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• 30 Apr 26

Protest to 'save Stephen's Green Shopping Centre' to take place this weekend

• Culture
• 16 Apr 26

In the new issue: Foo Fighters grace the cover as they return with Your Favorite Toy – and we look ahead to festival season 2026

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• 30 Apr 26

Big Thief at 3Arena (Photos)

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• Music
• 29 Apr 26

Folk singer Beverley Martyn has passed away aged 79

• Music
• 29 Apr 26

TOMORA announce National Stadium show

• Music
• 27 Mar 26

Music Industry Xplained course enrolling now – with weekly lectures kicking off soon...

Culture

• Culture
• 29 Apr 26

Protest against gendered violence to take place in Dublin this weekend, following two femicides in 24 hours

• Lifestyle & Sports
• 29 Apr 26

Staycation Special: "Limerick is the ideal city break for a weekend of history, sport and music"

• Music
• 24 Apr 26

When Next We Meet: A Festival Where Passion Takes Centre-Stage

• Lifestyle & Sports
• 14 Nov 25

Best of Dublin: Roz Purcell graces the cover of this year's guide to the city's top restaurants, bars, days out and more

Opinion

• Opinion
• 30 Apr 26

Irish poet Michael Cullen on the Global Sumud Flotilla: "There is a real sense that this is a collective mission and a purpose that’s a lot bigger than any of us individuals"

• Opinion
• 29 Apr 26

Michael D. Higgins returns total of €2.6 million to Exchequer over course of two terms as President of Ireland

• Opinion
• 25 Sep 24

Michael D. Higgins' Power To The People: The Hot Press Years available now!

• Opinion
• 28 Apr 26

Social Democrats to introduce Reproductive Rights (Amendment) Bill: "We need to deliver on the promise of Repeal"

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• Opinion
• 30 Apr 26

Protest to 'save Stephen's Green Shopping Centre' to take place this weekend

• Pics & Vids
• 30 Apr 26

Big Thief at 3Arena (Photos)

• Music
• 30 Apr 26

Rosalía to receive International Songwriter of the Year at Ivor Novello Awards

• Music
• 29 Apr 26

Live Report: The Prodigy turn 3Arena into a gloriously noisy punk-rave

• Music
• 29 Apr 26

Festival Voices – BIIRD: "When you get out onstage, you’re just looking at a sea of people – it’s the best craic in the world"

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• 24 Apr 26

WIN: Tickets to Florence + The Machine at Thomond Park

• Competitions
• 17 Apr 26

WIN: Momentum Festival bundle – featuring tickets to The Coronas, The Scratch and more, a stay at The Maldron, dinner in Little Amorica and €100 bar tab for the Old Brewery

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