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Eurovision Music Quiz: What is Bambie Thug’s full name?

Eurovision Music Quiz: What is Bambie Thug’s full name?

Think you know the Eurovision Song Contest? Test your knowledge with questions about Ireland's entry Bambie Thug, Graham Norton's presenting debut and more

Wed May 01 2024 - 05:00
‘Since Covid, I am even more conscious of not buying processed food’

‘Since Covid, I am even more conscious of not buying processed food’

Me & My Money: Birgitta Hedin-Curtin, chief executive and owner of the Burren Smokehouse

Mon Apr 29 2024 - 06:00
The Guide: Olivia Rodrigo, Kacey Musgraves and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end

The Guide: Olivia Rodrigo, Kacey Musgraves and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end

April 27th-May 3rd: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week

Sun Apr 28 2024 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: Canadian rapper Drake has a tattoo of which Beatles album cover?

The Music Quiz: Canadian rapper Drake has a tattoo of which Beatles album cover?

Think you know your music? Test your knowledge with our latest quiz featuring questions about Drake, the new Garfield movie, Kacey Musgraves, Blur, and more

Thu Apr 25 2024 - 11:00
St Vincent: All Born Screaming – Taut, funk-fuelled and innately human

St Vincent: All Born Screaming – Taut, funk-fuelled and innately human

Annie Clark’s first self-produced album sees singer-songwriter nod to the influence of David Bowie

Thu Apr 25 2024 - 05:30
Hugh Wallace: ‘I lost a lot of money during the financial crisis. Once you get badly burned, the fear never leaves you’

Hugh Wallace: ‘I lost a lot of money during the financial crisis. Once you get badly burned, the fear never leaves you’

Me & My Money: Hugh Wallace, architect, founding director Douglas Wallace, and television presenter

Mon Apr 22 2024 - 06:00
The Guide: Cúirt, Samara Joy, Take That and other events to see, shows to book, and ones to catch before they end

The Guide: Cúirt, Samara Joy, Take That and other events to see, shows to book, and ones to catch before they end

April 20th-April 26th, 2024: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week

Sat Apr 20 2024 - 05:00
Wallis Bird & Spark: Visions of Venus – Bringing 1,000 years of music by women to life with vigour and insight

Wallis Bird & Spark: Visions of Venus – Bringing 1,000 years of music by women to life with vigour and insight

Berlin-based Irish singer-songwriter collaborates with contemporary German classical quintet in a genre-breaking blend of pop, jazz and classical

Thu Apr 18 2024 - 05:15
Take That Music Quiz special: In a Derry Girls episode, which song did the group perform?

Take That Music Quiz special: In a Derry Girls episode, which song did the group perform?

How much do you know about the boy band as they prepare to play two concerts in Dublin

Wed Apr 17 2024 - 05:30
‘In my 20s, I saw a credit card limit as a target to be reached’

‘In my 20s, I saw a credit card limit as a target to be reached’

Me & My Money: Flo McSweeney, singer and voiceover artist

Mon Apr 15 2024 - 06:00
The Guide: Muireann Bradley, Tate McRae and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end

The Guide: Muireann Bradley, Tate McRae and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end

April 13th-19th: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week

Sat Apr 13 2024 - 05:00
Pillow Queens: Name Your Sorrow – Vigorous riffs, fluid guitar solos, irresistible earworms

Pillow Queens: Name Your Sorrow – Vigorous riffs, fluid guitar solos, irresistible earworms

This has ‘album of the year’ stamped all over it, with every track packing a punch

Thu Apr 11 2024 - 05:30
Amy Winehouse Back to Black Music Quiz: What was the singer’s middle name?

Amy Winehouse Back to Black Music Quiz: What was the singer’s middle name?

As Back to Black, Sam Taylor-Johnson’s biopic about Amy Winehouse is released, how much do you know about the singer?

Wed Apr 10 2024 - 05:04
Amanda Torrens: ‘I bought a racehorse and in her first race I got the price back in a bet’

Amanda Torrens: ‘I bought a racehorse and in her first race I got the price back in a bet’

Me & My Money: Amanda Torrens, CEO Barberstown Castle Hotel

Mon Apr 08 2024 - 06:00
The Guide: The events to see, the shows to book, and the ones to catch before they end

The Guide: The events to see, the shows to book, and the ones to catch before they end

April 6th-April 12th, 2024: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week

Sat Apr 06 2024 - 05:00
Vampire Weekend: Only God Was Above Us review –  Utterly wild and terrific

Vampire Weekend: Only God Was Above Us review – Utterly wild and terrific

Album is boiling with ideas from the combined creative efforts of Ezra Koenig, Chris Baio and Chris Tomson

Thu Apr 04 2024 - 05:30
Kurt Cobain’s 30th anniversary special music quiz: What is the Nirvana frontman’s middle name?

Kurt Cobain’s 30th anniversary special music quiz: What is the Nirvana frontman’s middle name?

