Fontaines DC

Irish band

Inside Ireland’s music festival industry: ‘You can haemorrhage money very quickly’

For promoters, there are risks, tight margins and pinch points. Still, as the summer season begins, optimism prevails

Cáit O’Riordan: ‘I quit the Pogues at 21. I got sober ... didn’t see Shane much’

The musician on her love of the Irish people, her brief but formative years in The Pogues, and how her attitude to alcohol differed from Shane MacGowan’s

Fontaines DC at Guinness Storehouse: A match made in heaven

Support for Palestine and Kneecap evident from both Fontaines and Lankum

Workman’s Club heyday: Where we rubbed shoulders with Paul Mescal, Fontaines DC and Morrissey

The Dublin club has been a creative hub for regulars who have gone on to write books, star in Love/Hate or the Meteor ad, or become a movie star

Electric Picnic 2025: More acts added to line-up as capacity increases again

Becky Hill to join Chappell Roan, Kings of Leon and Hozier at this year’s festival

Orla Gartland beats Fontaines DC to win best song at Ivor Novello awards

Dubliner released her second album, Everybody Needs a Hero, last year

The Guide: CMAT, Fontaines DC, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and other events to see, shows to book, and ones to catch before they end

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

Jake Burns of Stiff Little Fingers: ‘I still get angry about stuff, and writing songs is my release valve’

Northern Ireland’s most durable rockers are releasing a singles collection featuring their best-known punk anthems

Kneecap videos to be investigated by UK’s counter-terrorism police

Pogues, Fontaines DC and Lankum among Irish artists defending Kneecap against ‘political repression’

Irish stars CMAT, Grian Chatten and Jordan Adetunji make Forbes 30 Under 30 list

Prestigious list which honours those under 30 ‘making waves’ in Europe also includes writer-director Ronan Corrigan

Elton John: ‘All I want on my tombstone is to say he was a great dad’

The veteran star is a long way from burning out. As he and Brandi Carlile launch their new album, they talk about music, family and fame

Fontaines DC win RTÉ Choice Music Prize album of the year

Jordan Adetunji crowned artist of the year, with rap trio Kneecap named breakthrough artist

From Brat to Brits: Charli XCX wins five awards, while Fontaines DC take one

Hozier lost out to Chappell Roan, who paid tribute to Sinéad O’Connor as she celebrated win

The Murder Capital: ‘Nick Cave listened to our whole album and was sitting there telling us his favourite tunes’

The Irish indie band on toxic nationalism, rebel songs and how Dublin’s Bimm Music Institute helped shape their outlook

Lecturers at Dublin music college that spawned Fontaines DC to strike over redundancies

BIMM Dublin says 35 roles to be made redundant, putting 53 employees at risk of redundancy

Eli Hewson of Inhaler: ‘There’s so much nepotism in every facet of life’

The Dublin band are well aware of their gilded backgrounds. But, they say, as they prepare to release their glossy third album, ‘We’re, like, kind of dorks’

Skinner: ‘A lot of bands are afraid of speaking out about the way they’ve been treated. Some of the carry-on is atrocious’

The postpunk songwriter has been careful to make his debut album, New Wave Vaudeville, as independently as he can

Paschal Donohoe: As international risks heighten we must continue to run budget surpluses

Stability was obviously absent in our parliamentary business last Wednesday. But the recognition of the value of stability was present in our election results and in the formation of a new Government

Fontaines DC and Hozier pick up Brit awards nominations as Charli xcx leads male-dominated lists

Brat scores British pop star Charli xcx five nominations, while Irish acts Fontaines DC and Hozier get nods in international group and song

Choice Music Prize for Irish song of the year: Hozier, Kabin Crew and Fontaines DC among shortlisted nominees

CMAT, Picture This, Niamh Regan, Jordan Adetunji, Cian Ducrot, Chubby Cat also nominated in 20th anniversary of prize

Choice Music Prize: Kneecap and Fontaines DC among shortlisted nominees for Irish album of the year

The RTÉ Choice Music Prize Irish Album of the Year 2024 is set to be announced in March

