Summer music falls into two broad categories: songs that make you feel better about the life you have and songs that offer a fantasy of a more glamorous, more exotic existence that is somehow as magically affordable as the drinks at Club Tropicana
Beautiful arrangements are in abundance here, although many of Nash’s lyrics sound like the aural equivalent of an exposed nerve
Allen, who stars in McDonagh’s play The Pillowman, on turning to acting, dealing with addiction and her disillusionment with the music industry
Television: Horgan and Allen’s new dramedy has a big problem: it’s just not funny
Tech tools can be used to ingest the creativity of artists, learn from it, then spew out music and lyrics at scale. That’s not ideal
Matriarchal music, from John Lennon’s tribute to his mother Julia to the Spice Girls' magnificent Mama
Pop’s mums have told of guilt, loneliness and prejudice. Do men face the same problems?
All Saints at Leopardstown, Carnival of Funk in Cork, and Another Love Story in Meath
There’s an undeniable buzz about the country’s first festival for LGBTQ+ community and its friends
After overnight fame led Kate Nash to a breakdown and bankruptcy, the singer has found a new lane
18-year-old singer from West Sussex whose folk-pop songs feel like snapshot in time
The capital’s newest festival is aimed at the LGBT+ community and friends
Social network blames faulty server for loss of text, photos, video and 50 million tracks
Singer-songwriter has a voice that’s as distinctive on record as it is in real life – it’s about time we properly listened
Rock & pop gigs of the week: Frank & Walters, Damien Dempsey, Villagers, Lily Allen
A deep, hot bath is one of life’s luxuries and can even take the form of an uber-massage or hydrotherapy
The band beat acts including Arctic Monkeys and Lily Allen to take this year’s prize
Fame, failure, assualt, getting high: nothing is off limits in the singer’s memoir
Almost nothing else from this era can match the mythology or legacy of this work
It’s three years since an Irish act was nominated for the British-centric award
Arctic Monkeys, Lily Allen, Noel Gallagher, Florence + the Machine among nominees for album of the year
The straight-talking pop star cuts out the BS, proving why you want her as your friend and not your enemy
The one-time jaunty pop star is candid about her failings without sliding into self-pity
Comedian laid to rest to the sound of ‘Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now’ by The Smiths
Social media has shown us that when humans gather with no rules, savagery prevails
Kate Nash on music industry failings, fighting sexism, and women’s wrestling
Lissadell co-owner says 2010 concerts made up ‘one of most incredible weekends in my life’
The singer has just announced a live date in Dublin's Aviva Stadium next year. Here, he recalls his hedonistic years and why he changed his mind and finally gave family life a go
Legion of entertainers express their sorrow and pay tribute to late singer
Allen warns of dangers of gas stoves after explosion in caravan
One of the quietest counties in Ireland has started to sing its own praises in a major way. The homeland of Patrick Kavanagh is getting active, luring in tourists and anglers
Mark Ronson is having another one of those zeitgeisty moments thanks to “Uptown Funk”. He talks to Jim Carroll about how Stevie Wonder, Michael Chabon and Memphis contributed to the making of new album “Uptown Special”
Bray singer up against Beck, Jack White, John Legend and Pharrell Williams
From the minefield of the office party to the passive-aggressive mire of family gatherings and on to debauched gatherings with close friends, here’s how to rise – or sink – to the occasion
Jennifer O’Connell: It’s one thing celebrity activists lecturing us about the things we should be concerned about, and quite another them deciding they would like to legislate on it too
Let’s take a quick look at the bleak future facing all forms of popular music
Every generation has a soundtrack of its struggle. Ian Maleney marches on, shouting slogans and carrying the banner of music into a new dawn. Are we ready to rock the system?
Some 40,000 music fans expected to attend sold-out event this weekend
Singer kicks off 22 show residency at Hammersmith Apollo
‘The Nicky Byrne Show with Nicky and Jenny’ deal offered at €245,000 for 12 months
Arrivals advised to get tents up as quickly as possible before rain forecast
Tom Odell is a hard one to pin down – the newest pop kid on the block, with an Ivor Novello award in his back pocket and the musical world at his feet but with little interest in the impending stardom. Ahead of his Dublin gig, the Songwriter of the Year talks Elton John, Lily Allen and Leo Tolstoy
As La Allen’s comeback shows, launching a new bottled water is more lucrative than having a hit song
No need to wait until your favourite acts do the festival circuit in Ireland. Get our continental drift? Lauren Murphy’s top 10 European festivals
‘Pop stars have about as much respect for tax laws as they have for their fans’
Louisa Rose Allen, the woman behind the Foxes pseudonym, has already tasted major success as a guest vocalist on an EDM hit. Now she’s striking out on her own with a Glorious debut album
A cutting-edge music festival where the sun does shine . . . and shine
The singer reveals how she got the ‘Blood Brothers’ gig 30 years ago, and why she’s no fan of TV talent shows
One Direction are nominated in worst band category alongside The Wanted
It’s not dress or no dress – it’s VIP, Platinum or Economy Class for show tickets
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
