Lucy O'Toole

Lucy O'Toole

Articles by Lucy O'Toole

Keelin Moncrieff: "The online community wasn’t cutting it for me anymore"
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 30 Jun 25

Keelin Moncrieff: "The online community wasn’t cutting it for me anymore"

Ruth Clinton of Landless: "Irish music has been getting international attention for a very long time. This particular batch of musicians aren’t the first – and won’t be the last, I’m sure.”
  • Music
  • 23 Jun 25

Ruth Clinton of Landless: "Irish music has been getting international attention for a very long time. This particular batch of musicians aren’t the first – and won’t be the last, I’m sure.”

VARO: "I couldn’t play, and I wanted to learn, but I had no money. So I went to The Cobblestone to learn, watch, and listen..."
  • Music
  • 21 May 25

VARO: "I couldn’t play, and I wanted to learn, but I had no money. So I went to The Cobblestone to learn, watch, and listen..."

Self Esteem: "On the edge of putting <i>Prioritise Pleasure</i> out, I’d looked into training to become a keep-fit instructor..."
  • Music
  • 06 May 25

Self Esteem: "On the edge of putting Prioritise Pleasure out, I’d looked into training to become a keep-fit instructor..."

Gareth: "I try to keep that unique aspect in my music. My songs aren’t Americanised"
  • Music
  • 23 Apr 25

Gareth: "I try to keep that unique aspect in my music. My songs aren’t Americanised"

Cathy Jordan: "You can push the boundaries a bit, without bursting the tradition. It’s malleable. It can twist and turn"
  • Music
  • 26 Mar 25

Cathy Jordan: "You can push the boundaries a bit, without bursting the tradition. It’s malleable. It can twist and turn"

The Murder Capital: "This is music I’ve wanted to make with this band for a long time"
  • Music
  • 05 Mar 25

The Murder Capital: "This is music I’ve wanted to make with this band for a long time"

Bren Berry on <i>In Hope Our Stars Align:</i> "It’s very much about rediscovering – not just music, but something in myself"
  • Music
  • 27 Feb 25

Bren Berry on In Hope Our Stars Align: "It’s very much about rediscovering – not just music, but something in myself"

Biig Piig: “I love the idea that, even through the painful moments, we dance”
  • Music
  • 25 Feb 25

Biig Piig: “I love the idea that, even through the painful moments, we dance”

Dublin Night-Time Economy Advisor Ray O'Donoghue: "We need Dubliners and residents to start being proud of their city again"
  • Opinion
  • 24 Feb 25

Dublin Night-Time Economy Advisor Ray O'Donoghue: "We need Dubliners and residents to start being proud of their city again"

Best of Dublin - Rachel Galvo
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 14 Jan 25

Best of Dublin - Rachel Galvo

Best of Dublin - SexyTadgh
  • Culture
  • 11 Jan 25

Best of Dublin - SexyTadgh

12 INTERVIEWS OF XMAS: Fontaines D.C. - "I'm a bit more secure and proud of what we’re doing. I don’t need everyone to love me anymore"
  • Music
  • 04 Jan 25

12 INTERVIEWS OF XMAS: Fontaines D.C. - "I'm a bit more secure and proud of what we’re doing. I don’t need everyone to love me anymore"

12 INTERVIEWS OF XMAS: SPRINTS - “Some people go to therapy, I shout it on stage to a couple of hundred people”
  • Music
  • 02 Jan 25

12 INTERVIEWS OF XMAS: SPRINTS - “Some people go to therapy, I shout it on stage to a couple of hundred people”

KNEECAP: "People from my area don't get this opportunity. I've been reminding myself this constantly"
  • Music
  • 30 Dec 24

KNEECAP: "People from my area don't get this opportunity. I've been reminding myself this constantly"

12 INTERVIEWS OF XMAS: The Script - "We’re still in the middle of trying to figure out what’s right to do. Some days are great. Some days aren’t"
  • Music
  • 30 Dec 24

12 INTERVIEWS OF XMAS: The Script - "We’re still in the middle of trying to figure out what’s right to do. Some days are great. Some days aren’t"

12 INTERVIEWS OF XMAS: LYRA - "I don’t want to just pretend to be this girl that’s like, ‘I’m such a powerhouse! I’m so confident!’ Because I’m not"
  • Music
  • 28 Dec 24

12 INTERVIEWS OF XMAS: LYRA - "I don’t want to just pretend to be this girl that’s like, ‘I’m such a powerhouse! I’m so confident!’ Because I’m not"

12 INTERVIEWS OF XMAS: NewDad - "I liked the idea of people thinking, 'If those Galway kids can play with Paolo, we can do it too'"
  • Music
  • 26 Dec 24

12 INTERVIEWS OF XMAS: NewDad - "I liked the idea of people thinking, 'If those Galway kids can play with Paolo, we can do it too'"

Daniel Wiffen: "I don’t think many people have had an experience like that – where someone pretends to be them, to get into a concert..."
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 24 Dec 24

Daniel Wiffen: "I don’t think many people have had an experience like that – where someone pretends to be them, to get into a concert..."

Damien Dempsey: "I’ve stayed on my own a lot of my life... I’ve just been watching, and observing, everything"
  • Music
  • 11 Dec 24

Damien Dempsey: "I’ve stayed on my own a lot of my life... I’ve just been watching, and observing, everything"

Post Punk Podge: "I've always found that music has been a great release for me to vent frustrations or anxieties"
  • Music
  • 04 Nov 24

Post Punk Podge: "I've always found that music has been a great release for me to vent frustrations or anxieties"

Maverick Sabre: "This hopelessness, powerlessness and voicelessness in people is now being taken advantage of and manipulated"
  • Music
  • 31 Oct 24

Maverick Sabre: "This hopelessness, powerlessness and voicelessness in people is now being taken advantage of and manipulated"

Gemma Hayes: "I felt unsure that there was any place for me, or that I had anything to offer"
  • Music
  • 07 Oct 24

Gemma Hayes: "I felt unsure that there was any place for me, or that I had anything to offer"

Bricknasty: "They don’t like the Poor Paddy Dub – but they love the performance of it"
  • Music
  • 03 Oct 24

Bricknasty: "They don’t like the Poor Paddy Dub – but they love the performance of it"

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