Kneecap and Christy Moore concerts help Vicar Street venue once again record a profit
The Mary Wallopers also played a four-night run at the venue in December as part of their Seven Drunken Nights Christmas tour
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How Nancy Spain became the unlikely heroine of an Irish folk classic
Christy Moore’s haunting song immortalised the woman Nancy Spain
‘I’m only a symbol of the movement. Ye matter’ - Catherine Connolly addresses support concert at Vicar Street
Christy Moore, Huartan and Mary Wallopers among a who’s who of Irish musical acts backing left wing candidate at Monday gig
Dónal Lunny returns to stage after illness with surprise appearance in Cork
Musician performed with Andy Irvine following a showing in Cork of a new film about his life
Queens of Comedy: Feral Wellness, at Dublin Fringe: Coping mechanisms reconfigured as stand-up jokes
Dublin Fringe Festival 2025 review: Sophia Wren and Aideen McQueen’s lively comedy aims to remove the shame of chaotic behaviour
Nicky Ryan, producer behind Enya’s global success, dies aged 79
Nicky Ryan and his wife Roma helped Enya to become a hugely successful recording artist in 1980s and 1990s
Accumulated profits at Christy Moore firm hit €3.18m
Yellow Furze Music records post-tax profits of €607,270
Beating Time: the Story of the Irish Bodhrán by Fintan Vallely – a forensic examination of a much-neglected instrument
While the drum is now part of many traditional Irish ensembles, it only arrived on the scene in the 1950s
Rebel Notes: A timely take on republicanism and music, from The Wolfe Tones to Kneecap, via Alan Partridge
Stan Erraught is ideally placed to navigate this territory as a former member of 1980s band Stars of Heaven
Kneecap should be commended rather than condemned
Belfast rappers' choice of word may have been crass but at least they were using their artform to create a space for politics
Kneecap controversy: dozens of music acts come out in support of Belfast group
Paul Weller, Christy Moore, Primal Scream and Massive Attack among acts criticising UK government stance
Kneecap videos to be investigated by UK’s counter-terrorism police
Pogues, Fontaines DC and Lankum among Irish artists defending Kneecap against ‘political repression’
Paul Brady: ‘There’s a huge coterie of Irish nationalists who don’t want a United Ireland’
The singer has been reflecting on his life to compile The Archive, his new box set. It’s been a rich, rewarding six decades in music
RTÉ Folk Awards 2025: The freewheeling spirit at the heart of Ireland’s trad resurgence
From Lankum to Lemoncello, Christy Moore and Róis, the breadth of nominees for this year’s awards reflects the vibrancy and relevance of the contemporary trad scene
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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