Sea Sessions 2017, Ireland's biggest beach party with photos by Peter O Hanlon

English Producer tops the charts Producer Jolyon Thomas has cause to celebrate, what with the release of his first No. 1 album, How Did We Get So Dark? by Royal Blood.

The first theatrical trailer for The Greatest Showman, an original musical inspired by the fantastical life of P.T. Barnum, dropped today, ...

The Santa Monica indie rock band is set to tour the UK this summer, and will stop at Whelan's Thursday on August 24. Joining them is Rock and Roll Hall ...

Former Screaming Trees rocker announces show at The Academy Mark Lanegan last played Ireland at Slane Castle, supporting Guns N’ Roses. Now, the singer-songwriter announces ...

The English rock band is performing at the Tivoli Theatre in Dublin on October 17. The band's forthcoming studio album V’ is produced by Paul Epworth, who has worked with ...

After their Glastonbury performance over the weekend, the band announce a documentary release following their forthcoming album. Haim is set to release the documentary on Apple ...

The definitive guide to the capital, our sixth annual Best of Dublin issue packs in more than ever! Irish TV presenter, actress and model ...

Londoner Nathalia Bruno, also known by her mysterious alter-ego DRIFT, has announced a new track, and an upcoming EP, 'Genderland', an electro-pop ...

The Suffolk singer announced seven dates in Ireland this morning and has also taken steps to cut ticket touts out of the equation. Given the singer's ...

English comedian comes to Ireland English comedian, Sarah Millican, is on the road with her tour, ‘Control Enthusiast,’ coming all around the UK and to Ireland. Millican won ...

The unpredictable US President is famous for his abrupt manners and even occasionally hanging up on other country's leaders during heated so-called diplomatic phone calls. But ...

The ex-Take That singer has offered a grovelling apology to Jim Page for a bizarre rant in which he claimed the legendary guitarist was grappling with mental health issues. The two ...

Songs by the Sea – a series of intimate concerts in seaside cafés in Sligo – returns next month with performances by Myles Manley, Felip Carbonnell, Tim V. Smyth and The Hunter. ...

The former Irish Times sportswriter faces sentence for sexual offences. A very different-seeming man spoke to Hot Press back in 2003. Perhaps that interview is worth reading again ...

The resemblance between the two is uncanny. The trailer for the action-packed, eagerly-anticipated IRA thriller starring Pierce Brosnan and ...

After spending 30 weeks on the UK album chart, The Corrs went to No.1 on this day with their incredible Talk On Corners. It went on to be the ...

Starting this Friday, the Bantry region will be echoing with the music of friends. From 30 June - 8 July, the West Cork Chamber Music Festival will return to host a wealth of world-class ...

Singer-songwriter from Navan, Co. Meath, prepares for upcoming album After spending time traveling around Ireland performing, Pauly Fagan is back with a new album to be released ...

Former front man of the Gallows comes into his own light with a new album Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes will be coming to the Tivoli Theatre in Dublin ...

Eclectic English Band Plays in Dublin on 12 December The Moulettes will likely be playing off their newest album, Preternatural, at Whelan's this December. Lead singer and ...

Scottish folk rock band play their only Irish summer show of 2017 The Carrick Water Music Festival kicks off on 12 July and will be headlined by The Waterboys. The Scottish band was formed ...

Cardboard Gangsters is on course to become the biggest Irish movie of the year after it increased its box office take by 80% in its second ...

The Irish duo will be touring through Europe from late June to October Dubliners’ most recent chance to hear Saint Sister’s ‘atmosfolk’ music was 7 June at the National Concert ...

Bushmills Irish Whiskey have teamed up with George Lowden to produce a limited edition, hand-crafted F-50 acoustic guitar made from whiskey barrels ...

He may not be everyone's favourite singer, but EdSheeran faced an unnecessary amount of hate for his Glastonbury performance on Sunday, with people ...

The band will play in The Academy in Dublin on November 1. This announcement comes after the band supported Walking on Cars in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham over the weekend. The ...

The first official music video from Calvin Harris' forthcoming album Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 Ahead of the release, Harris teased the music ...

The singer-songwriter will play Empire Music Hall in Belfast on September 27 and The Button Factory in Dublin on September 28. The singer has also just released his brand new single ...

The U2 bassist credited guitarist Eric Clapton, The Who's Pete Townshend and his U2 bandmates for helping him kick his alcohol addiction. The event, ...

The Irish actress has revealed how her love for the Harry Potter books helped her to cope with an eating disorder. Evanna has bravely opened up about ...

The former classical star took to Twitter last night to reveal the sad news that she is grieving the tragic loss of her unborn baby. She wrote on her official Twitter account: "Charlotte ...

Netflix, the world’s leading internet TV network, continues its investment in European content with the start of production this week in Denmark ...

20 years later, we're still waiting for our letters from Hogwarts. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone arrived in book stores 20 years ago today, on June 26, 1997. ...

The Scottish pop-band will support Dropkick Murphys at Iveagh Gardens next month. The band, which had success with hits such as 'Chelsea Dagger' and 'Whistle For The Choir' back in ...

It’s been over a year now since Kerry natives Walking on Cars released their much-anticipated first album Everything this Way. The only album in 2016 to earn double-platinum ...

The new TV series, also titled “Gypsy” launches this Friday June 30. Writer Lisa Rubin first came up with the idea for the new series after she ...

