With the legendary broadcaster finishing on 2fm tomorrow, he tells Marjorie Brennan about his career highlights and that famous ‘Just A Minute’ myth.

Is the country destined to wait until the challenges of aging morph into a crisis before action is even contemplated, asks Michael Clifford

A Cork firm is targeting the karaoke market with its cutting edge sound technology, writes Trish Dromey

Hot apple desserts.

Currently in Cork for a Beckett play, actor Stephen Dillane tells Des O’Driscoll about some of his cultural reference points through the decades.

Championship 2019: wonder after wonder. Here’s a few of the highlights from the reel.

From Liverpool’s beat-pop to Bristol’s trip-hop, Irish writer Karl Whitney explains the distinctive musical output of individual cities in the UK, writes Marjorie Brennan.

The 1960s still stand as one of the most musically exciting and inventive decades in history.

Terry O’Neill’s numerous pictures of the late rock star have been assembled into an impressive book, writes Richard Purden.

Richard T Cooke is involved in organising the Music at the Maldron free gigs by Jimmy Crowley and others as part of the Mother Jones Festival in Cork, until Sunday.

Róisín O is one half of Thanks Brother with John Broe.

Des O'Driscoll has you covered on all things entertainment to watch out for this week.

Danny O’Reilly plays in Cork this weekend with The Coronas. He tells Richard Fitzpatrick about some of his major musical touchstones and other influences

Frankie Ross is director of operations for next week’s Fastnet Film Festival in Schull, Co Cork.

Lorna Moore is a full-time vocal coach, piano tutor, and choral conductor.

Joe Jackson rolled back the years with a brilliant gig at Cork Opera House, writes Des O'Driscoll.

Jo Slevin, of Mr Kite Designs, talks to Aileen Lee about her Cork crafts company.

Derek Burke is from Lisgoold, near Midleton, Co Cork.

RTÉ have confirmed broadcaster Arthur Murphy, best known for the series Mailbag has died aged 90.

Wild Youth have been widely tipped as the country’s next big thing. They tell Ed Power about their unashamed pop leanings and what they learnt from touring with Niall Horan.

Greatest showmen, mumbling rappers and born again boy-bands all conspired

With no sign of embracing the pop trappings of modern country, the Texas three-piece return to Ireland with their outsider status still intact, writes Ed Power.

President Michael D Higgins has led tributes to Guinness heir Garech de Brún, founder of Claddagh Records, and custodian of Luggala Estate, following his death at the age of 78.

Larry Campbell has played with everyone from Bob Dylan to BB King. In advance of his Cork gig with his wife Teresa Williams, they tell Ed Power about their contrasting backgrounds.

George Patterson fronts The Roaring Forties, a band formed in 2003 for the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival. 

Donovan is looking forward to travelling the few miles from his Co Cork home to play the city’s 38th folk festival, writes Ed Power

Stephanie Rainey is a singer songwriter from Cork, and will be playing the Electric Picnic in

Declan McCarthy is the director of the Baltimore Fiddle Fair and is also involved in Skibbereen Arts Festival, which begins this weekend and runs until August 6.

Of the many great crimes that befell the last century, Ultravox’s Vienna being kept off the top of the UK single charts by Joe Dolce’s Shaddaup You Face in 1981 stands most unashamedly among them.

Giles Martin was handed the near impossible task of remixing one of the greatest albums of all time, ‘Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’, which was produced by his father, writes Joe Nerssessian

The real-life Jersey boy!

Caoilian Sherlock is a musician and artist based in Cork city who triples up as a DJ as well as being one of the organisers of the Quarter Block Party. That arts and music festival takes place around North Main and South Main streets this weekend.

‘New normal’ economics new but never normal, writes Eugene McErlean.

Are you banging out the Christmas 'choons' in anticipation of Santa’s arrival?

As he gets ready for his lecture tour of Ireland, wildlife camera man Doug Allan tells Richard Fitzpatrick about some of his amazing animal encounters