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

Claire Guinan’s exhibition includes a new painting of Phil Lynott, writes Richard Fitzpatrick.

When the sun shines, Imelda May shouts to the crowd, Ireland you’re a ride.

Children will be spoilt for choice at the inaugural Kaleidoscope festival this weekend, writes Ciara McDonnell

To celebrate International Women's Day on March 8, the Official Irish Charts and IRMA has unveiled the biggest female artist albums of all-time.

"Whilst looking at letters, diaries and books written by cancer patients around the world — which are highly emotional things to read — what comes across from reading them is that these people are in a constant state of hardship and survival, facing huge challenges"

Camille O’Sullivan returns in Shakespeare’s poem of rape and its aftermath, writes Esther McCarthy

Mrs Browns Boys, Bridget & Eamon, and Baz and Nancy going to see the Pope are some of the highlights on RTÉ for the Christmas period.

Leopardstown has announced the two music headliners for the Dublin Racing Festival: Damien Dempsey and Stockton’s Wing.

Will you be watching?

Harry Connolly is a veteran of all 40 Cork Jazz Festivals having played at each and every one.

Up to 40,000 people are expected to jive their way through the 40th Guinness Cork Jazz Festival this bank holiday weekend, with free open-air gigs, a jazz parade, and an open top jazz bus among the highlights.

If you were one of the lucky ones to bag yourself an All-Ireland ticket well you're in for another treat.

New commercial branding could be appearing over Cork Opera House soon as a long-standing deal with car manufacturer Toyota reaches an end this month.

MUSIC NEWS: Despite still being in the midst of an extensive Joshua Tree tour, U2’s release of a new song earlier this week shows the band are not planning to stand still any time soon.

'I looked like the most patriotic flyer ever. I sat on the plane singing our national anthem, Amhrán Na bhFiann, for eleven hours straight,”

Imelda May sang the Irish national anthem in Las Vegas last night before the Mayweather-McGregor fight.

In April, the dubliner dropped her new album LIFE. LOVE. FLESH. BLOOD followed by three sold out dates at the Bord Gais Energy Theatre.

An afternoon paper with a new type of question was tougher than the morning exam for higher level Junior Certificate students of Irish.

From enchanting Morrissey to moving Imelda May, Damien Dempsey’s music often provokes an emotional response, writes Ed Power.

This is a thing that is happening.

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Have you ever found yourself wondering, how many cups of tea are consumed per episode? or how were the households found?

So, I've been doing this shtick of dressing on point for The Marquee gigs this year. Before you ask, it's because, honestly, I don't get out much these days and I'm quite easily amused.

EARLY every morning Tracy Piggott climbs onto her horse and rides out across the flat, lush plains of Co Kildare.

One of the best known hotels in the country, the four-star Langton’s in Kilkenny City generated earnings of over €550,000 in 2014, accounts show.

Thousands turn out to acknowledge role played by ordinary people in pivotal time in the State’s history

The week has been a game-changer for Billy Walsh.

American rocker Meat Loaf is being lined up to perform on Irish television, according to Imelda May.

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