Taylor Swift

Those of us who admire Jonathan Swift, the contrary old weed, were the original Swifties

Ignore the right-wing blowhards: awards ceremonies are rarely as politically partisan as they like to pretend

Simon Harris, Micheál Martin and Mary Lou McDonald take message directly to young voters on X, Instagram and TikTok

Planet Business: Royal private estate income, data-hungry air fryers and the companies keen for it to be Christmas already

Beyoncé out in front with 11 Grammy nominations for Cowboy Carter while Kendrick Lamar, Charli xcx, Post Malone and Billie Eilish follow

Going on the road as a young artist is psychologically and physically draining, says Sophie Allison, who has just released Evergreen, her new album

The first challenge for either campaign might be getting young people to register to vote at all

Swift is now the most decorated solo artist at the VMAs of all time, surpassing Beyoncé's record

Singer also addressed AI images shared by Trump which falsely depicted her endorsing his campaign

Podcast review: Vinson Cunningham, Naomi Fry and Alexandra Schwartz discuss everything from Taylor Swift to true crime

Oasis have never received the Taylor Swift treatment over this bungled ticket sale. No charges of money-grabbing or fan-exploitation for the brothers

Plus: Who’s that with a tattoo of Jesus Christ on his leg?

Tourism body sought to use star to promote Ireland

In a world largely mediated through a screen, the IRL event commands a premium price

‘People want to pass on tickets they’re not able to use without anyone being ripped off’: Website heads into busiest period with music fans on the hunt for sold out Electric Picnic tickets

Islamic State is using social media apps such as TikTok to reassert its influence, say experts

After two teenagers were arrested in Vienna over plans for mass killing at a concert, many others gathered to sing and ‘try to turn this into something positive’

Police discovered explosives, knives, air pistol, counterfeit notes and Islamic State propaganda at home of suspect

Vienna shows to see increased security and ‘antiterrorism measures’ after chemical substance found in home of one of the detained

Police name three victims, aged 6, 7 and 9, as suspect is questioned over knife attack at dance studio

Plus: Can you name the first rap group to win a Grammy?

She has the imprimatur of Taylor Swift and Chris Martin, but she’s not necessarily looking to follow in the footsteps of her stadium-playing chums

Research finds performance of hit song Love Story during musician’s three recent Aviva Stadium concerts generated most seismic waves

Pub and restaurant owners did not need to worry about trying to fill a blank space as spending rose by 13% compared to the previous weekend

Stevie Nicks and Julia Roberts were there, and Swift played ‘my’ surprise song. Who knew one song had such healing powers?

The weekend-long celebration of Swiftness has passed but the memories remain

No dud moments and no time for toilet breaks as 50,000 fans - including Róisín Ingle - scream and whoop through the hits

The young people of Ireland reach religious ecstasy at the Aviva - and I’d be a fool not to celebrate it

Taylor Swift kicked off the first of three concerts in Dublin with a spectacular show

The exhilarating and riveting three hour-plus concert in Dublin 4 thrillingly confirms the US singer as an artist who comes along just once in an era

The faithful throng the Aviva Stadium as the US singer brings her Eras tour to Dublin for the first of a long sold-out three-night stint

From the oldest Swiftie in town to Natasha O’Brien, here are the stories that caught my attention this week

From potters to nail bars, traders are in on the action - while cowboy hats are ‘flying out’

Swifties travelling to Dublin from overseas voice frustration amid cancellation of 270 flights

Snobbishness towards pop goes back decades but it’s time they reconciled themselves to the new reality

TD and festival organiser says Taylor Swift gigs and ‘Swiftmania’ give false impression that Irish music festival scene is ‘booming’

Taylor Swift concert, Croke Park matches and Pride events could bring more than 200,000 into Dublin city on Saturday

Fans queue for early access to pop-up merchandise store as pop star’s Dublin takeover begins

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is coming to Dublin. Here is everything you need to know about the gigs on June 28th, 29th and 30th

Swifties may be happy to splurge on the singer’s Eras tour, but the reported average spend of €1,000 per person overstates the reality for most fans