Irish music acts to watch in 2025: 22 to follow, from Cardinals to Yunè Pinku

Who are Ireland’s rising stars? Here’s who to keep an eye on this year

From Paul Mescal to Bad Sisters to Claire Keegan, the green wave keeps rolling

Unfortunately, the lived experience of creatives working in Ireland is often a struggle

The music of 2024: Our critics’ verdicts on the best albums and acts of the year

Fontaines DC top the 2024 Ticket critics’ choice lists, with Kneecap hot on their heels, but right across Irish music the profusion of excellence shows zero signs of stopping

The Pogues at 3Arena: Applause rang out into the night, the crowd singing their way out on to the quays

A stacked line-up including members of Fontaines DC, Lankum and The Mary Wallopers delivers a brilliantly infectious performance

Council to run the rule over Portobello house revival as Hugh Wallace deviates from the plan

Plus: Michael H Burke not sweating it over Ailesbury Road house price, Politico takes aim at ‘Europa Experience’ centres, and Fontaines DC are doing just nicely

Fontaines DC at 3Arena: Masterly, compelling display as ‘the gall of Fine Gael and the fail of Fianna Fáil’ fills the air

How good can Fontaines DC get? At first of two Dublin concerts they answer that question with aplomb

Sabrina Carpenter earrings to Fontaines DC T-shirts: Christmas gifts for music lovers

From a Chappell Roan T-shirt to Sabrina Carpenter’s Espresso earrings, we’ve got you sorted

The Guide: Fontaines DC, Culture Club and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end

November 30th-December 6th: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week

You are one of six types of people – and your Spotify Unwrapped results will reveal which one

Your Spotify Unwrapped for 2024 is due: Best to fess up to the Sabrina Carpenter

All Together Now music festival 2025: Fontaines DC, CMAT and Bicep revealed as part of line-up

Irish acts Fontaines DC and CMAT will headline the three-day festival in Waterford’s Curraghmore Estate

Irish postpunk band Gurriers: ‘Everyone asks about the Dublin music scene. It’s not just Dublin any more, it’s everywhere’

The Irish postpunk band talk about playing Jools Holland, how Glastonbury lost out to Armagh and why Ireland’s music scene is working so well

Fontaines DC pick up two Grammy nominations as Beyoncé leads the way

Beyoncé out in front with 11 Grammy nominations for Cowboy Carter while Kendrick Lamar, Charli xcx, Post Malone and Billie Eilish follow

Sage Bertie Ahern, wry Joe Duffy and stoned-sounding Irish Maga fan: Radio reactions to Trump’s US election win

Radio: Ciara Kelly hears differing takes on Trump victory while Kieran Cuddihy meets jubilant Maga fans in New York

Pixies drummer David Lovering: ‘My advice for Oasis? Have us as your opening act’

Drummer David Lovering recalls Pixies Boston roots as the punk-pop pioneers to whom Nirvana, Fontaines DC and even Olivia Rodrigo owe a debt surf a wave of renewed success

Through a Yellow Door, musicians find a creative home in Dublin

Yellow Door Music Studios is Ireland’s largest rehearsal studio for musicians – and it’s a resource that is badly needed, say its founders

Girls Night photographer Eimear Lynch: ‘There’s a part of me as a teenager in the images, especially the shy-looking ones’

What’s Next For?: Lynch on photographing teenage girls on nights out, Fontaines DC and Irish dancing

Fontaines DC: Romance – Incredibly compelling indie rock that takes the Dublin band to the next level

The changes are more systemic than stylistic, pulled off with a confidence and assurance that can only come from being comfortable in your skin

Grian Chatten of Fontaines DC: ‘We were speeding off the edge of a cliff’

The band ended a tour in Japan unsure what to do next. The resulting album was ‘f**king mad’ to make

15 of the most memorable moments at Irish festivals, from Sinéad O’Connor and Beyoncé to Kylie Minogue and Nick Cave

It’s summer festival time again. As we retrieve our wellies and thermal sleeping bags, what better moment to rank great Irish highlights of the past?

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