in Blake’s ethereal new video for My Willing Heart

From ‘IRA terrorist’ to ‘peacemaker’: McGuinness’s death made front page news at home and in Britain

A round-up of what’s fresh in Irish music this week, featuring Catherine McGrath, Henry Girls, Bad Sea, Video Blue and Milky

Do you have a genuine claim to citizenship, or are you as Irish as soda bread biscotti?

Thousands gathered around the country and abroad to mark International Women’s Day with a protest against Ireland’s abortion laws

A round-up of what’s fresh in Irish music this week, also featuring Tomorrows, Odu, Dioscó na mBó and The Innocent Bystander

Music video director Bob Gallagher, who’s worked with the likes of Girl Band, SOAK, Saint Sister and Le Galaxie, unpacks his surreal aesthetic for Niall Byrne

Inside Politics podcast: Panelists graze on a buffet of bad news stories for politicians at home and abroad

The pop star turned cordwainer pledges to keep her footwear “affordable”; elsewhere Father John Misty blubs about his collaboration with Beyonce

A round up of what’s fresh in Irish music this week, featuring Lisa Hannigan, Paths, Blackfish Collective and Birds Of Olympus

The Paris design show was ablaze with bold colours including blush and green

Donald Trump's team taking shape is the richest in US history, but has little political experience

A round-up of what’s fresh in Irish music this week, featuring Switzerland, Participant, Comrade Hat and Marlene Enright

Elswhere, the world rejoices - Louis One Direction is back on speaking terms with Zayn

A round up of what’s fresh in Irish music this week, featuring Orlando Volcano, Rebel Phoenix, Telephone Explosions, Shee and The Last Sound

As Donald Trump becomes US president, we republish this reaction piece by a host of writers from last November to his election

His funniest and most charming moments from Joe Biden memes to #ObamaWithKids

Offering a hilarious behind-the-scenes look at hip-hop stupidity and excess, the rapper's latest release is a serious contender for music video of the year