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KNEECAP announce Live at the Marquee Cork show
  • Music
  • 18 May 26

KNEECAP announce Live at the Marquee Cork show

Live Report: Richard Ashcroft – A Northern Soul in Dublin
  • Music
  • 17 May 26

Live Report: Richard Ashcroft – A Northern Soul in Dublin

60 years ago today: The Beach Boys released <i>Pet Sounds</i>
  • Music
  • 16 May 26

60 years ago today: The Beach Boys released Pet Sounds

Live Report : Child of Prague bring coming-of-age trad to the Grand Social
  • Music
  • 15 May 26

Live Report : Child of Prague bring coming-of-age trad to the Grand Social

Jimmy MacCarthy to play additional Dublin date after selling out run of Cork Opera House and National Concert Hall shows
  • Music
  • 15 May 26

Jimmy MacCarthy to play additional Dublin date after selling out run of Cork Opera House and National Concert Hall shows

Shakira and Burna Boy release new single ‘Dai Dai’
  • Music
  • 15 May 26

Shakira and Burna Boy release new single ‘Dai Dai’

CMAT wins big in the Hot Press Readers' Poll 2026 – see the full results
  • Music
  • 15 May 26

CMAT wins big in the Hot Press Readers' Poll 2026 – see the full results

WIN: Tickets to Florence + The Machine at Marlay Park
  • Competitions
  • 15 May 26

WIN: Tickets to Florence + The Machine at Marlay Park

New Irish Songs To Hear This Week
  • Music
  • 15 May 26

New Irish Songs To Hear This Week

FILM OF THE WEEK: <i>Once We Were Punks</i> - Reviewed by Roe McDermott
  • Film And TV
  • 15 May 26

FILM OF THE WEEK: Once We Were Punks - Reviewed by Roe McDermott

Damien Dempsey announces new album <i>Holywell</i>, releases new track ‘The Mickey Dam’
  • Music
  • 15 May 26

Damien Dempsey announces new album Holywell, releases new track ‘The Mickey Dam’

Album Review: The All-American Rejects, <i>Sandbox</i>
  • Music
  • 15 May 26

Album Review: The All-American Rejects, Sandbox

Adrian Smith of Iron Maiden: "We kept getting younger fans and it's great to have that new blood"
  • Film And TV
  • 14 May 26

Adrian Smith of Iron Maiden: "We kept getting younger fans and it's great to have that new blood"

Pixies episode of <I>Hot Press Classics</I> out now
  • Music
  • 14 May 26

Pixies episode of Hot Press Classics out now

SexyTadhg, Turn, Adore and more announced for Aurfest 2026
  • Music
  • 14 May 26

SexyTadhg, Turn, Adore and more announced for Aurfest 2026

Puscifer announce Dublin show
  • Music
  • 14 May 26

Puscifer announce Dublin show

In the new issue: KNEECAP star on the cover of <i>Hot Press</i> following the chart-topping success of <i>FENIAN</i>
  • Culture
  • 13 May 26

In the new issue: KNEECAP star on the cover of Hot Press following the chart-topping success of FENIAN

Looking ahead to David Byrne at St. Anne's Park: "In a world that is losing its marbles, Byrne’s elevated eccentricity feels like the best sort of escapism"
  • Music
  • 13 May 26

Looking ahead to David Byrne at St. Anne's Park: "In a world that is losing its marbles, Byrne’s elevated eccentricity feels like the best sort of escapism"

Foo Fighters: "There’s no fiction on this record. It’s personal"
  • Music
  • 13 May 26

Foo Fighters: "There’s no fiction on this record. It’s personal"

Overmono announce new album <i>Pure Devotion</i> and share first single ‘Lockup’
  • Music
  • 13 May 26

Overmono announce new album Pure Devotion and share first single ‘Lockup’

Looking ahead to Geese at Electric Picnic: "Rock music hasn’t sounded this good in years"
  • Music
  • 12 May 26

Looking ahead to Geese at Electric Picnic: "Rock music hasn’t sounded this good in years"

Dublin City Council Luke Kelly Festival returns to Smithfield Square this month – featuring Muireann Bradley, Gemma Dunleavy, a lazarus soul and more
  • Music
  • 12 May 26

Dublin City Council Luke Kelly Festival returns to Smithfield Square this month – featuring Muireann Bradley, Gemma Dunleavy, a lazarus soul and more

Bloc Party announce new album <i>Anatomy Of A Brief Romance</i> and share new single ‘Coming On Strong’
  • Music
  • 12 May 26

Bloc Party announce new album Anatomy Of A Brief Romance and share new single ‘Coming On Strong’

Jenny Keane - Mad Hatter Q&A: "If you want to change the way you live, change the way you have sex. If you want to change the way you have sex, change the way you live."
  • Sex & Drugs
  • 11 May 26

Jenny Keane - Mad Hatter Q&A: "If you want to change the way you live, change the way you have sex. If you want to change the way you have sex, change the way you live."

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