Artists and musicians are constantly hustling. They need more State supportIndependent musicians in Ireland have created the most exciting and genre-diverse indie scene in the worldMon Dec 01 2025 - 06:10
“Tá sé fíorthábhachtach dom a bheith mar chuid de ghnó teaghlaigh - éiríonn libh le chéile agus teipeann oraibh le chéile - ní bhíonn tú riamh leat féin.”Tá Molly King ina Ceannasaí Forbraíochta ar Other Voices, an fhéile, sraith theilifíse, agus sraith ceolchoirmeacha.Wed Nov 26 2025 - 19:00
Ireland can’t compete in the race to build AI data centres, and we shouldn’t tryOur capacity to emulate massive developments happening elsewhere is not currently realisticMon Nov 24 2025 - 06:09
Megan Nolan: ‘How can you think it’s so terrifying in the US and not feel that way about the UK?’The 35-year-old Waterford writer on writing, life in New York and America under Donald TrumpSat Nov 22 2025 - 06:00
“Bíonn am ag teastáil uaim chun smaoineamh, le bheith in ann brionglóidí agus aislingí a dhéanamh agus ligean do mo scailéathan teacht orm.”Is veidhleadóir as Baile Átha Cliath í Aoife Ní Bhriain. Fri Nov 21 2025 - 19:00
Why is the State selling a beautiful building on Baggot Street instead of using it?Baggot Street Hospital could be reinvented as key worker housing or student accommodation. Instead, it’ll probably end up as a hotelMon Nov 17 2025 - 06:11
“Dúirt sí go raibh mo mháthair ag cur a cuid airgid amú, nach mbeinn i mo cheoltóir riamh choíche, agus chuir sí deireadh leis na ranganna.” Is ceoltóir é Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh a sheinneann fidil deich dtéadTue Nov 11 2025 - 12:20
Media outlets need to break ties with XThe presence of media outlets on X does not have a diluting effect on the concentration of misinformation on the platform. If it did, then we wouldn’t be where we areMon Nov 10 2025 - 06:00
“Bhí ceol na fidle ina fhuaimrian de m’óige. Idir mé féin, m’athair, mo dheirfiúr agus mo dheartháir, bhí an fhidil ag ceol i gcónaí sa bhaile.”Is ceoltóir, fidléir, amhránaí, agus craoltóir í Doireann Ní Ghlacáin. Tá sí ina comhláithreoir ar an bpodchraoladh How To Gael in éineacht le Louise Cantillon agus Síomha Ní Ruairc. Wed Nov 05 2025 - 19:00
Simon Harris is walking a risky tightrope on immigrationTánaiste accuses people ‘particularly on the left’ trying to ‘shut down the debate’ on migrationMon Nov 03 2025 - 06:15
Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh on the death of her sister: ‘You’re angry first, then it’s torture’Bríd Ní Chofaigh died of cervical cancer aged 42. For her sister Bláthnaid, the death of a sibling is a life-changing event that isn’t spoken about enoughMon Oct 27 2025 - 06:00
Momentum that boosted Catherine Connolly spells trouble for Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil This thoughtful woman who built a broad coalition and offered a positive message represents a new Republic Sun Oct 26 2025 - 06:00
“Ní bhíonn sé i gcónaí éasca ach is álainn agus is speisialta a bheith ag dul leis agus a bheith ag forbairt tríd an gceol.”Is amhránaí, ceoltóir agus cumadóir amhrán í Inni-K (Eithne Ní Chatháin).Fri Oct 24 2025 - 20:45
I want MetroLink, but must it be at the expense of St Stephen’s Green?In years to come, people will wonder why we agreed to put a station in the city’s most beloved public spaceMon Oct 20 2025 - 06:05
“Mar ealaíontóir, bím i gcónaí ag féachaint ar an domhan trí lionsa cruthaitheach”Is ceoltóir rap agus ealaíontóir é Rebel Phoenix as Baile Átha Cliath.Tue Oct 14 2025 - 21:00
Heather Humphreys tells us she’s a people person. Catherine Connolly shows us she isConnolly has appeared on several podcasts that appeal to younger audiences and the more candid format suits herMon Oct 13 2025 - 06:05