Kings of Leon drummer celebrates birthday Nathan Followill, drummer for Kings of Leon, is celebrating his 38th birthday today, but we know the real party won’t start until he makes ...

Dun Laoghaire director's film comes to Dublin Upcoming Irish action-thriller Pilgrimage will be released in cinemas on 14 July. The thrilling tale of faith and fear follows ...

Walking on Cars rocked the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin on Saturday supported by Oh Wonder. Photo Gallery By Karl Leonard

A rainbow of colours celebrating Dublin Pride 2017 - Photo Gallery By Abby Steward

The Clash, Big Audio Dynamite & Gorillaz legend turns 61... Mick Jones rings in his 61st birthday today. To celebrate, we’re taking a look back at Bill Graham’s time with The Clash ...

Shortly after the 2017 BET Awards, Future and Chris Brown release their new collaboration 'Pie". Before the release of the new music, both Future ...

The actor, writer, and comedian was charmed by the audience at Dublin's 3Arena Saturday night. The sold-out gig was Gervais's biggest Irish audience to date, with 9,000 people packed ...

After nearly three weeks of negotiating, the DUP have agreed to a 'confidence and supply' arrangement that will allow the Tories to form a minority ...

American indie-pop band to release new album this week 2015 was a busy year for dream pop band, Beach House, with the release of two albums within two months (Depression Cherry ...

The trio will play the Olympia Theatre in Dublin on November 1 as part of their European Tour. The band’s latest album Truth Is a Beautiful Thing was just released this month ...

The Irish-American Celtic punk band will be playing in Dublin’s Olympia Theatre on September 10 and The Limelight in Belfast on September 11. The band were first formed in 1997 by ...

The Irish singer has revealed how she suffered from postnatal depression after the birth of her second child two years ago. The ex-Saturdays star, ...

The Anchorman star says that he would love to get the cast over to Ireland to film scenes for any future instalment of the hit franchise. Carrell said it was an "unforgettable day" when ...

A fight fan has put together a cool DIY promo trailer for the Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather bout, which has gone viral with over 1.2million ...

The band's frontman Ryan Johnston has bravely opened up about how their new song 'Why' was inspired by his own bouts with depression in his youth and how his sister "saved" him. In the ...

A huge day for the parish as The Eskies performed at The Avalon Tent yesterday evening, before storming the Toad Hall stage last night. Around the same time as Corbyn-fever was making ...

The 21-year-old Cavan singer played the Avalon Stage on Friday and caught some of the day's hottest acts in action. She also visited some on-site vintage shops! We had a really stressful ...

There was a huge turn-out at the Dublin Pride march today – and, speaking at a rally in Smithfield, the Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, made a commitment ...

From the team that brought you Orange is the New Black comes GLOW, the new Netflix comedy series about the glitz, glam, and gore of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling show. Based ...

Simon Cowell’s star-studded charity cover of “Bridge Over Troubled Water” makes it into the top twenty-five in its first week. Following ...

Both artists shared the track on their Twitter accounts today. Earlier today, Clean Bandit said on their Twitter account that they first performed ...

"In a city of 8 million people, there are bound to be a few good stories." The upcoming film Person to Person strives to tell them. Written and directed by Dustin Guy Defa, ...

Actor jokingly threatens US President at drive-in theatre at Glastonbury While introducing his 2004 film, The Libertines, at the Glastonbury festival, Depp said, “I ...

All the action from Jameson Bow St. Sessions, curated by Hot Press, in Jameson Distillery Bow St., Dublin.

“I Love You, Sadie”, taken from the band’s upcoming album, have been released a week early. The Wicklow girl group have been working on their upcoming debut album but no official ...

When the band arrives on stage, promptly enough at about 8:15, for in true E-Street style there is no support, they are all business. Sporting matching ...

Wexford Singer/Songwriter Gordon Barry has just won this year’s top prize at The International Songwriting Competition for the lyrics of his ...

For one issue only, SAM SNORT, the world's most celebrated rock journalist, comes out of retirement to salute the good old days and ask: where did ...

After famously denouncing streaming services such as Spotify, Taylor Swift recently caved in and made her music available to stream again- so was it worth it? Pop star Taylor Swift ...

"It's definite." Last Wednesday, a spokesperson for famed actor Daniel Day-Lewis announced that his upcoming film Phantom Thread will ...

The Australian dance outfit made a long awaited return to Ireland, playing a stunning set of material from the classic Since I Left You and last year’s Wildflower This show ...

The gypsy punk band will be coming to The Academy on 19 December After spending time in three different continents, Gogol Bordello has announced the release of their 7th album, Seekers ...

The band will play in the Limelight 1 in Belfast on December 10 and Dublin's Olympia Theatre on Decembr 11/ Fronted by Les McKeown, the Scottish pop band first rose to fame in the 70’s ...

The former Oasis' singer is set to release his first ever solo album ever this October. Liam also shared the artwork for his new album, featuring ...

Depeche Mode have just shared a 360-degree video for 'Going Backwards', which is the first track on their brilliant 'Spirit' album. You can watch the new video for 'Going Backwards ...

Bell X1 have just released their new single 'Fire King', which has already reached over one million plays on Spotify... The song is taken from their highly acclaimed album 'Arms', ...

Kodaline make a most welcome return today with their stunning new single ‘Brother’, which is a song that easily sits among their very best. Produced by Steve Harris and Two Inch ...

Sixteen months ago Dave Matthews brought his merry band to Dublin’s 3Arena and produced a powerful and electric show. Tonight, on the other side ...