Hot Press’s 50th anniversary gig: Bob Geldof, Van Morrison, Imelda May and The Frames wish the magazine a happy birthday
Musicians, comedians and writers come together at 3Arena in Dublin to celebrate half a century of the music magazine
Dublin venue
Musicians, comedians and writers come together at 3Arena in Dublin to celebrate half a century of the music magazine
This story of a simple dance aristocrat’s battle with dark forces could almost be a metaphor for creator Michael Flatley’s recent court travails
Dancer in dispute with company over control of production has pledged not to damage equipment while in his possession
Michael Flatley granted injunction by High Court in Belfast to allow 30th-anniversary show to be staged in Dublin
Former dancer and the producer of the show he created are locked in a standoff ahead of its 30th anniversary tour
Fontaines DC generate €1.2m and The Script €2.6m
The country star Emmylou Harris brings all her wisdom and flinty wit to bear on this quietly breathtaking evening
Three decades in, Scottish rockers Biffy Clyro still deliver a thrilling live show
Rap trio brings its controversy machine to the Dublin venue with a formidable live gig, guest collaborations and plenty of fun
Success of Kingfishr’s Killeagh, written ‘as a joke’ about the parish’s hurling team, has been just one high point in the biggest year of the folk trio’s lives
Scintillating gig shows Ellie Rowsell’s skills as frontwoman and band’s talent for old-school indie pop
The Dublin gig is a reminder of why Sheeran is both a streaming behemoth and a popular punching bag
The group, which performed ‘final farewell’ gigs in Limerick this summer, are coming out of retirement
The Lord of the Dance looks forward to a Christmas with family, filled with love
Having conquered an arena, the immediate feeling now is that a stadium awaits her
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At 3Arena, Hollywood’s favourite composer performs some of the most moving scores in cinema history
At 3Arena, hits arrive as warped and rollicking distortions of the originals, wrapped up with a dusky tribute to Shane MacGowan
At My Bloody Valentine's first headline show in Dublin since 1992, this wonderfully strange band remain transcendent
Gig comes as Lily Allen’s acclaimed album West End Girl has racked up millions of listens on Spotify
The US pop-punks may amount to a period piece, but, as their Dublin gig shows, they remain a beloved one
David Draiman has faced a backlash since writing anti-Hamas sentiments on Israeli artillery shells
Westlife will now perform 10 nights at Dublin's 3Arena in 2026 as part of 'homecoming residency'
Westlife gigs come as part of group's 25th anniversary celebrations, with Belfast dates also announced
On After the Sun Goes Down, his gorgeously gauzy fourth album, Khalid basks in the glow of love and freedom
Awesomeness of album Horses is beautifully exposed as songs are contextualised with stories of their origins and inspiration
More than one million fans flocked to concerts at Dublin’s former Point Depot last year
Lewis Capaldi tells Dublin crowd 'it's been far too long' as star returns to the spotlight
Former US president tells a capacity crowd at 3Arena that both sides are in a ‘prison of the past’
Irish-American dancer launches show to mark 30th anniversary of Lord of the Dance
Plus: Malachy McCourt faces ‘public hanging’ in New York, a leafy problem for Irish Rail, and Barack Obama makes a well-timed visit to Dublin
The 78-year-old poet, artist and musician on the 50th anniversary of Horses, rock’n’roll as revolution and the first time she heard U2
Terns continue to flock to Lady’s Island Lake despite damage from algal bloom
The Birds of a Feather singer’s Dublin gig soars despite a geographical misstep
Everything you need to know about Billie Eilish’s concerts in Dublin this week
Like all good comics, Tomlinson commands not just the laughs but the silences between them
A night of karaoke and ‘remember when’ comedy – but jokes rooted in British culture jokes don’t always land
Dylan, one of the most acclaimed songwriters of all time, returns to Ireland in November
In Dublin the star pulls a fan onstage and gets the crowd to chant that the poor girl’s ‘a 10 out of 10′ before launching into a motivational speech
In Dublin on Tuesday, new songs combine with old hits to make for a night both poignant and celebratory
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The singer’s voice has always belonged to another time. He leaves the audience bloodied, but unbowed
Hip hop’s one-time bete noire stands before the adoring Dublin crowd older, wiser, sadder and sweeter
No misplaced irony here, just more hits than a wedding disco as the anthems keep coming
The Canadian singer-songwriter’s Miss Possessive show delivers a sexy, fun and powerful vibe
The comedian’s Acting My Age show is ‘90 per cent good but 10 per cent not so good – but you have no proof’
Face paint, piercings, Viking beards and creative costumes were much in evidence when the Nordic folk collective performed at Dublin’s 3Arena
Founding band members Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan and Siobhán Donaghy replace old tensions with collective joy
‘People like me don’t give up’, Crosbie says with intention to lodge revised plans
White Ladder tracks open a home run of hit songs for the honorary Irishman’s ‘homecoming’ gig
What HG Wells would think of his masterpiece as a rock opera is anyone’s guess, but audiences love it
The controversial British comedian seems to have lost sight of the fact that a joke can both offend and, separately, not be very funny
The experimental folk group’s gigs are astonishing spectacles – think Viking funeral mixed with a battle from The Lord of the Rings – and their ultimate goal is to whisk the listener off to an ancient time and place
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices