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Remembering Tim Buckley: "He's one of the most complete artists I've ever come across"
  • Music
  • 29 Jun 26

Remembering Tim Buckley: "He's one of the most complete artists I've ever come across"

The Strokes share 'Going Shopping' music video starring Walton Goggins
  • Music
  • 29 Jun 26

The Strokes share 'Going Shopping' music video starring Walton Goggins

In the new issue: Cover stars Mumford & Sons answer your questions in the Mixed Grill Interview
  • Culture
  • 10 Jun 26

In the new issue: Cover stars Mumford & Sons answer your questions in the Mixed Grill Interview

Music

Kneecap mark biggest headline performance with Trevor Dietz tribute, Kae Tempest appearance, and Pro Palestine chants
  • Music
  • 29 Jun 26

Kneecap mark biggest headline performance with Trevor Dietz tribute, Kae Tempest appearance, and Pro Palestine chants

Bulmers Live at Leopardstown announces Le Boom as headline act
  • Music
  • 29 Jun 26

Bulmers Live at Leopardstown announces Le Boom as headline act

Independent Limerick record shop appeals for support amid closure threat
  • Music
  • 29 Jun 26

Independent Limerick record shop appeals for support amid closure threat

Culture

Douglas Stuart: “From the age of 12 to just about 16, I had to be part of a Protestant gang and fight Catholics"
  • Culture
  • 27 Jun 26

Douglas Stuart: “From the age of 12 to just about 16, I had to be part of a Protestant gang and fight Catholics"

Dublin Rose Suad Mooge: "As a child, I wasn’t looking at [the Rose of Tralee] thinking, ‘That could be me’ – because they looked nothing like me"
  • Opinion
  • 21 Jun 26

Dublin Rose Suad Mooge: "As a child, I wasn’t looking at [the Rose of Tralee] thinking, ‘That could be me’ – because they looked nothing like me"

Pride: "The history of queer cinema is, in many ways, the history of people insisting on their right to exist"
  • Film And TV
  • 20 Jun 26

Pride: "The history of queer cinema is, in many ways, the history of people insisting on their right to exist"

John Carney on <i>Power Ballad:</i> Nick Jonas "is inscrutable and deep, and mercurial and fascinating. The more I know him, the less I know him"
  • Film And TV
  • 19 Jun 26

John Carney on Power Ballad: Nick Jonas "is inscrutable and deep, and mercurial and fascinating. The more I know him, the less I know him"

Opinion

Yamamori Izakaya and Hoxton hotel reach agreement, bringing nightlife legal battle to a close
  • Opinion
  • 26 Jun 26

Yamamori Izakaya and Hoxton hotel reach agreement, bringing nightlife legal battle to a close

UN commission finds Israel deliberately targeting Palestinian children in Gaza
  • Opinion
  • 25 Jun 26

UN commission finds Israel deliberately targeting Palestinian children in Gaza

The Joint Committee on Drugs Use Final Report could herald the biggest shake up of drug laws in the history of the Irish state
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 24 Jun 26

The Joint Committee on Drugs Use Final Report could herald the biggest shake up of drug laws in the history of the Irish state

UPDATED: The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Drugs Use Final Report "recommends the repeal of section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 in order to fully decriminalise the possession of drugs for personal use."
  • Sex & Drugs
  • 24 Jun 26

UPDATED: The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Drugs Use Final Report "recommends the repeal of section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 in order to fully decriminalise the possession of drugs for personal use."

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Remembering Tim Buckley: "He's one of the most complete artists I've ever come across"
  • Music
  • 29 Jun 26

Remembering Tim Buckley: "He's one of the most complete artists I've ever come across"

Blur drummer loses court battle for £200 million in unpaid royalties
  • Music
  • 29 Jun 26

Blur drummer loses court battle for £200 million in unpaid royalties

The Strokes share 'Going Shopping' music video starring Walton Goggins
  • Music
  • 29 Jun 26

The Strokes share 'Going Shopping' music video starring Walton Goggins

Lauryn Hill recieves inaugural BET Living Legend Icon Award
  • Music
  • 29 Jun 26

