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Dolly Parton: Tributes pour in from Paul McCartney, Jane Fonda, Sabrina Carpenter, Páidi Ó Sé's Pub and more
  • Music
  • 26 Aug 26

Dolly Parton: Tributes pour in from Paul McCartney, Jane Fonda, Sabrina Carpenter, Páidi Ó Sé's Pub and more

Zara Larsson at Electric Picnic 2026: Expect banging anthems and a dazzling show
  • Music
  • 26 Aug 26

Zara Larsson at Electric Picnic 2026: Expect banging anthems and a dazzling show

Country music icon Dolly Parton dies aged 80
  • Music
  • 25 Aug 26

Country music icon Dolly Parton dies aged 80

Ravyn Lenae: "I can’t believe it’s taken this long to get to Ireland, but I’m so excited about playing Electric Picnic"
  • Music
  • 25 Aug 26

Ravyn Lenae: "I can’t believe it’s taken this long to get to Ireland, but I’m so excited about playing Electric Picnic"

U2 to release cover of The Pogues’ ‘Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah’ this Friday
  • Music
  • 25 Aug 26

U2 to release cover of The Pogues’ ‘Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah’ this Friday

Live Report: A spectacle of sex, synths and pop excellence with The Weeknd at Croke Park
  • Music
  • 25 Aug 26

Live Report: A spectacle of sex, synths and pop excellence with The Weeknd at Croke Park

Queens of the Stone Age announce new album <I>Perfecth</I>
  • Music
  • 25 Aug 26

Queens of the Stone Age announce new album Perfecth

Jack White offers students €20 tickets for his Irish and UK shows
  • Music
  • 25 Aug 26

Jack White offers students €20 tickets for his Irish and UK shows

Fontaines D.C. on course for highest charting UK single to date with 'Marianne'
  • Music
  • 25 Aug 26

Fontaines D.C. on course for highest charting UK single to date with 'Marianne'

Croíthe look ahead to Electric Picnic: "It’s a great opportunity for young music fans in Ireland to see the big alternative bands right now"
  • Music
  • 25 Aug 26

Croíthe look ahead to Electric Picnic: "It’s a great opportunity for young music fans in Ireland to see the big alternative bands right now"

Electric Picnic 2026: Sneak peek ahead of the festival
  • Music
  • 25 Aug 26

Electric Picnic 2026: Sneak peek ahead of the festival

Fleetwood Mac Manager Dennis Dunstan: “They’re evergreen songs and every generation seems to develop a new love of this material"
  • Music
  • 24 Aug 26

Fleetwood Mac Manager Dennis Dunstan: “They’re evergreen songs and every generation seems to develop a new love of this material"

Jazzy and Curtisy fly the flag for Ireland at Sziget 2026
  • Music
  • 24 Aug 26

Jazzy and Curtisy fly the flag for Ireland at Sziget 2026

Dutch broadcaster pulls out of Eurovision 2027
  • Music
  • 24 Aug 26

Dutch broadcaster pulls out of Eurovision 2027

Passenger announces Dublin show as part of Wild Love tour
  • Music
  • 24 Aug 26

Passenger announces Dublin show as part of Wild Love tour

Live Report: A beautifully chaotic night with Babyshambles at Vicar Street
  • Music
  • 24 Aug 26

Live Report: A beautifully chaotic night with Babyshambles at Vicar Street

CMAT, Dermot Kennedy, Madra Salach and more to be showcased on NPR's <I>World Cafe</I> in the US
  • Music
  • 24 Aug 26

CMAT, Dermot Kennedy, Madra Salach and more to be showcased on NPR's World Cafe in the US

Basement announces shows in Belfast and Dublin as part of Wired tour
  • Music
  • 24 Aug 26

Basement announces shows in Belfast and Dublin as part of Wired tour

Electric Picnic 2026: Main Stage times revealed
  • Music
  • 24 Aug 26

Electric Picnic 2026: Main Stage times revealed

Lemonade Shoelace looks ahead to Electric Picnic: "There’s such a crazy line-up – there are so many amazing Irish artists I’m looking forward to seeing live for the first time"
  • Music
  • 24 Aug 26

Lemonade Shoelace looks ahead to Electric Picnic: "There’s such a crazy line-up – there are so many amazing Irish artists I’m looking forward to seeing live for the first time"

Jerry Fish looks ahead to Fishtown at Electric Picnic: "We’re just going to have a massive, massive party"
  • Music
  • 23 Aug 26

Jerry Fish looks ahead to Fishtown at Electric Picnic: "We’re just going to have a massive, massive party"

Album Review: Julia Holter, <i>Materia</i>
  • Music
  • 22 Aug 26

Album Review: Julia Holter, Materia

Live Report: Freedom takes centre stage at Sziget 2026
  • Music
  • 21 Aug 26

Live Report: Freedom takes centre stage at Sziget 2026

The Script beat Phoebe Bridgers to No. 1 on the Irish Albums Chart
  • Music
  • 21 Aug 26

The Script beat Phoebe Bridgers to No. 1 on the Irish Albums Chart

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