The Music Quiz: On Human League’s album Octopus, which British comedian is namechecked in a song title?What is the birth surname of Irish singer-songwriter Gavin James?Wed Sept 17 2025 - 04:59
New Irish albums reviewed and rated: Divine Comedy, D Cullen, God Knows, Gavin James, Laura Elizabeth HughesSeptember 2025 releases include Rainy Sunday Afternoon, City Soundscapes, A Future of the Past, Knots and Echoes, and Gold RushTue Sept 16 2025 - 05:05
Leslie Dowdall: I once splurged on a fancy electric toothbrush that promised all sortsMe & My Money: Singer/performer who made her name as lead singer with the band In Tua NuaMon Sept 15 2025 - 06:00
‘Heaven on earth’: One trip to Bologna and Sirmione is simply not enoughFrom hill-walking in Bologna to people-watching in the Lake Garda resort town of Sirmione, Italy’s charms are manifoldMon Sept 15 2025 - 05:58
Ray O’Donoghue: ‘I’m always the one who will get up and make a family speech’Dublin City Council’s night-time economy adviser on challenging conversations, the otherworldliness of Connemara and a burning childhood memorySat Sept 13 2025 - 06:00
Event Guide: Cat Stevens, Jape, David Sedaris and the other best things to see in Ireland this weekSeptember 13-19th, 2025: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Sept 13 2025 - 04:55
The Music Quiz: Rock band Biffy Clyro formed in which Scottish town in 1995?Plus: Which now-defunct Irish band included journalists/authors Anna Carey and Patrick Freyne?Wed Sept 10 2025 - 04:59
‘I wanted to buy a boat to rent out to people as a kind of Airbnb business’Me & My Money: Tim Jones, co-founder and chief executive of SymPhysis MedicalMon Sept 08 2025 - 06:00
‘I’m the youngest of five, which has 100 per cent shaped who I am’Úna Herlihy, founder and chief executive of the Indie List, an online talent-discovery company, is a very enthusiastic dragon boaterSun Sept 07 2025 - 06:00
Deftones: ‘I definitely think we’ve followed the Madonna model’Frontman and lyricist Chino Moreno on keeping listeners guessing for nearly 40 years, refusing to cash in during the nu-metal peak years, and the ‘Radiohead of metal’ tagSat Sept 06 2025 - 05:09
Sounds from a Safe Harbour, Dublin Fringe Festival and the other best things to do in Ireland this weekEvent guide September 6th-12th, 2025: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Sept 06 2025 - 04:49
The Music Quiz: According to Rolling Stone, which song is Taylor Swift’s most romantic?Plus: Addison Rae’s 2024 major label debut single namechecks which well-known soft drink?Wed Sept 03 2025 - 05:00
Wendy Erskine: ‘My parents were meticulous about money. I am shambolic’Me & My Money: Wendy Erskine, authorMon Sept 01 2025 - 06:00
‘When you fall in love with someone, you’re laughing more than you’re eating’Playwright Oisín Kearney on his middle name, inspiration and falling in loveSun Aug 31 2025 - 05:28
Event Guide: Michael D Higgins, Michael McIntyre and other best things to do in Ireland this weekAugust 30th-September 5th, 2025: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Aug 30 2025 - 04:59
Electric Picnic 2025: Chappell Roan, Dara Ó Briain and other must-sees at this year’s festivalMusic, comedy, podcasts and more from William Orbit, Mango, I Dreamed I Dream and Drinks Theatre Sun Aug 24 2025 - 04:59
‘I cannot consume the news without being angry’: Writer Ann Friedman on losing faith in global justiceWriter Ann Friedman on her love of Dunfanaghy and why she wants Frances McDormand to play her in a biopicSat Aug 23 2025 - 06:00
Event Guide: Electric Picnic, Robbie Williams, Addison Rae and the other best things to do in Ireland this weekAugust 23rd-29th, 2025: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Aug 23 2025 - 04:58
The Music Quiz: Which famous Taylor is the title of a track Taylor Swift album The Life of a Showgirl?Plus: By which name is Hayden Silas Anhedönia professionally known?Wed Aug 20 2025 - 06:00
New Irish albums reviewed and rated: Caimin Gilmore, Tebi Rex, David Keenan and RúnAugust 2025 releases include BlackGate, Fin, Salvable and RúnTue Aug 19 2025 - 04:59
‘I chose my Confirmation name after my favourite footballer. In retrospect, it’s pretty funny’Content creator David McCready, known as DavidMC, on his favourite place in Ireland and his strongest childhood memorySun Aug 17 2025 - 06:00
Event guide: Oasis, Raye, Another Love Story and the other best things to do in Ireland this weekAugust 16th-22nd, 2025: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Aug 16 2025 - 04:56
Eleanor McEvoy: ‘In the crash I lost most of my pension’Me & My Money: Eleanor McEvoy is a musician and songwriterFri Aug 15 2025 - 19:00
The Music Quiz: Who is the poet namechecked on CMAT’s Communion?What is the name of Harry Styles’ ‘sexual wellness’ brand?Wed Aug 13 2025 - 05:00
Don Wycherley: ‘Eircom put me off investing in shares for life’ Actor Don Wycherley is the narrator for Guy Barker’s Soho Symphony at the NCHMon Aug 11 2025 - 06:00
‘A personal regret is that my father who designed our house never got to see it’The award-winning designer and visual artist on Co Louth’s best-kept secret, making memories with her family and her biggest personal regretSun Aug 10 2025 - 06:00