Test your knowledge on Kurt Cobain, who died on April 5th in 1994, and Nirvana with these 10 questions

Wed Apr 03 2024 - 05:00
‘I wouldn’t like to start out on the property ladder again’

‘I wouldn’t like to start out on the property ladder again’

Me & My Money: I put my energy now into running a successful business but also into my well-being’, says travel executive Mary McKenna

Mon Apr 01 2024 - 06:00
Oisín Leech: ‘I’m a much bigger dosser than you might think, but when I was writing these songs I worked incredibly hard for a year’

Oisín Leech: ‘I’m a much bigger dosser than you might think, but when I was writing these songs I worked incredibly hard for a year’

Clued-in fans would know the musician as one half of The Lost Brothers, but the solo work that began as something to pass the time during lockdown soon turned into an idea he couldn’t ignore

Mon Apr 01 2024 - 05:00
The Guide: Jazzy, Kormac, Paco Peña and more events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end

The Guide: Jazzy, Kormac, Paco Peña and more events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end

March 30th-April 5th, 2024: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week

Sat Mar 30 2024 - 05:00
The Staves: All Now – Life-affirming songs from Jessica and Camilla Staveley-Taylor

The Staves: All Now – Life-affirming songs from Jessica and Camilla Staveley-Taylor

For their fifth album, the two remaining sisters focus on aspects of womanhood and their disdain for the music industry

Thu Mar 28 2024 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: How many women’s names are in the song titles of Lennon/McCartney?

The Music Quiz: How many women’s names are in the song titles of Lennon/McCartney?

Plus: Who is the latest pop singer to feature on a collectable coin from the Royal Mint?

Wed Mar 27 2024 - 05:00
Best new music books: A treat for Springsteen fans; a unique angle on Bowie; and a memoir from a cult hedonist

Best new music books: A treat for Springsteen fans; a unique angle on Bowie; and a memoir from a cult hedonist

Insights into Jarvis Cocker’s disillusionment with fame; The Brian Jonestown Massacre’s music and drug habits, and more

Tue Mar 26 2024 - 05:00
Annalise Murphy: ‘I need money to live, but I know it will never buy me happiness’

Annalise Murphy: ‘I need money to live, but I know it will never buy me happiness’

‘After so many years in sport, I know nothing is a given,’ says the Olympic medallist

Mon Mar 25 2024 - 06:00
Elbow’s Guy Garvey: ‘I have a long history of failed relationships, toxic and drug-fuelled’

Elbow’s Guy Garvey: ‘I have a long history of failed relationships, toxic and drug-fuelled’

It makes for great song material, says the frontman of Elbow, who have just released their 10th album, Audio Vertigo

Sun Mar 24 2024 - 05:15
The Guide: John Mayer, DJ Shadow, Emma Doran and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end

The Guide: John Mayer, DJ Shadow, Emma Doran and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end

March 23rd-29th, 2024: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week

Sat Mar 23 2024 - 05:00
Anamoe Drive: Breakfast in Bed – Like all your treasured singer-songwriters put through a sonic wringer

Anamoe Drive: Breakfast in Bed – Like all your treasured singer-songwriters put through a sonic wringer

Thumper singer Oisín Leahy Furlong’s debut solo album is the yin to Thumper’s yang, a delicate, un-self-pitying collection of heartbreak songs

Thu Mar 21 2024 - 05:00
The Music Quiz: What is the title of Lana Del Rey’s upcoming country music album?

The Music Quiz: What is the title of Lana Del Rey’s upcoming country music album?

Plus: What is the greatest debut album of all time, according to Rolling Stone magazine?

Wed Mar 20 2024 - 05:00
My best value for money purchase? A good mattress

My best value for money purchase? A good mattress

Me & My Money: Grainne O’Keefe, chef

Mon Mar 18 2024 - 06:00
The Guide: St Patrick’s Festival Quarter, Liam Gallagher and John Squire, and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end

The Guide: St Patrick’s Festival Quarter, Liam Gallagher and John Squire, and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end

March 16th-22nd, 2024: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week

Sat Mar 16 2024 - 05:00
Kacey Musgraves: Deeper Well – Politically aware and personally revealing, this one’s a genuine grower

Kacey Musgraves: Deeper Well – Politically aware and personally revealing, this one’s a genuine grower

Deeper Well features Musgraves taking another creative turn. Ring it up as another jewel in the crown

Thu Mar 14 2024 - 05:30
St Patrick’s Day Special Music Quiz: On which Dublin street was this photo of The Commitments taken?

St Patrick’s Day Special Music Quiz: On which Dublin street was this photo of The Commitments taken?

