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Colm Tóibín wins this year's Rathbones Folio Prize for <i>The Magician</i>
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 23 Mar 22
Colm Tóibín wins this year's Rathbones Folio Prize for The Magician
Fears Q&A: "I've been quietly working away on my next record. The first one took five years so don't be expecting it anytime soon!"
  • Culture
  • 21 Mar 22
Fears Q&A: "I've been quietly working away on my next record. The first one took five years so don't be expecting it anytime soon!"
Belters Only: "It’s an unstoppable force now. The whole Irish scene is absolutely flying"
  • Culture
  • 21 Mar 22
Belters Only: "It’s an unstoppable force now. The whole Irish scene is absolutely flying"
PREMIERE: Columbia Mills return with new single 'Heart of a Nation', pointing to the housing crisis in Ireland
  • Culture
  • 16 Mar 22
PREMIERE: Columbia Mills return with new single 'Heart of a Nation', pointing to the housing crisis in Ireland
<i>Wolf</i> star George MacKay: "It’s not a typically triumphant story. Reckoning with yourself is always difficult and complex"
  • Film And TV
  • 16 Mar 22
Wolf star George MacKay: "It’s not a typically triumphant story. Reckoning with yourself is always difficult and complex"
Aimée: "I’m lucky that I’ve never felt out of control since I’ve been signed - I'm running my own ship"
  • Culture
  • 16 Mar 22
Aimée: "I’m lucky that I’ve never felt out of control since I’ve been signed - I'm running my own ship"
Ukraine Invasion - Steven ‘Sehii’ Marious: "Ukrainian people would rather die fighting for their land than live in captivity"
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 16 Mar 22
Ukraine Invasion - Steven ‘Sehii’ Marious: "Ukrainian people would rather die fighting for their land than live in captivity"
The Staves: "<i>Good Woman</i> is for anyone who felt robbed of their own agency to decide who they want to be"
  • Culture
  • 14 Mar 22
The Staves: "Good Woman is for anyone who felt robbed of their own agency to decide who they want to be"
Thom Yorke shares haunting single '5:17', set to feature in sixth season of <i>Peaky Blinders</i>
  • Culture
  • 14 Mar 22
Thom Yorke shares haunting single '5:17', set to feature in sixth season of Peaky Blinders
Ocean Tisdall: "I feel like my fans are the type of people that love a good screaming-at-their-ex song"
  • Culture
  • 09 Mar 22
Ocean Tisdall: "I feel like my fans are the type of people that love a good screaming-at-their-ex song"
KAINA: "My best friend said my new album is like reading a bunch of letters from me. I hope <i>It Was A Home</i> makes people feel less alone"
  • Culture
  • 08 Mar 22
KAINA: "My best friend said my new album is like reading a bunch of letters from me. I hope It Was A Home makes people feel less alone"
Slash: "We’ve become so dependent on technology to make records, that we’ve taken all of that personality, attitude and realism out"
  • Culture
  • 07 Mar 22
Slash: "We’ve become so dependent on technology to make records, that we’ve taken all of that personality, attitude and realism out"
Shamir: "Every single one of my records is different from the last. They all have a life of their own, so progress is inevitable"
  • Culture
  • 07 Mar 22
Shamir: "Every single one of my records is different from the last. They all have a life of their own, so progress is inevitable"
Denise Chaila to play debut London headline show ahead of Irish festival appearances
  • Culture
  • 02 Mar 22
Denise Chaila to play debut London headline show ahead of Irish festival appearances
Niamh Campbell: "Dublin became one of the poorest cities in Europe, then built itself up to be this new tech place. There’s no sense of stability in crashing and then renewing it"
  • Opinion
  • 02 Mar 22
Niamh Campbell: "Dublin became one of the poorest cities in Europe, then built itself up to be this new tech place. There’s no sense of stability in crashing and then renewing it"
Hurray For The Riff Raff: "I have a long road ahead of me – but I’m an adventurer"
  • Opinion
  • 28 Feb 22
Hurray For The Riff Raff: "I have a long road ahead of me – but I’m an adventurer"
Irish and Ukrainian musicians respond as Russia launches new wave of aggression
  • Opinion
  • 24 Feb 22
Irish and Ukrainian musicians respond as Russia launches new wave of aggression
Colin Farrell & Zoë Kravitz on <i>The Batman:</i> "It’s a very powerful thing to be so deeply hidden behind a mask like that..."
  • Film And TV
  • 24 Feb 22
Colin Farrell & Zoë Kravitz on The Batman: "It’s a very powerful thing to be so deeply hidden behind a mask like that..."
Andy Irvine and Donal Lunny revisit <i>Planxty</i> in final show of the Up Close and Personal series – out now on Hot Press YouTube
  • Culture
  • 23 Feb 22
Andy Irvine and Donal Lunny revisit Planxty in final show of the Up Close and Personal series – out now on Hot Press YouTube
Pale Waves reschedule Dublin and Belfast shows under doctor's orders
  • Culture
  • 21 Feb 22
Pale Waves reschedule Dublin and Belfast shows under doctor's orders
In the new issue: Cover stars Pillow Queens discuss their brilliant upcoming album <i>Leave The Light On</i>
  • Opinion
  • 17 Feb 22
In the new issue: Cover stars Pillow Queens discuss their brilliant upcoming album Leave The Light On
Norwegian indie-pop star Girl in Red signs with Columbia Records
  • Culture
  • 17 Feb 22
Norwegian indie-pop star Girl in Red signs with Columbia Records
This week's <i>Late Late Show</i> guests to include Niall Horan and Irish golf star Leona Maguire
  • Film And TV
  • 17 Feb 22
This week's Late Late Show guests to include Niall Horan and Irish golf star Leona Maguire
CMAT: "This is what I’ve wanted to do since I was born. I don’t think I planned on being anything other than a musician"
  • Opinion
  • 16 Feb 22
CMAT: "This is what I’ve wanted to do since I was born. I don’t think I planned on being anything other than a musician"
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