Reluctant pop star Chris Rea felt ‘Monty Python-silly’ in Slane but was beloved in Ireland
The singer-songwriter’s streak of earnestness elevated him beyond other hitmakers of the day
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Bob Dylan’s special relationship with Ireland began in 1984
Even before he takes to the stage in Belfast next Wednesday, the question being asked is: will the 84-year-old ever be back?
Luke Combs announces second Slane date as part of 2026 tour
The North Carolina native will be the first country act to headline at Slane Castle
Luke Combs at Slane Castle 2026 feels like a return to the ‘will this do?’ years
In terms of the bums on seats, squeeze the punters until they scream corporate touring world, the options are narrowing
Luke Combs: Who is Slane Castle’s next headliner?
A beer-chugging, jeans-wearing all-American, Combs’s music is propped up on escapism, heartbreak and nostalgia
Country music singer Luke Combs confirmed to headline Slane Castle 2026
The 35-year-old is the first country music singer to lead the billing at the celebrated Co Meath venue
Backstabbing, cliques, lies … The Traitors Ireland is every office you’ve worked in
Part of the RTÉ show’s appeal was that it made space for the kind of people we don’t see enough of on our screens
Traitors winner Vanessa Ogbonna on growing up in direct provision and challenging misogyny
The content creator puts the success of the show down to the diversity of the cast
The Traitors is ‘main chat over pints’ - Slane looks to make most of hit RTÉ show
Tourists can even enjoy Traitors Tour Afternoon Tea at castle where programme was filmed
Traitors Ireland: ‘Poetic justice’, say the winners, but will the show return to RTÉ?
Live screening of finale brings whoops and cheers, with the winners far from the only people celebrating
Traitors Ireland finale: A tense and thrilling conclusion to a spectacular first season
Who of Nick, Ben, Oyin, Vanessa and Kelley will leave Slane Castle with the prize pot?
Traitors Ireland contestant Faye: ‘When everyone’s coming at you, it’s hard not to take it personally’
Television: Faye was ‘taken aback’ when branded a ‘mean girl’ while Wilkin reveals he did not understand the series format
The Traitors Ireland: There are twists to come as things go insane in Slane
Knives are out among the faithfuls in Monday’s episode, while the back-stabbers have a wobble
Traitors Ireland evictee Joanna left ‘heartbroken, devastated’ by online backlash
She is second contestant to criticise toxic online comments relating to RTÉ reality gameshow
The Traitors craic, wit and wolfhounds has restored my pride in Ireland
Ireland is full? Yeah, full of great telly, wit, wolfhounds and fabulous use of Donegal tweed
The Traitors Ireland review: Faithful remain guileless, while Traitors turn on each other
After banishing yet another innocent, the Faithful are proving inept at unmasking the Traitors in their midst
The Traitors: My favourite character is Eamon, who is being radicalised before our eyes
My favourite character is Eamon the garda, who is being radicalised before our eyes
The Traitors Ireland review: RTÉ’s murderously enjoyable parlour game kicks off with an addictive opening episode
Television: Siobhán McSweeney presides over a made-to-measure version of the international social-deduction hit
Barns ignoble – Frank McNally on Tom Waits’s barn obsession (and why Macbeth is innocent)
Tom Waits seems to have moved the scene to 20th century America
‘Seeing Oasis live in 1996 changed everything ... I changed my clothes, hair and walk’
Readers recall their previous Oasis concert experiences
The treks Irish concert-goers endure are almost always worth it
It’s tempting to imagine concert and festival planners sitting around the gaping maw of Mordor devising ways to make people suffer
‘He counted himself blessed to be an Irishman’: Henry Mount Charles remembered at Slane
Alex Conyngham said his father ‘truly loved’ Ireland despite initially struggling with Anglo-Irish identity
Book of condolences for Henry Mount Charles opens at Slane Castle
He will lie in repose at Slane Castle on Tuesday
Ireland was a rock’n’roll backwater when Henry Mount Charles brought Dylan, Springsteen and The Rolling Stones to Slane
As the profile of Slane as a rock venue grew, Mount Charles lapped it up
Henry Mount Charles obituary: Affable, striking figure who brought rock music to Slane
Mount Charles was determined not to be stuck in the aloof mould of ascendancy life, but to make Slane and himself part of modern Ireland
Henry Mount Charles: a life in pictures
Lord Henry Mount Charles, owner of Slane Castle and music festival founder, has died aged 74.
