Louis Walsh and Noel Hogan from the Cranberries join the Hot Press Xmas Round Table

Louis Walsh sporting a comedy elf beard is just one of the delights that awaits as some of Ireland’s leading musical lights gather around the Hot Press Xmas Round Table.
Along with Louis who has all the goss on Nadine Coyle, Pussycat Dolls, X Factor, Cher and Ozzy ‘n’ Sharon, Niamh Dunne from Beoga, Molly from Vulpynes, 2fm’s Tara Stewart and Noel Hogan from the Cranberries also contribute to one of our liveliest festive debates ever.
Topics up for discussion include Ed Sheeran, Dolores O’Riordan, Gay Byrne, Billie Eilish, ‘Fairytale of New York’, The Irishman, hip hop hopefuls, Fontaines D.C., the rebirth of trad, Hozier, Bruce Springsteen, musicians being forced to emigrate and lots, lots more.
The Round Table will be of special interest to Cranberries fans with Noel talking about their Grammy nomination, the new Dolores mural in Limerick and the major documentary on the band that’s starting to take shape. A cancelled flight in London meant he wasn't able to wear his comedy antlers in person, but trooper that he is Mr. H joined us via-FaceTime.
It’s all in the Bumper Hot Press New Year Special, out now with Andrea Corr on the cover!