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On this day in 1951: Maggie Roche of acclaimed trio The Roches was born
  • Opinion
  • 26 Oct 21

On this day in 1951: Maggie Roche of acclaimed trio The Roches was born

"What Movember stands for is timeless": Rising Irish/Dutch musician Rob de Boer on joining the campaign
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 21 Oct 21

"What Movember stands for is timeless": Rising Irish/Dutch musician Rob de Boer on joining the campaign

"We're careful with our releases because we love making music that has life experience in it": The Altered Hours talk new album <i>Convertible</i>
  • Opinion
  • 21 Oct 21

"We're careful with our releases because we love making music that has life experience in it": The Altered Hours talk new album Convertible

Cruel Sister: "There's no point in talking about emotions or experiences I haven’t gone though for the sake of a song being more lyrically dense, especially when it comes to love and pain"
  • Music
  • 20 Oct 21

Cruel Sister: "There's no point in talking about emotions or experiences I haven’t gone though for the sake of a song being more lyrically dense, especially when it comes to love and pain"

Irish Voices On Mental Health
  • Opinion
  • 19 Oct 21

Irish Voices On Mental Health

“We needed to get back together and make a record for our sanity": The Specials' Horace Panter on <i>Protest Songs 1924 – 2012</i>
  • Culture
  • 19 Oct 21

“We needed to get back together and make a record for our sanity": The Specials' Horace Panter on Protest Songs 1924 – 2012

On this day in 1973: David Bowie released <i>Pin Ups</i>
  • Music
  • 19 Oct 21

On this day in 1973: David Bowie released Pin Ups

Revisit a classic 1985 Hot Press interview with Brendan Kennelly
  • Culture
  • 18 Oct 21

Revisit a classic 1985 Hot Press interview with Brendan Kennelly

“Traditional Irish melodies were a form of rebellion, which might be why the Irish love them,” Hermitage Green on their new beginning
  • Culture
  • 18 Oct 21

“Traditional Irish melodies were a form of rebellion, which might be why the Irish love them,” Hermitage Green on their new beginning

Offaly's Anna Carmody discusses pandemic heartbreak and her newest releases
  • Culture
  • 15 Oct 21

Offaly's Anna Carmody discusses pandemic heartbreak and her newest releases

Christy Dignam: “I’ve been fucking written off so many times – that I wasn’t going to last a week, you know?”
  • Music
  • 14 Oct 21

Christy Dignam: “I’ve been fucking written off so many times – that I wasn’t going to last a week, you know?”

Maria Kelly: "It's way easier to think someone will have the answer, but all they're doing is giving you their experience"
  • Music
  • 13 Oct 21

Maria Kelly: "It's way easier to think someone will have the answer, but all they're doing is giving you their experience"

Sharon Corr: "When you go on-stage, you can be going through anything five minutes before."
  • Music
  • 12 Oct 21

Sharon Corr: "When you go on-stage, you can be going through anything five minutes before."

Irish DJ and producer Zenna: "Moustaches become walking, talking billboards for men’s health. They help us to start that conversation"
  • Opinion
  • 12 Oct 21

Irish DJ and producer Zenna: "Moustaches become walking, talking billboards for men’s health. They help us to start that conversation"

Aonair: "I've realised that 100 good ideas are better than one great idea"
  • Music
  • 12 Oct 21

Aonair: "I've realised that 100 good ideas are better than one great idea"

On this day in 2013: Irish music legend Philip Chevron died, aged 56
  • Music
  • 08 Oct 21

On this day in 2013: Irish music legend Philip Chevron died, aged 56

N.O.A.H: "Irish rock is flourishing – it’s pretty much all we listen to"
  • Music
  • 08 Oct 21

N.O.A.H: "Irish rock is flourishing – it’s pretty much all we listen to"

Don McLean: “I think there’s an atmosphere of fear, similar to the 1950s when people’s political beliefs could get them cancelled. Immediately.”
  • Music
  • 07 Oct 21

Don McLean: “I think there’s an atmosphere of fear, similar to the 1950s when people’s political beliefs could get them cancelled. Immediately.”

Kodaline's Steve Garrigan: "It took me a long time to actually build up the courage to realise that I needed help”
  • Opinion
  • 07 Oct 21

Kodaline's Steve Garrigan: "It took me a long time to actually build up the courage to realise that I needed help”

Happy Birthday Thom Yorke: Revisiting a Classic Interview with Radiohead's Frontman
  • Music
  • 07 Oct 21

Happy Birthday Thom Yorke: Revisiting a Classic Interview with Radiohead's Frontman

HousePlants' Paul Noonan and Daithí: “It is a lockdown record, but we didn’t want to mope. We wanted to do the opposite"
  • Music
  • 06 Oct 21

HousePlants' Paul Noonan and Daithí: “It is a lockdown record, but we didn’t want to mope. We wanted to do the opposite"

Irish Music Month: Radio presenters tell us what to expect across October
  • Opinion
  • 06 Oct 21

Irish Music Month: Radio presenters tell us what to expect across October

From The Unseen Archive: A 2019 Interview with BOB GELDOF
  • Opinion
  • 05 Oct 21

From The Unseen Archive: A 2019 Interview with BOB GELDOF

On this day 40 years ago: U2 released 'Gloria'
  • Music
  • 05 Oct 21

On this day 40 years ago: U2 released 'Gloria'

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