Singer Anna von Hausswolff: ‘A right-wing party wanted to gain Catholic votes. They used me as a tool’ – The Irish Times
The voices outside the church doors were growing louder and angrier, and Anna von Hausswolff had no idea…
Andy Irvine on Dónal Lunny: ‘He glued Planxty together and made the structure work’ – The Irish Times
In the basement of the International Bar in Dublin, Andy Irvine, of Sweeney’s Men, Planxty, Mozaik, LAPD and…
Bad news for Dublin’s coolest neighbourhoods – there’s a plan to bring them tourists – The Irish Times
The six million or so tourists visiting Dublin every year can make the streets busy. The situation is…
Laurie Anderson on Lou Reed: ‘He said, I’ll get on a plane right now. We got married the next day’ – The Irish Times
The day before we talk, on the anniversary of her wedding to the late Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson…
Event guide: Nick Cave, Beyond the Pale and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead – The Irish Times
Event of the weekNick Cave and the Bad SeedsWednesday, June 10th, Malahide Castle, Co Dublin, 3pm, €91.25/€81.25, ticketmaster.ie…
The Divine Comedy’s Neil Hannon on fame and farming: ‘I’m a grumpy old bastard now’ – The Irish Times
“This is how you do it,” Neil Hannon says. Standing in his driveway in Co Kildare, Hannon leans…
Event guide: Borris House Festival of Writing & Ideas, Forbidden Fruit and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead – The Irish Times
Event of the weekBorris House Festival of Writing & IdeasFrom Friday, June 5th, until Sunday, June 7th, Borris,…
NCH believed Israeli ambulance charity fundraiser posed security and reputational risks – The Irish Times
The National Concert Hall (NCH) found a planned Israeli ambulance charity event presented security issues akin to a…
Siobhán Cleary on composing Canto – The Irish Times
Siobhán Cleary’s new orchestral Canto began life in early 2023 through a request from National Symphony Orchestra Ireland…
Cancellation of Israeli charity fundraiser ‘an act of anti-Semitic censorship’, Shatter says – The Irish Times
The National Concert Hall (NCH) has reversed a decision to fulfil a booking for a private fundraising event…
National Concert Hall, auto-enrolment pensions, and children’s mental health waiting lists – The Irish Times
The National Concert Hall is embroiled in a row over a decision by one of its officials to…
National Concert Hall embroiled in row over Alan Shatter fundraiser for Israeli charity – The Irish Times
The National Concert Hall (NCH) is embroiled in a row after accepting, revoking and then reinstating a booking…