Event guide: Luke Combs, Forest Fest and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead
July 18th-24th, 2026: The best music, art, comedy and more coming your way this week
New Irish albums reviewed and rated: Sailing Stones, Shark School, Shimmer Boy, Killian Walsh, Zaska
July 2026 releases include Slow Magic; Selachimorpha; In the Aftermath, We Bloom; Ise; and Nectar
The Music Quiz: How many times does Kurt Cobain sing/shout the word ‘yeah’ in Lithium?
Plus: In the Rolling Stones’ 1966 song Mother’s Little Helper, what colour is the ‘little pill’ that ‘helps her on her way, gets her through her busy day’?
New music books: From redreaming My Bloody Valentine to throwing shade on Taylor Swift
Latest releases include Sylvia Patterson’s I’m Not With the Man: A Writer’s Life, which has immensely rewarding interviews with Lady Gaga, Sinéad O’Connor, Liam Gallagher and more
‘I paid €4,500 for my vintage 1962 Volvo Amazon car, originally owned by Mary Black’
Me & My Money: Camille O’Sullivan, singer/actor
Event guide: Dermot Kennedy, Galway arts festival and other top things to see in Ireland this week
July 11th-17th, 2026: The best music, art and more coming your way in the week ahead
The Music Quiz: Cher’s 1964 debut solo single referenced which member of The Beatles?
Plus: Dublin band Basht’s latest single is named after which British actress?
‘Buying a yacht is the easy bit. Maintaining it is the bigger challenge’
Me & My Money: Denis Byrne, admiral of Royal Cork Yacht Club
Event guide: Take That, Shania Twain and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead
July 4th-10th, 2026: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
The Music Quiz: A Madonna Special — Which Madonna ballad is the theme to the film With Honors?
Plus: In 1988, Madonna made her Broadway debut in a play by which US playwright?
‘I was a ghost writer for a gambling website. I’ve stayed away from gambling because of that’
Me & My Money: Becky Gilmour, Adventure Athlete
Event guide: Lily Allen, Ethel Cain and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead
June 27th-July 3rd, 2026: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way in the next seven days
The Music Quiz: Paramore singer Hayley Williams was born in which US location?
Plus: In 2021, singer/songwriter Ethel Cain released a song named after which US actress?
‘I regret buying a spin bike during the pandemic... It is now used as a clothes horse’
Sheena Dignam, founder of Galway Food Tours, galwayfoodtours.com
Olivia Dean, Alanis Morissette and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead
June 20th-26th, 2026: The best music, theatre, art and more coming your way this week