Bono's voice has bewitched millions of people the world over across four decades now but none seem to have been so rapt as the Irish rugby players who hung on his every word this week.

Getting hacks out of their beds at 4am to cover a Fine Gael campaign event at Dublin Port will never win you favours among the media.

The stage version of Mrs Brown’s Boys is also coming to the venue, with three shows booked for June 12 and 13.

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UCC has launched Ireland's first course to examine the history of the LGBT+ community.

The Dublin four-piece will play in Cork on Friday May 29.

John Spillane tells Ellie O’Byrne how he’s hoping to fund his next album by taking the bardic route of writing unique compositions for people on whatever they’d like

All profits from the event will be used to provide Christmas dinner for homeless people in Clare on December 25.

High walls hide a hive of activity as builders on stilts expertly plaster and polish what will be Cork Penny Dinners' brand new day centre in the city.

The band will be performing on the show, before taking to the couch with host Ryan Tubridy to discuss their musical comeback.

Geoff Travis may have had a hand in the rise of bands such as The Smiths, but it’s his new crop of Irish acts that has him excited in advance of his visit to Cork, writes Ed Power

Tommy Leddy’s Sound Shop in Drogheda has been supplying musicians in the wee county of Louth and beyond for five decades.

The likes of Christy Moore, U2 and Hozier - along with a host of other artists - last year shared a royalty bonanza payout of €32.29m from the Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO).

You never know who you might bump into in Carton House during an Ireland camp.

There’s many means of changing the mood music.

Live at the Marquee is a terrific night out when all the ingredients gel and everything crystallised beautifully for Christy Moore's Saturday night performance under the sloping dome that is by now Cork's favourite summertime venue.

Does a bunch of 20-somethings have the right to headline the Marquee on the back of just one album, Tales From The Back Seat (January 2018)?

Not content with the success of Planxty, Dónal Lunny set about reimagining what Irish trad music could be. The band he created are still going strong, writes Ed Power.

#SaferfromHarm wants to see a health-based approach to the possession of small quantities of substances of drugs for personal use in Ireland.

Paul Brady has teamed up with American funkster Theo Katzman for his latest tour, writes Ed Power.

Acts due to perform at the Marquee in the coming weeks include Hall and Oates, Kris Kristofferson, Toto, David Gray, Tommy Tiernan, Bros, Christy Moore and Nathan Carter.

Christy Moore is among those playing gigs coinciding with the song contest final on Saturday, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

In this excerpt from his memoir The Voyage, Johnny Duhan recalls teasing out a song with a fellow folk singer.

Music Cork is back – and this time the keynote speaker is Cork-born, Universal Vice President Sarah Desmond, writes Marjorie Brennan.

A major label deal could push Lyra to the next level, writes Ed Power.

Speaking with Ruairí McKiernan on his Love and Courage podcast, Christy says the death of his father had a profound impact on him that he still feels today.

It’s not what you would call gripping TV. But it’s soothing. If it were made now, it would be called ‘Slow TV’, something which is apparently All The Rage In Norway.

From Robert Plant to Van Morrison, former agent and author Paul Charles shares his celebrity memories of life on the road with Esther McCarthy.