Henry Mount Charles, owner of Slane Castle, dies aged 74
Peer who brought some of the world’s biggest acts to play at his Co Meath home was suffering from cancer
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
A big summer gig without tracking devices? There was only one for me
Please don’t say Slane 1995 was 30 years ago this July. That just can’t be right
The Traitors Ireland: Slane Castle heir on how reality TV show marks new chapter for a venue ‘full of stories’
Irish version of hit series, which is hosted by Siobhán McSweeney, was filmed over last fortnight at Co Meath venue
Henry Mount Charles: A Lord in Slane – The strange blend of fact and fiction around one of the last Anglo-Irish eccentrics
Television: Much we think we know about the custodian of Slane Castle is conjured from thin air, as becomes clear in this absorbing documentary
Eight gifts to make Christmas that bit extra special
Give a little luxury with an artwork, handcrafted woollens or a special hotel dinner, or what about Slane Castle for an enchanting festive experience?
From enchanted forests to winter wonderlands: 12 Christmas experiences to try around Ireland
Christmas events for the family, including light displays in Dublin Zoo and helicopter rides with Santa
Oasis live in Ireland: How The Irish Times reviewed their first Dublin headline gig and the epic 2009 Slane Castle concert
As the Gallagher brothers reunite for a tour including two dates at Croke Park in 2025, we look back at their most important gigs in Ireland
Passion, booze, madness and comradeship: Bruce Springsteen’s special relationship with Ireland
A new chapter in that friendship opens as the Boss returns for an all-Ireland tour with dates in Belfast, Kilkenny, Cork and Dublin
Slane Castle Irish Whiskey sees losses rise to €25.7m
The company, founded by Henry Conyngham, Earl of Mountcharles, and his son Alex, was sold to Brown Forman in 2015
The civil service financial management system is in danger of going over budget. Why are the staff so relaxed?
National Shared Services Office’s wellness focus; Sherry FitzGerald founder’s planning woes; spicy Limerick mayoral race; and Domhnall Gleeson’s Ranelagh home
Harry Styles at Slane: 10 of the best moments recorded by fans
Audience members with the best views at Slane Castle share their favourite moments, including a bit of Gaeilge
‘I’ve lost the feeling in my legs’: waiting for Harry Styles among the parents
More used to David Bowie and Guns ‘n’ Roses, Ireland’s rockers return to Slane to chaperone the next generation
Harry Styles at Slane: Boy, does this two-hour spectacle prove the naysayers wrong
There were snorts of derision when the singer was announced as this year’s headliner. On Saturday he shows why he’s one of the world’s biggest pop stars
‘Feather boas galore’: Fans embrace the Styles ahead of Harry’s big day at Slane
Former One Direction member set to perform to 80,000 fans at Meath venue that once hosted the likes of Bob Dylan, Queen and Madonna
Parents going to Harry Styles at Slane: ‘Being there with your children, you see the excitement through their eyes’
Who exactly is bringing who to see Harry Styles at Slane this weekend?
Dry spell set to give way to rain just in time for Harry Styles at Slane
Nesting birds need water, says Birdwatch Ireland
‘Lovely, compliant and sober’: Harry Styles’s fan base gets ready for Slane Castle
Youthful audience expected to see youngest performer to play the venue since Robbie Williams in 1999
Harry Styles at Slane: Stage times, set list, ticket information, how to get there and more
Everything you need to know about the star’s concert at Slane Castle on Saturday, June 10th, supported by Inhaler, Wet Leg, Mitch Rowland and Annie Mac
Foo Fighters, Oasis, U2, the Rolling Stones and more: Slane’s 15 greatest acts – in reverse order
As Harry Styles limbers up for this year’s gig, on Saturday, we pick our favourite performances at the castle since the inaugural Slane Festival, in 1981
Adam’s has ‘great day’ at Slane Castle
Bidders spend ove r€1.3m at annual Country House Collections auction
Adam’s auction features exotic items with ‘empire swagger’
Plenty of interesting lots on view in Country House Collections in Slane Castle
Cantillon: There’s whiskey in the jar for Henry Mountcharles
Arrival of Brown-Forman means the future of Slane Castle seems more assured now
Hitting the St Patrick’s Camino
Two entrepreneurs hope their scenic, self-guided Irish walking trail will lure some of the thousands making the trek to the Camino de Santiago
1984: the year that brought Ronald Reagan and Dunnes strikers
Key events from 30 years ago as State papers are about be released
Collectors spend €1.4m
Unpublished Oscar Wilde photo snapped up for €7,000 at Adam’s art auction in Slane
Last call for Adam’s at Slane
Final day of viewing at Slane Castle for Adam’s Country House Collections sale
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Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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