Walls Construction, the company which built the Central Bank's headquarters in Dublin's docklands, has said it has a strong order book for this year and good visibility into 2020.

Ariana Grande fans are being warned security is being ramped up for her gigs in the 3Arena in Dublin this September.

A 16-year-old American YouTube star has fully sold out her first ever Irish show, which has a capacity of 13,000.

"It’ll be the last time she gets to see them but hopefully it’ll be the most memorable."

A terminally-ill mother of two who has been a life-long Take That fan is pleading with the band’s management to help her see them live in concert at the 3Arena.

"Unfortunately, due to adverse weather conditions which have affected Irish Sea sailings over the last 24 hours resulting in some equipment trucks not arriving, Nicki Minaj has been forced to cancel her concert tonight at Dublin's 3Arena," a statement read.

As he took the packet out of his pocket he announced that it would “dearest” cigarette he’d ever smoke.

The shortest trip taken was from the 3Arena to the Gibson Hotel, which lie just 30 seconds apart.

It was a tense sort of homecoming for U2 as they took to the stage in Dublin for the first of four nights this week.

A feat no other Irish band have ever attempted before.

Noel Fitzpatrick takes to the stage at the 3Arena tonight for his one-man show. Fresh from the audience of his debut UK show, Suzanne Harrington is a newly converted Supervet super-fan

Our regular contributors select their highlights of the year

All parties involved with the 2FM Xmas Ball are providing their services free of charge on the night including artists, organisers and 3Arena.

Nathan Carter has a new TV show starting on Sunday and a big gig lined up in Dublin in the spring. Life sure is good, he tells Ed Power

Profits before tax at the country’s largest hotel, the Citywest in Dublin, last year declined sharply by 79% to €316,634.

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Five stars: The band headline Glastonbury at the weekend. However, Dublin was in no way a warm-up, writes Ed Power. 

My name is Alannah Murray and I'm one of the many people in Ireland with a disability. 

Harry Crosbie took no salary for nearly three years from his last remaining business, the Vicar Street music venue in Dublin, but did draw €1.7m from it to pay for his living and trading expenses, the Commercial Court has heard.

The choice of performance material will acknowledge this year's 40th anniversary of Queen’s biggest-selling studio album to date.

"At the moment, in terms of lighting, the trend is definitely for mid-century design, featuring polished brass metalwork combined with a painted finish."

Ed Sheeran kicks off the first of his two Irish gigs tonight.

Comments made by one of Ireland's top music promoters calling for the regulation of ticket sales have been welcomed today.

Calls are mounting for a public statement from the developers of Cork’s stalled event centre, amid renewed reassurances that the project is still on track.

U2 and Fleetwood Mas last year helped the Live Nation firm that operates the 3Arena in Dublin to double its pre-tax profits to £5.16m (€6.19m).

The operators of the 3Arena are among appellants in relation to recent permission for increased audience capacity for concerts at the Citywest centre in south Dublin.

The owners of the 3Arena, concert giants Live Nation is trying to block plans by Citywest Hotel to stage concerts at its convention centre.

Tipperary clubs have been told the GAA may introduce a loyalty tickets scheme for the organisation’s members.

From movies to music, food to fashion, our critics pick the best on offer this autumn.

Sell-out gigs by pop superstars, Beyonce and Ed Sheeran at the 3Arena last year were not enough to prevent pre-tax profits at the firm that operates the venue declining by 50% to £2.5m (€3.6m).

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With Nicki Minaj playing at the 3Arena tonight, Ed Power selects the ten most important women in recent rap history

Pop megastar Beyonce generated a cool €1m a night in box office receipts during her four-gig stint at the 3Arena in Dublin last year.

No flies on kids these days: An app for tracking Santa, a dram of Smithwick’s to send him on his merry way but BETTER WATCH OUT — thanks to relentless public health messaging, even 8-year-olds now know drink driving is a no-no.

How astonishing that Ed Sheeran, a scruffy bloke in a hoodie, can sell out four nights at Dublin’s recently rebranded 3Arena.