Test your knowledge of Irish music down the years with these 10 questions

Wed Mar 13 2024 - 05:00
Emma Doran: ‘I was a single parent at 18, so I started saving for a house’

Emma Doran: ‘I was a single parent at 18, so I started saving for a house’

Me & My Money: Emma Doran speaks about her most extravagant purchase and how she’s saved from a young age

Mon Mar 11 2024 - 06:00
The Guide: Tommy Tiernan, The Sultans of Ping and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end

The Guide: Tommy Tiernan, The Sultans of Ping and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end

March 9th-15th, 2024: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week

Sat Mar 09 2024 - 05:00
Chequerboard: Souvenir – It’s been 11 years since the Dublin artist’s last album, and the wait has been worth it

Chequerboard: Souvenir – It’s been 11 years since the Dublin artist’s last album, and the wait has been worth it

This union of electro-acoustic, minimalistic and postclassical is a work of rare beauty

Thu Mar 07 2024 - 05:00
Terry Prone: ‘If I bought shares, my socialist father would turn in his grave’

Terry Prone: ‘If I bought shares, my socialist father would turn in his grave’

Me & My Money: Terry Prone, chairwoman of The Communications Clinic

Mon Mar 04 2024 - 06:00
Jah Wobble: ‘When I was much younger I drank like an Irishman’

Jah Wobble: ‘When I was much younger I drank like an Irishman’

Writing Dark Luminosity, his memoir, has been more cathartic for the London-Irish musician than he expected it to be

Mon Mar 04 2024 - 05:00
Five days in Las Vegas: Get lost in the city of Sin and Sphere

Five days in Las Vegas: Get lost in the city of Sin and Sphere

What is left to do in Vegas once you’ve seen U2 at Sphere? Plenty - just try to hang on to your wallet

Sun Mar 03 2024 - 06:00
The Guide: Imagining Ireland, Rick Astley, Pixies and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end

The Guide: Imagining Ireland, Rick Astley, Pixies and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end

March 2nd-9th, 2024: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week

Sat Mar 02 2024 - 05:00
Mark Geary: In the Time of Locusts – Thoughtful, gracefully melodic songs that transport you

Mark Geary: In the Time of Locusts – Thoughtful, gracefully melodic songs that transport you

The Dubliner, one of Ireland’s best songwriters, has never wavered from his commendable craft in the face of commercial indifference

Thu Feb 29 2024 - 05:00
From The Beatles to Sugababes to Rolling Stones: The pain of the almost-band-member

From The Beatles to Sugababes to Rolling Stones: The pain of the almost-band-member

‘I remember when they headlined Glastonbury… I was sat at home, on my own’. Bands changing their line-ups is a cutting moment for the unwanted member

Wed Feb 28 2024 - 05:15
The Music Quiz:  How many US presidents does Billy Joel namecheck on We Didn’t Start the Fire?

The Music Quiz: How many US presidents does Billy Joel namecheck on We Didn’t Start the Fire?

Plus: Bonzo Goes to Bitburg is The Ramones’ 1-2-3-4 commentary on which president?

Wed Feb 28 2024 - 05:00
‘I have lost money on all my albums. I would be a chief financial officer’s worst nightmare, if I had one’

‘I have lost money on all my albums. I would be a chief financial officer’s worst nightmare, if I had one’

Me & My Money: Mike Hanrahan of Stockton’s Wing

Mon Feb 26 2024 - 06:00
The Guide: Rhiannon Giddens, OMD, Diversity and more events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end

The Guide: Rhiannon Giddens, OMD, Diversity and more events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end

February 24th-March 1st, 2024: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week

Sat Feb 24 2024 - 04:00
Conor Furlong: 2019-2023 – A perfect introduction to a studio hermit’s creative talents

Conor Furlong: 2019-2023 – A perfect introduction to a studio hermit’s creative talents

Album encompasses a breadth of song styles that tip the hat to genres without slavishly sticking to rules

Thu Feb 22 2024 - 05:00
Boy bands music quiz: Which Irish group once earned £2.5m for a private gig for the Sultan of Brunei?

Boy bands music quiz: Which Irish group once earned £2.5m for a private gig for the Sultan of Brunei?

Plus: What age was Robbie Williams when he joined Take That?

Wed Feb 21 2024 - 05:00
‘After Eircom I decided I should stay away from things I know nothing about’

‘After Eircom I decided I should stay away from things I know nothing about’

Me & My Money: Rachael English, broadcaster and author.

Mon Feb 19 2024 - 06:00
The Guide: Niall Horan, Pink Pantheress, Dublin International Film Festival and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end

The Guide: Niall Horan, Pink Pantheress, Dublin International Film Festival and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end

February 17th-23rd, 2024: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week

Sat Feb 17 2024 - 05:00
Katherine Priddy: The Pendulum Swing – a comforting throwback to 1960s folk

Katherine Priddy: The Pendulum Swing – a comforting throwback to 1960s folk

With echoes of Vashti Bunyan, Sandy Denny and Bridget St John winding through, these gorgeous, thoughtful songs showcase Priddy’s maturing skills as a songwriter

Thu Feb 15 2024 - 05:00
Valentine’s Day Music Quiz: Who’s that duetting with Erykah Badu on Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)?

Valentine’s Day Music Quiz: Who’s that duetting with Erykah Badu on Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)?

Plus: What kind of character is Natalie Merchant singing about?

Wed Feb 14 2024 - 05:00
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