Interview

Eurovision entrant Lesley Roy on songwriting after industry heartache: "The thought of getting back on stage was too much"
  • Culture
  • 12 May 21

Eurovision entrant Lesley Roy on songwriting after industry heartache: "The thought of getting back on stage was too much"

The Troubadour’s Tale: The Richard Thompson Hot Press Interview
  • Opinion
  • 12 May 21

The Troubadour’s Tale: The Richard Thompson Hot Press Interview

Music Industry In Ireland – Moya Brennan: "During the lockdown this year, it has been much harder to see the light at the end of the tunnel"
  • Opinion
  • 12 May 21

Music Industry In Ireland – Moya Brennan: "During the lockdown this year, it has been much harder to see the light at the end of the tunnel"

Interview – Lisa Gerrard: "I was brought up in a house where there was sean-nós singing and poetry..."
  • Opinion
  • 12 May 21

Interview – Lisa Gerrard: "I was brought up in a house where there was sean-nós singing and poetry..."

Jo Spain: “People say, ‘I really want to write a book.’ And I’m like, ‘If you want to write it, you will.’”
  • Film And TV
  • 12 May 21

Jo Spain: “People say, ‘I really want to write a book.’ And I’m like, ‘If you want to write it, you will.’”

Shane Daniel Byrne: Mad Hatter Q&A
  • Opinion
  • 11 May 21

Shane Daniel Byrne: Mad Hatter Q&A

Declan O'Rourke - Who Lights The Stars At Night? The Hot Press Interview
  • Opinion
  • 11 May 21

Declan O'Rourke - Who Lights The Stars At Night? The Hot Press Interview

Interview: Renowned vocal coach Judith Mok discusses Ireland's ever-growing pool of talent
  • Opinion
  • 11 May 21

Interview: Renowned vocal coach Judith Mok discusses Ireland's ever-growing pool of talent

Imelda May: "It’s frightening how much Christianity and the State have been so intertwined. That’s been detrimental to our culture..."
  • Opinion
  • 11 May 21

Imelda May: "It’s frightening how much Christianity and the State have been so intertwined. That’s been detrimental to our culture..."

Music Industry In Ireland – Kim O'Callaghan: "Seeing the financial impact as well as the impact it is having on people’s mental health is heart-wrenching"
  • Opinion
  • 11 May 21

Music Industry In Ireland – Kim O'Callaghan: "Seeing the financial impact as well as the impact it is having on people’s mental health is heart-wrenching"

On this day in 1981: Bob Marley died, aged 36
  • Music
  • 11 May 21

On this day in 1981: Bob Marley died, aged 36

Music Industry In Ireland – Jackie Conboy: "We’re really in the dark"
  • Opinion
  • 10 May 21

Music Industry In Ireland – Jackie Conboy: "We’re really in the dark"

Music Industry In Ireland – Mark Graham: "Without music, there is no music industry. Without people who create music, the industry has no raw materials"
  • Opinion
  • 09 May 21

Music Industry In Ireland – Mark Graham: "Without music, there is no music industry. Without people who create music, the industry has no raw materials"

Music Industry In Ireland – Mary Coughlan: "Some musicians I know were living on €35 a week after rent and bills were paid"
  • Opinion
  • 08 May 21

Music Industry In Ireland – Mary Coughlan: "Some musicians I know were living on €35 a week after rent and bills were paid"

Wild Youth: "We’re always trying to push the boundaries a little bit, and not put a ceiling over our creativity"
  • Opinion
  • 07 May 21

Wild Youth: "We’re always trying to push the boundaries a little bit, and not put a ceiling over our creativity"

Music Industry In Ireland – Derek Turner: "I hope that when venues are reopened, audiences will wake up to the immense talent we have on these shores"
  • Opinion
  • 07 May 21

Music Industry In Ireland – Derek Turner: "I hope that when venues are reopened, audiences will wake up to the immense talent we have on these shores"

Music Industry In Ireland – Maya Cullen Petrović: "The mental well-being of artists has been a big concern"
  • Opinion
  • 06 May 21

Music Industry In Ireland – Maya Cullen Petrović: "The mental well-being of artists has been a big concern"

'Making an album was always in the back of my mind': 16-year-old Ollie West on his self-made debut LP
  • Culture
  • 05 May 21

'Making an album was always in the back of my mind': 16-year-old Ollie West on his self-made debut LP

Music Industry In Ireland – Mick Flannery: "I fear for the future of many of these venues. Their loss would be a great shame and would leave a sad void in our nation’s culture"
  • Opinion
  • 04 May 21

Music Industry In Ireland – Mick Flannery: "I fear for the future of many of these venues. Their loss would be a great shame and would leave a sad void in our nation’s culture"

Music Industry In Ireland – Victor Finn: "Acting now to protect Irish music will benefit culture, tourism and the economy long-term"
  • Opinion
  • 02 May 21

Music Industry In Ireland – Victor Finn: "Acting now to protect Irish music will benefit culture, tourism and the economy long-term"

Music Industry In Ireland – Rosie Carney: "If you told me this time last year that I would record a whole album from my bedroom floor, I’d have laughed"
  • Music
  • 30 Apr 21

Music Industry In Ireland – Rosie Carney: "If you told me this time last year that I would record a whole album from my bedroom floor, I’d have laughed"

On this day 50 years ago: Thin Lizzy released their self-titled debut album
  • Music
  • 30 Apr 21

On this day 50 years ago: Thin Lizzy released their self-titled debut album

Dropkick Murphys' Ken Casey: "I celebrated Trump losing by my blood pressure coming down!"
  • Music
  • 29 Apr 21

Dropkick Murphys' Ken Casey: "I celebrated Trump losing by my blood pressure coming down!"

John Spillane: "Irish trad is the best music in the world – it does not belong to the past, it has not happened yet, it is going to be so huge in the future"
  • Music
  • 29 Apr 21

John Spillane: "Irish trad is the best music in the world – it does not belong to the past, it has not happened yet, it is going to be so huge in the future"

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