Ouch!

8,000 festival goers left the site and the gates of Deer Farm in Mitchelstown closed for another year as Indiependence Festival 2015 came to an end on Monday.

They came, they saw, they got a bit muddy.

Dublin rock-band Kodaline delighted fans yesterday with an exclusive gig in the most unlikely of venues — Fort Mitchell on Spike Island.

Kodaline brightens Spike Island with an inpromtu gig

Well here is something you don’t see everyday, a full gig live broadcasted on Periscope.

Almost two years ago, I had the privilege of drinking pints with Kodaline outside a packed-to-the-rafters pub in Mitchelstown, Co Cork.

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Most of the big summer events have finalised their line-ups, with tickets already up for grabs. Ed Power rounds up 10 of the best

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The Dublin band will play two major Irish concerts this year.

John Daly finds stand-up paddling and pilgrim paths on the radar for intrepid visitors

People across the globe have begun to welcome in the new year, with revellers in New Zealand among those leading the way.

Dingle based band Walking On Cars are happy to progress at their own pace, writes Ed Power.

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TG Lurgan in Galway has become an Irish language internet phenomenon. We find out why.

Glasto 2014!

Kodaline are one of the hottest Irish bands right now.

National suicide charity Console is receiving over 4,000 calls to its free helpline every month.

Kodaline find it difficult not to drink every night on tour.

Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne have been working on new music with Good Charlotte.

Amy Huberman has sent a tweet to her husband Brian O'Driscoll to wish him well in his penultimate international game today.

Dublin band Kodaline will be performing in front of approximately 15 million viewers on the results show of tonight's American Idol.

TWO weeks ago, the Choice Music Prize shortlist for best Irish album of 2013 was announced — how many can you name?

Final preparations are underway in Co Laois ahead of the final big music festival of the summer.

Organisers have revealed the Main Stage times for this weekend's Electric Picnic festival.

In a festival landscape dominated by boutique and small-sized festivals, Indiependence is not just holding its own but is asserting itself as one of the essential events on the Irish live music calendar.

Kodaline are "anxious" about releasing their debut album.

Kodaline are set to be busy over the next few weeks.

Even if Euro 2012 left us with little save a reputation for ceaseless singing, we still couldn’t stop googling the tournament.