Cork DJ and producer Ruairí Lynch, AKA Bantum, is in contemplative mood: he’s just released a track to celebrate 10 years of creating and releasing electronic music, writes Ellie O'Byrne

Brian Hassett is from Blackrock in Cork, and has been involved in various aspects of music in multiple guises.

The sun may be weak as the new year eases into existence, but the fire was still burning in the belly of Liam Ó Maonlaoí — so full of fuinneamh, energy-sapping fuinneamh — in Hothouse Flowers’ New Year’s Eve concert at Cork Opera House.

Our regular contributors select their highlights of the year

RTÉ reporter Brian O’Connell tells Colette Sheridan about the loss of his friend, Brian Carey, who took his own life

Festivalgoers have been warned to act cautiously if buying tickets second-hand for this weekend’s Indiependence Music Festival which gets underway today.

Eoghan O’Sullivan reviews Right Here, Right Now - a music festival at Cork Opera House.

Catch all you need-to-know entertainment news with Eoghan O’Sullivan.

Stuck for cultural events this week? Des O’Driscoll has great suggestions for you, whether it’s tv or theatre you’re in the mood for.

She was born in South Africa, and studied in Cork, but Shookrah singer Senita Appiakorang is still a Kerry woman at heart, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

WOW!

Most of Ireland’s big music events have unveiled their lineups. Ed Power rounds up his top 10.

Des O’Driscoll with the latest entertainment news and events

Everyman, Cork

Des O’Driscoll looks at some of the things going on around the country.

JACK O’Rourke is an overnight sensation 10 years in the making, writes Ed Power

It’s often said that everybody has a ‘book in them’ and that it is never too late to write.