The Marquee in Cork dominated the gig news this week, with a string of announcements for what is expected to be the final year at the Monahan Road venue before the site is developed

Irish writer Ronan Bennett has teamed up with Drake to resurrect gritty drama Top Boy, writes Ed Power.

When you work in a digital industry, there’s nowhere to hide. Secrets don’t stay quiet for long, and projects often get leaked long before they are officially announced.

Longing — wrote Don DeLilo in his opus Underworld — on a large scale, makes history.

Boy-next-door charm and smoothly calibrated pop have proved a potent blend in the hands of Canadian chart poppet Shawn Mendes. Without fanfare the 20 year-old has zipped to the top of music’s power rankings, an ascent built on both his photogenic hair and politely groovy songs.

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Drake, 3Arena, Dublin.

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The platinum-selling, chart-dominating powerhouse will bring his ‘ASSASSINATION VACATION TOUR’ to Dublin's 3Arena,

Bill Belichick is universally recognised as one of the best coaches — if not the best coach — in NFL history, and he owns the Super Bowl titles to prove it. That doesn’t mean he — or his entire New England Patriots staff — is infallible.

Hit singer Camila Cabello attempted an Irish accent during an impression challenge as part of an interview for the Capital Summertime Ball.

An Irish businessman bought the replica of one of the world’s most famous ships because his young son wanted to celebrate his birthday party onboard it.

Table-toppers Dublin continued their relentless march through this Allianz League campaign with a routine victory over beaten All-Ireland finalists Mayo in Castlebar.

Our very own Saoirse Ronan was a guest on the Ellen Show yesterday promoting her new film, Ladybird.

A man who urinated on a woman at a Drake concert at Manchester Arena has been given a suspended jail sentence.

Campsites at Electric Picnic are due to open soon (9am) for tens of thousands of festival fans.

THERE’S a point in ‘Uncharted: The Lost Legacy’ where an ancient gate is torn from its hinges, writes Ronan Jennings

Troubles at the Soundcloud streaming service have sent a wave of worry through the music world, writes Jenna Wortham

Later this month, Uncharted will live up to its name for arguably the first time. The series will untether itself from hero, Nathan Drake, and drift into new territory, by featuring a female lead and a new storyline, writes Ronan Jennings.

Kilkenny won the first All-Ireland at the redeveloped Páirc Uí Chaoimh, off the back of a strong second-half showing, writes Eoghan Cormican.

Rihanna has been giving advice to a broken hearted man on Twitter.

Aidan Turner tells Susan Griffin how his Ross has matured in the latest series of Poldark

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Darcus Beese worked his way up at Island Records from teaboy to president. Along the way, he discovered everyone from Amy Winehouse to Hozier. Now he’s coming to Ireland for the inaugural Music Cork record industry seminar, writes Ed Power.

Kendrick Lamar’s fourth album is a rhapsodical tour de force which confirms the Los Angeles rapper’s standing as the most important voice in contemporary hip hop.

Mayo 1-12 Donegal 0-13

With his latest collection Drake commandeers two prevailing trends in popular music. 

Those who have to decide who gets the RTÉ Choice Music Prize tonight face a difficult task picking an album of the year from a very strong line-up, writes Ed Power

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Mayo 1-21 IT Sligo 1-15: Late points from three players ‘on trial’ with Mayo this month carried the beaten All-Ireland finalists to their first win of the new season in Ballina yesterday.

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It’s been an astounding year for Jimmy Rainsford and Ryan Hennessey.

A police officer has been praised for shooting dead a man who drove his car into a crowd at Ohio State University and began to stab people with a butcher's knife.

This is the 29-year-old’s first time back to Ireland since he took to the, what was then called the O2 stage, in 2014.

MUSIC NEWS: It takes a lot to get Pink Floyd back together for anything, and while there are no signs of any music collaborations, the three surviving members have at least joined forces to release a statement on behalf of cause they’ve long been supporters of. 

Tickets will go on sale this Friday October 14 at 9am, for all usual Ticketmaster outlets.

Oliver Stone’s film ‘Snowden’ may change US public opinion and garner support to pardon the whistleblower, who performed a public service in the public interest, says James Bamford.