McNish writes insightful, funny, political poetry rooted in her everyday life, on topics including weird attitudes to breastfeeding

A round-up of the best nights out across the country, inicluding gigs by Little Green Cars, Colm Mac Con Iomaire, Mmoths and more

It’s tempting to read ‘Blackstar’ as David Bowie’s swansong. But he was already writing his next album

A night with Toney Clayton-Lea, Stuart Carolan, Cathy Davey and Colm O'Regan

Has it really taken this long for someone to pull together a spoken-word festival?

Alan Richie Taylor: July 4th, 1953 - August 3rd, 2014

Annual event is still at forefront of Ireland’s boutique festival experience

Electronica royalty joins up with bell ringers – and somehow it works

From pop to country, and from experimental to jazz, it sounds as if Nels Cline of BB&C – best known among rock fans as a member of Wilco – can turn his hand to anything

A clever conceit by Luke Haines and Cathal Coughlan makes for a show that is playful and serious at the same time

Celebrating 50 years since The Beatles played their only Irish gigs, the Dublin Beatles Festival takes place this weekend with tribute bands, exhibitions, plays, interviews and more

The former professional cyclist is carving out a new career as a model

Hold on to the gorgeous oddness of her art and you’ve got songs you could easily live with for the rest of your life

‘Self Portrait’, Dylan’s first album of the 1970s, was his attempt to besmirch his image as a cultural icon. It worked. Will the most recent trawl of the archives change any minds?

Hundreds of gardaí, body searches and booze bans - all in a day’s work for Slane

Time has been kind to Albarn and co, who wowed a really full house in the city

Liam Croke, author