Lauryn Hill recieves inaugural BET Living Legend Icon Award

Jazzy announces 3Arena gig
  • Music
  • 29 Jun 26

Jazzy announces 3Arena gig

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WIN: Tickets to BIIRD at Bulmers Live at Leopardstown
  • Competitions
  • 19 Jun 26

WIN: Tickets to BIIRD at Bulmers Live at Leopardstown

WIN: Tickets to a Belfast TradFest concert of your choice – plus a bottle of Dunville’s 1808 Belfast TradFest 2026 Irish Whiskey
  • Competitions
  • 12 Jun 26

WIN: Tickets to a Belfast TradFest concert of your choice – plus a bottle of Dunville’s 1808 Belfast TradFest 2026 Irish Whiskey

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Child Of Prague: "Honestly, there was no masterplan... Before we knew it there were serendipitously six people jammed onto a tiny stage"
  • Music
  • 29 Jun 26

Child Of Prague: "Honestly, there was no masterplan... Before we knew it there were serendipitously six people jammed onto a tiny stage"

Michael Bublé delivers surprise intimate performance at Dublin’s Ruby Sessions
  • Music
  • 29 Jun 26

Michael Bublé delivers surprise intimate performance at Dublin’s Ruby Sessions

Dublin band's Venezuelan frontman issues appeal for emergency donations following earthquakes
  • Music
  • 29 Jun 26

Dublin band's Venezuelan frontman issues appeal for emergency donations following earthquakes

Bob Dylan replaces long-time guitarists mid-tour
  • Music
  • 29 Jun 26

Bob Dylan replaces long-time guitarists mid-tour

Two Door Cinema Club announce UK and Ireland arena tour celebrating 15 years of <i>Tourist History</i>
  • Music
  • 29 Jun 26

Two Door Cinema Club announce UK and Ireland arena tour celebrating 15 years of Tourist History

Live Report: Weller reigns supreme in Dublin 3
  • Music
  • 29 Jun 26

Live Report: Weller reigns supreme in Dublin 3

Wallis Bird: “I spent the best part of two years giving-in to every feeling that came from grief"
  • Music
  • 28 Jun 26

Wallis Bird: “I spent the best part of two years giving-in to every feeling that came from grief"

Electric Picnic 2026: Spike Island line-up revealed, featuring Ispíní na hÉireann, Megatrad, Caomhín and more
  • Music
  • 26 Jun 26

Electric Picnic 2026: Spike Island line-up revealed, featuring Ispíní na hÉireann, Megatrad, Caomhín and more

Minding Creative Minds to hold June Meet & Greet and other events
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 26 Jun 26

Minding Creative Minds to hold June Meet & Greet and other events

Justin Bieber releases surprise live album of Coachella set
  • Music
  • 26 Jun 26

Justin Bieber releases surprise live album of Coachella set

Whereabouts of Clapton's 'Summerburst' guitar revealed after 60 years
  • Music
  • 26 Jun 26

Whereabouts of Clapton's 'Summerburst' guitar revealed after 60 years

<i>The Bear</i> Season 5 Review: "It may have began as a story about excellence, but it ends as a story about grace. And that feels exactly right"
  • Film And TV
  • 26 Jun 26

The Bear Season 5 Review: "It may have began as a story about excellence, but it ends as a story about grace. And that feels exactly right"

Live Nation planning new venue larger than 3Arena in Dublin’s docklands
  • Music
  • 26 Jun 26

Live Nation planning new venue larger than 3Arena in Dublin’s docklands

WIN: Tickets to Damien Dempsey at the Iveagh Gardens
  • Competitions
  • 26 Jun 26

WIN: Tickets to Damien Dempsey at the Iveagh Gardens

New Irish Songs To Hear This Week
  • Music
  • 26 Jun 26

New Irish Songs To Hear This Week

Charli XCX releases 'Wink Wink' ahead of her new album <i>Music, Fashion, Film, Tour</i>
  • Music
  • 26 Jun 26

Charli XCX releases 'Wink Wink' ahead of her new album Music, Fashion, Film, Tour

Rockathon Festival in danger after Tickets.ie collapse
  • Music
  • 26 Jun 26

Rockathon Festival in danger after Tickets.ie collapse

The Rolling Stones release new song with the Cure's Robert Smith
  • Music
  • 26 Jun 26

The Rolling Stones release new song with the Cure's Robert Smith