Niall Stokes

Niall Stokes

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Remembering Sinéad O'Connor: "A lover. A fighter. A poet."
  • Music
  • 26 Jul 26

Remembering Sinéad O'Connor: "A lover. A fighter. A poet."

Remembering Rory Gallagher: "The ‘70s was a time of musical darkness in Ireland – but Rory blazed a trail through it"
  • Music
  • 14 Jun 26

Remembering Rory Gallagher: "The ‘70s was a time of musical darkness in Ireland – but Rory blazed a trail through it"

Why Don't Israel And Iran Hand In Their Nuclear Jigsaws Together?
  • Opinion
  • 12 Jun 26

Why Don't Israel And Iran Hand In Their Nuclear Jigsaws Together?

Moya Brennan: A True Icon of Irish Music
  • Opinion
  • 17 Apr 26

Moya Brennan: A True Icon of Irish Music

On this day in 1965: Bob Dylan 'went electric' with <i>Bringing It All Back Home</i>
  • Music
  • 22 Mar 26

On this day in 1965: Bob Dylan 'went electric' with Bringing It All Back Home

War on Iran: "From day one, it was obvious that this was Netanyahu’s war, and that Trump was duped, or seduced, into participating in it"
  • Opinion
  • 20 Mar 26

War on Iran: "From day one, it was obvious that this was Netanyahu’s war, and that Trump was duped, or seduced, into participating in it"

Manchester Disunited: Toxic, far-right rhetoric needs to be condemned in the strongest manner possible
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 22 Feb 26

Manchester Disunited: Toxic, far-right rhetoric needs to be condemned in the strongest manner possible

Bob Marley: Revisit his 1978 interview with <i>Hot Press</i>
  • Music
  • 06 Feb 26

Bob Marley: Revisit his 1978 interview with Hot Press

Trump's America in 2026: Things are bad – and they may be about to get a whole lot worse
  • Opinion
  • 25 Jan 26

Trump's America in 2026: Things are bad – and they may be about to get a whole lot worse

<i>Hot Press</i> History In The Making: The Concert - Revisiting a classic interview with Van Morrison
  • Music
  • 23 Dec 25

Hot Press History In The Making: The Concert - Revisiting a classic interview with Van Morrison

Trump’s assault on Europe: "Happy new year? Somehow I don’t think so..."
  • Opinion
  • 13 Dec 25

Trump’s assault on Europe: "Happy new year? Somehow I don’t think so..."

Troy Parrott's heroics in Hungary and Trump's betrayal of Zelenskyy and Ukraine: "How can these separate worlds co-exist?"
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 29 Nov 25

Troy Parrott's heroics in Hungary and Trump's betrayal of Zelenskyy and Ukraine: "How can these separate worlds co-exist?"

Catherine Connolly and Elon Musk are the real stories of the Presidential election, not Maria Steen
  • Opinion
  • 28 Oct 25

Catherine Connolly and Elon Musk are the real stories of the Presidential election, not Maria Steen

On this day in 1992: Sinéad O'Connor, in the aftermath of the SNL controversy, defiantly sang 'War' to a hostile crowd at Madison Square Garden
  • Music
  • 16 Oct 25

On this day in 1992: Sinéad O'Connor, in the aftermath of the SNL controversy, defiantly sang 'War' to a hostile crowd at Madison Square Garden

A Tribute To Nicky Ryan, 1946-2025
  • Opinion
  • 05 Oct 25

A Tribute To Nicky Ryan, 1946-2025

Student Special: "What a strange and troubling time to be launching into a new academic year"
  • Opinion
  • 05 Sep 25

Student Special: "What a strange and troubling time to be launching into a new academic year"

Partners in genocide: Israel, the US, and the "spinelessness" of European and UK leaders
  • Opinion
  • 15 Aug 25

Partners in genocide: Israel, the US, and the "spinelessness" of European and UK leaders

50 years ago today: Remembering The Miami Showband Massacre
  • Opinion
  • 31 Jul 25

50 years ago today: Remembering The Miami Showband Massacre

Remembering Sinead O'Connor: "She was one of a kind. Troubled. Vulnerable. But unmistakably always who she was"
  • Music
  • 26 Jul 25

Remembering Sinead O'Connor: "She was one of a kind. Troubled. Vulnerable. But unmistakably always who she was"

Who is the most reprehensible political figure on earth?
  • Opinion
  • 18 Jul 25

Who is the most reprehensible political figure on earth?

On this day in 1982: Elvis Costello & The Attractions released <i>Imperial Bedroom</i>
  • Music
  • 02 Jul 25

On this day in 1982: Elvis Costello & The Attractions released Imperial Bedroom

Celebrating the genius of Rory Gallagher: "He blazed a trail out of Ireland, showing us all that it could be done"
  • Music
  • 21 Jun 25

Celebrating the genius of Rory Gallagher: "He blazed a trail out of Ireland, showing us all that it could be done"

Remembering Rory Gallagher on the 30th anniversary of his death: "Rory stayed on the side of the underdog, the outsider, the dispossessed. He stayed true to the music"
  • Music
  • 14 Jun 25

Remembering Rory Gallagher on the 30th anniversary of his death: "Rory stayed on the side of the underdog, the outsider, the dispossessed. He stayed true to the music"

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"

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