While Saoirse Ronan is our best hope at the Academy Awards on Sunday, Esther McCarthy looks back at magic Irish moments of previous events

A host of Irish singers gathered in Dublin this evening for the traditional Christmas Eve busk.

Pat Shortt will be joining host Ryan Tubridy tomorrow night- as his latest character.

“Retribution is not the way to deal with the savage attack on a great grandfather,” which has left him battling for his life, members of the public were told at a candle light vigil held for him in Dublin north inner city.

Four Irishmen have rowed and sailed a Kerry naomhóg across Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton Island in Canada.

Paul Muldoon has gathered a motley crew of writers and musicians for a tour of Ireland, writes Alan O’Riordan.

The music, the stress, the long hours, and, of course, the memories — Pat Conway recalls his time working at the Lobby and how he misses it, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

Dublin spoken-word poet Stephen James Smith talks to Ellie O’Byrne as he faces economic exile from his city.

The GAA world yesterday began to pay its respects to Dublin football great Anton O’Toole, 68, following his death after a 15-month battle with cancer.

Glen Hansard Christmas concerts have an epic reputation and his latest three-hours plus seasonal shindig more than lived up to expectations. The red-haired, grey-bearded singer-songwriter crooned, joked, danced (yes) and invited up a rotating cast of poets, trad singers and Irish music icons.

Glen Hansard and Actress Victoria Smurfit join line-up for Late Late Show

Black ’47, out now - Revenge thriller set during the Irish Famine. Hugo Weaving, Barry Keoghan and Stephen Rea star.

Aidan Vaughan dancing a reel in the flickering light of a crackling fire; the nimble fingers of US piano virtuoso David Syme cascading over the notes of Moonlight Sonata under the night sky; the gossamer voices of Cork sean nós-singer Máire Ní Chéileachair and Anna Mhoireach from the Isle of Lewis floating through the ether.

Danny Boy? Grace? Róisín Dubh?

A Macroom filmmaker’s account of an epic Camino sea journey also serves as a tribute to one of the crew who has since died, writes Esther McCarthy

Steve Wickham helped the Lost Brothers find their mojo on their best album yet, writes Ed Power

Songwriter Glen Hansard has accused the Government of behaving like Donald Trump in its handling of the homeless crisis.

There will be a national day of action on homelessness on Saturday, April 7, which will see wide-scale protests to highlight the crisis.

A homeless protest concert is being organised on the streets outside the Dáil this week.

A special gig filled with international stars will celebrate the 60th birthday of Shane MacGowan.

Brian and Diarmuid Mac Gloinn hope people won’t just brand them as folkies, writes Ed Power

Final preparations are being made for the inaugural Ireland-New York (INY) Festival, which is being hosted in Limerick.

Ed Power reports from Stradbally after three days of music, mixed weather and great fun - here's what he learned. 

The festival opens its gates next weekend, August 4, 5 and 6.

Although he is slow to distance himself from his biggest hit, Mike Rosenberg tells

He was rowing in a west Kerry style currach with three other boatmen, including Hothouse Flowers singer Liam Ó Maonlaí when the craft capsized.

Eoghan O’Sullivan reviews Right Here, Right Now - a music festival at Cork Opera House.

Catch all you need-to-know entertainment news with Eoghan O’Sullivan.

Marjorie Brennan talks to Paul Bushnell, who used the success of The Commitments to secure a career in LA with the likes of Neil Young, Elton John, Michael Buble, and Phil Collins.

Eoghan O’Sullivan has all your entertainment news for the week right here.

Tickets go on sale Friday, March 10 from all usual outlets at 9am.

It was the place to be seen if you’re Irish and in the movie business: Hollywood royalty, many with family ties to Ireland, partied hard at the now legendary Oscar Wilde pre-Oscar party.

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As all but one of the Apollo House activists marched out of the building for the last time yesterday morning, the tears being shed were not because of defeat at eviction but for the loss of a place they had finally been able to call home.

Efforts are being made to remove the last remaining occupant from Apollo House in Dublin city centre, the High Court has heard.