Ireland event guide: The Rocky Horror Show, Public Image Ltd and other best things to do this weekAugust 9th-17th, 2025: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Aug 09 2025 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: The title of Wonderwall was inspired by a solo album by which Beatle?Plus: In 2002, Oasis requested the British army to withdraw a recruitment video that used which song?Wed Aug 06 2025 - 06:00
Leah Stack: ‘Horses can be quite unreliable at times ... so I have a few backup investments’Kildare showjumper Leah Stack is competing at the RDS Dublin Horse ShowMon Aug 04 2025 - 06:00
Jerry Fish: ‘I’m a London-born Dub but I discovered most of my DNA is from exactly where I now live’The musician talks about the last wolf in Ireland, long-term grief and his happiness at being a fatherMon Aug 04 2025 - 06:00
Event guide: The Weir, Kilkenny Arts Festival and other best things to do in Ireland this weekAugust 2nd-8th, 2025: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Aug 02 2025 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: The Undertones’ Top Twenty features lines from which T Rex hit?Plus: The Bear includes which former member of hip-hop collective Odd Future?Wed Jul 30 2025 - 05:00
Naomi Moore: ‘I’d love to go back to having no fear of anything’The chief executive of Windmill Lane Recording Studios talks about summer childhood, family values, and being born ‘under a lucky star’Sun Jul 27 2025 - 06:00
The Guide: Billie Eilish, Mogwai, All Together Now and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they endJuly 26th-August 1st, 2025: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Jul 26 2025 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: The Cranberries song Yeats’ Grave quotes from which of the great man’s poems?Plus: What was the original name of Kilkenny alt-metal outfit Kerbdog?Wed Jul 23 2025 - 05:00
‘I wear the same shoes and clothes all the time, which means I don’t shop often’Me & My Money: Kyla Cobbler, comedianMon Jul 21 2025 - 06:00
Four music books chart unconventional lives in the industry Influences and life moments behind the musicians from the ‘70s to ‘90s are revealedMon Jul 21 2025 - 04:24
Ireland’s ‘film censor’ Ciarán Kissane: ‘My mother told me I watched too much TV and now I watch movies for a living’ Director of Irish Film Classification Office on the magic of scuba diving, being a glass-half-full person, and his grandfather’s sudden deathSun Jul 20 2025 - 06:00
The Guide: The Murder Capital, Cian Ducrot, Forest Fest and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end July 19th-25th: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Jul 19 2025 - 05:00
New Irish albums reviewed: Sons of Southern Ulster, Poor Creature, Darragh Morgan, The Swell Season and California Irish July 2025 releases include Through the Bridewell Gate, All Smiles Tonight, Forward and moreWed Jul 16 2025 - 10:59
The Music Quiz: Which Co Meath town is mentioned in CMAT’s song The Jamie Oliver Petrol Station?Plus: Madonna’s 2005 song, Hung Up, samples which ABBA song?Wed Jul 16 2025 - 06:00
‘I invested heavily in a restaurant a few years ago and it went on fire in its second week. That still stings’Me & My Money: Keelan Higgs, owner/chef at Dublin-based one-Michelin-starred restaurant Variety JonesMon Jul 14 2025 - 06:00
‘Over the years, I’ve lost a little sense of my calmness. I wish I were a little bit more patient or cool-headed’David Cleary, director of MoLI (Museum of Literature Ireland), on the beauty of Adare, childhood holidays in Wales, and Limerick winning the All-IrelandSun Jul 13 2025 - 06:00
The Guide: Galway arts festival, The Script, Taylor Tomlinson and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they endJuly 12th-18th: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Jul 12 2025 - 05:09
The Music Quiz: How much were the tickets for Live Aid at Wembley Stadium?Plus: Which Beatles song did Elvis Costello introduce as an “old northern English folk song”?Wed Jul 09 2025 - 12:16
Author Eimear McBride: ‘My pension plan is to die before I’m no longer able to earn’Me & My Money: McBride is in conversation with Cristín Leach at the Maritime Hotel in Bantry on July 16th as part of West Cork Literary FestivalMon Jul 07 2025 - 05:15
Photographer Ruth Medjber: ‘I spent too much of my early career helping idiot men with theirs’Hozier’s official tour photographer on Dollymount Beach, time wasting, and injusticeSat Jul 05 2025 - 06:00
The Guide: Peter Kay, Camila Cabello, Galway Film Fleadh and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they endJuly 5th-11th: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this weekSat Jul 05 2025 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Which rocker’s DNA is to be sold in limited edition ‘Liquid Death’ cans after his demise?Plus: Who are known as the ‘Terror Twins’?Wed Jul 02 2025 - 05:00
‘My view on investing: time and compounding do the real work. Patience beats cleverness’Me & My Money: Jerry Staple, founder of IntrinsicAIMon Jun 30 2025 - 05:00
