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Rory Gallagher: Revisiting a classic 1978 interview - "I just want to get back to the bare brass knuckles of the sound"
  • Music
  • 13 Jun 25

Rory Gallagher: Revisiting a classic 1978 interview - "I just want to get back to the bare brass knuckles of the sound"

Van Morrison, U2/Brian Eno, and The Boomtown Rats' Record Store Day releases to raise funds for War Child
  • Music
  • 27 Mar 25

Van Morrison, U2/Brian Eno, and The Boomtown Rats' Record Store Day releases to raise funds for War Child

Record Store Day 2025: Full list released – with Shane MacGowan and Sinéad O'Connor among the Irish highlights
  • Music
  • 07 Feb 25

Record Store Day 2025: Full list released – with Shane MacGowan and Sinéad O'Connor among the Irish highlights

CMAT and The Boomtown Rats announced for Jools Holland's Annual Hootenanny
  • Music
  • 18 Dec 24

CMAT and The Boomtown Rats announced for Jools Holland's Annual Hootenanny

The Boomtown Rats join Rewind Festival lineup in Cork and Dublin
  • Music
  • 13 Dec 24

The Boomtown Rats join Rewind Festival lineup in Cork and Dublin

The Boomtown Rats announce 50th anniversary UK tour next year
  • Music
  • 03 Dec 24

The Boomtown Rats announce 50th anniversary UK tour next year

Kiera Dignam joins lineup for Rock Against Homelessness 2024
  • Music
  • 02 May 24

Kiera Dignam joins lineup for Rock Against Homelessness 2024

Bob Geldof hints at 40th anniversary release of Band Aid’s ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?'
  • Music
  • 01 May 24

Bob Geldof hints at 40th anniversary release of Band Aid’s ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?'

1985 Live Aid concert to be adapted into a West End musical
  • Culture
  • 02 Oct 23

1985 Live Aid concert to be adapted into a West End musical

Tickets are now on sale for Rock Against Homelessness in aid of Focus Ireland
  • Music
  • 11 May 23

Tickets are now on sale for Rock Against Homelessness in aid of Focus Ireland

RIP Johnny Fean: Revisiting <i>Hot Press</i>' 2009 interview with Horslips
  • Culture
  • 28 Apr 23

RIP Johnny Fean: Revisiting Hot Press' 2009 interview with Horslips

Thin Lizzy Pip U2 to Win Radio Nova Greatest Irish of All Time Poll
  • Music
  • 17 Mar 23

Thin Lizzy Pip U2 to Win Radio Nova Greatest Irish of All Time Poll

On this day in 1999: Bruce Springsteen was inducted by Bono into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
  • Music
  • 15 Mar 23

On this day in 1999: Bruce Springsteen was inducted by Bono into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Garry Roberts, The Boomtown Rats and Ireland: "He knew that it was time for change"
  • Opinion
  • 05 Dec 22

Garry Roberts, The Boomtown Rats and Ireland: "He knew that it was time for change"

UPDATED: Garry Roberts of The Boomtown Rats Has Died
  • Music
  • 09 Nov 22

UPDATED: Garry Roberts of The Boomtown Rats Has Died

Happy Birthday Bob Geldof: Revisiting a Classic Interview
  • Music
  • 05 Oct 22

Happy Birthday Bob Geldof: Revisiting a Classic Interview

WIN: Tickets to '80s-inspired Forever Young festival in Kildare
  • Competitions
  • 27 May 22

WIN: Tickets to '80s-inspired Forever Young festival in Kildare

On this day in 1986: Self Aid took place at the RDS in Dublin – featuring U2, Christy Moore, The Pogues & more
  • Music
  • 17 May 22

On this day in 1986: Self Aid took place at the RDS in Dublin – featuring U2, Christy Moore, The Pogues & more

Paul Boyle from Dublin new wave band The Vipers has passed away
  • Music
  • 24 Mar 22

Paul Boyle from Dublin new wave band The Vipers has passed away

Former Sacre Bleu Singer Ak Kennedy Has Died
  • Culture
  • 04 Mar 22

Former Sacre Bleu Singer Ak Kennedy Has Died

Forever Young Festival returns this summer with Marti Pellow, Holly Johnson, OMD, Boomtown Rats & more
  • Music
  • 08 Feb 22

Forever Young Festival returns this summer with Marti Pellow, Holly Johnson, OMD, Boomtown Rats & more

Bob Geldof was nearly nominated for the Nobel Prize twice by the Irish Government in the '80s
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 29 Dec 21

Bob Geldof was nearly nominated for the Nobel Prize twice by the Irish Government in the '80s

From The Unseen Archive: A 2019 Interview With Bob Geldof
  • Opinion
  • 05 Oct 21

From The Unseen Archive: A 2019 Interview With Bob Geldof

Bob Geldof at 70: Revisiting a Classic Interview
  • Music
  • 05 Oct 21

Bob Geldof at 70: Revisiting a Classic Interview

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