‘The Irish thing always sells over here’: a New York shop selling Foxford blankets, Guinness prints and Sinéad O’Connor totesDubliner Alison Doyle left her stressful job in tech sales to open Irish homeware and gifts shop Irving GreenSun Oct 12 2025 - 06:00
“Dúirt mo chomhairleoir ar scoil liom gur cheart dom scor den scátáil.” Is bunaitheoir agus stiúrthóir é Phili Halton ar Chumann Clárscátála na hÉireann (ISA).Wed Oct 08 2025 - 21:00
Patti Smith in Dublin: The singer’s voice is peerless in an energetic, gentle performanceAwesomeness of album Horses is beautifully exposed as songs are contextualised with stories of their origins and inspirationTue Oct 07 2025 - 09:12
In Manchán Magan, Ireland had a writer whose words could light up the synapsesMagan was a wholly authentic force, full of awe and devoid of cynicismSun Oct 05 2025 - 07:15
“Ní raibh uaim ach an grá dorcha drúisiúil draíochtach a bhí idir Cathy is Heathcliff, caidreamh a sháraigh an bás féin.”Is aisteoir agus scríbhneoir í Caitríona Ní Mhurchú a bhfuil ról aici sa dráma Beckett sa Chreig: Guth na mBan Fri Oct 03 2025 - 19:00
If Dublin can pull out all the stops for the NFL, why not for the GAA?Now that we’ve seen what can be done to welcome an American football event to town, let’s do it for homegrown sportsMon Sept 29 2025 - 06:15
Katherine Zappone: ‘I didn’t really realise how crazy you can become with grief’ The former government minister’s memoir covers the pain of losing her wife and the joy of a new relationship, as well as various career controversiesSun Sept 28 2025 - 07:13
Playwright Carys D Coburn on Bán: ‘Can we be real to one another and be family? Often the answer is no’Dublin Theatre Festival 2025: Coburn’s prowess is in addressing the space between what we say and what we knowSun Sept 28 2025 - 05:12
What can you buy for 50 cent these days? A one-way air fare to New YorkFlights from Dublin to JFK hit a ‘rock-bottom’ price of €15 in May – last week they were on offer at 97% offMon Sept 22 2025 - 06:15
Féasta amharclannaíochta ar ardáin na hArdchathrachTá Féile Amharclannaíochta Bhaile Átha Cliath á reáchtáil ar fud na cathrachThu Sept 18 2025 - 19:00
“Déanaim cleachtadh laethúil as an gcruthaitheacht, ar nós mar a chuirim stocaí orm ar maidin, nó mar a ullmhaím béile san oíche.”Seineann Jack Lawlor an dordghiotár sa bhanna Madra Salach. Eiseófar a gcéad singil, Blue & Gold, ar an 18ú Meán Fómhair Wed Sept 17 2025 - 11:00
We need to learn the lessons from the US. We cannot accept political violence as inevitableA Citizens’ Assembly could be one way to tackle the scourge of political and racist violence Mon Sept 15 2025 - 05:31
Una Mullally: Welcome to college, kids: long commutes, couch-surfing and four bunks to a roomStudents have passed their exams, but Government has failed to act on housing themMon Sept 08 2025 - 06:05
10 things to make Dublin better, from public baths to scrapping gated communitiesOpen schoolyards at weekends, softer lighting and more places to sit down would helpSat Sept 06 2025 - 06:00
“Tá ceol ag gach aon duine ach é a aimsiú”Is ealaíontóir ildisciplíneach é Blue Niall. Trasnaíonn a chuid oibre an ceol rap, cultúr na méimeanna, craoladh raidió agus léirithe beo.Wed Sept 03 2025 - 01:00
Una Mullally: British commentators telling off Sally Rooney or Kneecap is gallingIt would be a bit much to suggest there is a coordinated anti-Irish conspiracy at play, especially when many British people also support these artists’ stanceMon Sept 01 2025 - 06:05
Lisa Canny on Biird: ‘Irish people are looking for something more authentic’Canny, who put the 11-strong ‘girlband’ together, on the soaring popularity of Irish trad, hitting it off with Ed Sheeran, and how her lilting side project became a hit with neurodivergent peopleSat Aug 30 2025 - 06:00
