Van Morrison at Electric Picnic: Not quite an old snuggly blanket, but when he’s this good he’s wonderful – The Irish Times
Van MorrisonMain Stage, Electric Picnic★★★★☆ It’s Van Morrison’s final day of being 80, but Belfast’s finest is not…
Electric Picnic 2026: Biblical rain, bopping families, surprise acts and popular covers – The Irish Times
There is a moment that comes during any Irish music festival where you question your life choices. For…
TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight – The Irish Times
Pick of the WeekIn TimeMonday, RTÉ One, 9.35pm Musician and producer Dónal Lunny has had an incredible career.…
Glen Hansard obituary: Musician who went from busking in Dublin to world’s biggest stages – The Irish Times
Born: April 21st, 1970 Died: July 29th, 2026 Musician, songwriter and actor Glen Hansard, who died on Wednesday…
The lucrative but frustrating musical afterlife of The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd and Bob Dylan – The Irish Times
There are downsides to the streaming revolution. The current arrangements are not ideal if you’re a musician who…
The album Cillian Murphy calls “Ireland in a record”
(Credits: Far Out / Josh Popov) Mon 6 April 2026 13:00, UK The next time someone tells you…
‘I got it through ignorance’: photographer John Minihan on capturing his iconic portrait of Samuel Beckett
On the eve of an exhibition of his works in the National Gallery of Ireland, the photographer looks…
Starsailor’s James Walsh: ‘When I picked up a guitar I tried to learn songs from Oasis, as they seemed the easiest’
The singer has a bit of history with the Gallagher brothers, but he’s not complaining James Walsh of…
Jon Bon Jovi: ‘I sit before you with grey hair and 63-year-old lines on my face but it’s OK, I don’t want to be something I’m not’’
Rock star Jon Bon Jovi isn’t slowing down at 63. In Dublin to promote his band’s tour next…
What’s gone wrong at Guinness Cork Jazz Festival? – The Irish Times
A painting in the arrivals hall at Cork Airport has long shown many of the greats who have…
‘After the Taylor Swift song, what made me happy was that kids were buying Dylan Thomas books’ – The Irish Times
Patti Smith had no idea she was about to have a starring role on a Taylor Swift album…
David Squires’ comic on the cranky capers Van Morrison
(Credit: David Squires) Sun 7 September 2025 11:14, UK They say that life is brighter when you’ve made…