TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight – The Irish Times
Pick of the WeekIn TimeMonday, RTÉ One, 9.35pm Musician and producer Dónal Lunny has had an incredible career.…
Electric Picnic 2026: Van Morrison, Amble and Aaron Rowe added to line-up – The Irish Times
Van Morrison, Amble and Aaron Rowe have been added to the line-up for this year’s Electric Picnic. They…
Glen Hansard obituary: Musician who went from busking in Dublin to world’s biggest stages – The Irish Times
Born: April 21st, 1970 Died: July 29th, 2026 Musician, songwriter and actor Glen Hansard, who died on Wednesday…
The lucrative but frustrating musical afterlife of The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd and Bob Dylan – The Irish Times
There are downsides to the streaming revolution. The current arrangements are not ideal if you’re a musician who…
The album Cillian Murphy calls “Ireland in a record”
(Credits: Far Out / Josh Popov) Mon 6 April 2026 13:00, UK The next time someone tells you…
‘I got it through ignorance’: photographer John Minihan on capturing his iconic portrait of Samuel Beckett
On the eve of an exhibition of his works in the National Gallery of Ireland, the photographer looks…
Best music in 2025: Irish Times critics choose the albums and acts of the year – The Irish Times
Best music in 2025: Irish Times critics choose the albums and acts of the year The Irish Times 2025…
Starsailor’s James Walsh: ‘When I picked up a guitar I tried to learn songs from Oasis, as they seemed the easiest’
The singer has a bit of history with the Gallagher brothers, but he’s not complaining James Walsh of…
RTE star Miriam O’Callaghan says ‘unmitigated disaster’ with Van Morrison left her ‘mortified’ and in tears: ‘I totally blame myself’
Broadcaster says she has only herself to blame for getting off on wrong foot during her second interview…
Jon Bon Jovi: ‘I sit before you with grey hair and 63-year-old lines on my face but it’s OK, I don’t want to be something I’m not’’
Rock star Jon Bon Jovi isn’t slowing down at 63. In Dublin to promote his band’s tour next…
What’s gone wrong at Guinness Cork Jazz Festival? – The Irish Times
A painting in the arrivals hall at Cork Airport has long shown many of the greats who have…
‘After the Taylor Swift song, what made me happy was that kids were buying Dylan Thomas books’ – The Irish Times
Patti Smith had no idea she was about to have a starring role on a Taylor Swift album…