In Trump’s America, daily life goes on amid a sense of creeping foreboding People say ‘who knows what will happen?’ while knowing exactly what is going to happenMon Aug 25 2025 - 06:00
A week with Kneecap: ‘Liam Óg doesn’t like much attention' Mo Chara has been back in court over a terror-related charge that Kneecap dismiss as political policing. It’s a pivotal week in the run-up to Electric PicnicSat Aug 23 2025 - 05:26
Ireland’s electricity infrastructure policy rewiring should be a matter of public debateThis nation is known as the data centre capital of the world - unfortunately, we are not the energy infrastructure capital tooMon Aug 18 2025 - 06:05
Una Mullally: Co Clare village’s bid to reopen a local pub spells hope for Irish trad music sessionsKilfenora Corner: A group wishes to purchase and reopen Linnane’s Pub as a community space with a focus on safeguarding musical tradition Mon Aug 11 2025 - 06:00
Ireland will be remembered as a beacon in dark times if we pass the Occupied Territories BillWhatever can be done to end Israel’s daily massacres and strategic starvation of Palestinians has to happenMon Aug 04 2025 - 06:18
FeliSpeaks: Life as a ‘black, Irish, queer culchie’Felicia Olusanya, aka FeliSpeaks, has created a show with thisispopbaby for the Dublin Fringe, exploring what it is like to grow up as a ‘queer black Irish midlands culchie’Sat Jul 26 2025 - 06:00
Why did CMAT have to sell out the 3Arena before she could get exposure on Irish radio?We need to amplify Irish artists on Irish radio – not from a position of territorialism or nationalism, but from one of support and prideMon Jul 21 2025 - 06:10
Keir Starmer was quick to condemn Kneecap, but strangely silent on MoygashelThere is something rotten about leveraging an expression of long-standing culture and tradition to deliver a contemporary declaration of racist hateMon Jul 14 2025 - 06:03
Tourists ‘can’t get their heads around’ Dublin nightclubs closing at 2.30am, night mayor saysRecent report says nightclub sector is ‘downsizing’ but industry members are hopeful about ‘vibrant’ pocketsMon Jul 14 2025 - 06:00
‘Amazing’ plans for Dublin’s Sheriff Street include offices and a hotel. Amazing for whom?Underserved and under-resourced parts of the capital are not development opportunities – they’re living, vibrant communitiesMon Jul 07 2025 - 07:05
Discrimination against sexual and gender minorities in Ireland has increased, UCD study finds Research demonstrates broad support for LGBTIQ+ people, women’s rights and abortion Thu Jul 03 2025 - 16:16
These five factors are how Zohran Mamdani took New York by stormHe managed to motivate tens of thousands of canvassers to knock on more than a million doors Mon Jun 30 2025 - 06:05
Ireland is becoming a country of moderate drinkers and voracious cocaine usersIreland is the joint-fourth highest consumer of cocaine globally, and it’s primarily a youth problemMon Jun 23 2025 - 06:00
Who really owns the music festival you’re heading to this summer?Artists and fans are protesting against events being gobbled up by private equity firmsMon Jun 02 2025 - 06:45
Why are Kneecap facing consequences when Israel is not? When protesting is policed, but the legitimate reasons for protest are not, then people lose trustMon May 26 2025 - 06:00
Marriage equality 10 years on: A boy sees us hold hands and says ‘I f***ing hate gay people’I miss the optimism and unforgettable beauty of that time, whatever ugliness came before or afterMon May 19 2025 - 06:15
Michael Healy-Rae’s environmentally reckless plan raises questions about why he was given his briefThe Minister of State displays an alarming lack of knowledge of part of his briefMon May 12 2025 - 06:05
