To whom it may concern, rest in peace Gay.

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

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

The song was performed live on The Late Late Show by Luka Bloom tonight.

Bill Shanley owns 18 guitars, a number he feels is just about right.

The legendary singer was among a number of artists that performed at the Garden of Remembrance location.

By now a well-established party in the biggest tent in the country, last night saw the return of perennial favourites The Coronas to rock the Marquee.

"We're happy to announce that Mary has improved significantly over the last few days and she has decided to resume her tour as advertised"

"However my health has gotten progressively worse"

From movies to music, food to fashion, our critics reveal their picks for the year ahead.

Mick Daly is recounting the tale of how he ended up driving back from Belfast with Rory Gallagher and three grand in cash stuffed under the passenger seat.

Eleanor McEvoy suffered the tragic loss of her collaborator while making her new album, writes Ed Power.

The Coronas have had their knockbacks on the road to international fame, but they’ve come out fighting with their latest album, writes Ed Power

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Gibert O’Sullivan, Tommy Tiernan, and a wealth of opera, musicals, and theatre are just some of the highlights at Cork Opera House this year.

Not many footballers get to sign off with a script of their own choosing but Robbie Keane called time on an 18-year international career last night by claiming a 68th goal for the Republic of Ireland in the 4-0 rout of Oman at the Aviva Stadium.

It won’t be music to the ears of pop stars like Beyonce, One Direction, and Taylor Swift but Irish radio stations could soon be forced into ditching their latest singles for rarely heard indigenous Irish bands.

The seaside village of Ardmore in Co Waterford will be the place to be this week as the annual summer Pattern Festival gets under way.

MUSIC NEWS: Though there were all sorts of stories about Michael Jackson’s perilous finances through the years, the late prince of pop did listen to some of the right advice when he managed to amass the rights to songs by an impressive roster of artists. 

Mary Black plays live in the open-air courtyard of the 2,500-acre Curraghmore Estate in Portlaw, Waterford, on Saturday, September 19, as part of the Comeraghs Wild Festival. Tickets are €27.50 and on sale from www.comeraghswild.com 

The country’s first canyoning expedition through a waterfall is one of the highlights of a festival taking place this month against the backdrop of a stunning mountain range.

Eddie O’Callaghan shows us around his 1970 Ford Capri Mk1 Crayford Convertible

After a bizarre night of dung-spitting, science experiments, and Dáithí Ó Sé playing dress-up, the country is waiting with baited breath to find out what else the Rose of Tralee could possibly have in store.

It was built in the 1870s, but St Luke’s Church in Cork became the city’s newest venue Friday night when it hosted the first of its series of August gigs.

Global Irish dance sensation Riverdance kicked off a scorching summer of music and festivals in Cork last night.

Danny O’Reilly is reluctantly happy to put up with his sex symbol status once The Coronas continue their upward trajectory writes Ed Power

It was the final playlist of the man know affectionately to his friends as The Dude.

Dara O’Briain and Ed Byrne begin a new travel show, Dara And Ed’s Great Big Adventure, on RTÉ One on Thursday.

I always knew I’d be a singer.

‘Maybe This Christmas’

Síle Seoige and Friends

Depression, working mother guilt and working as a child to pay for her school uniform, the legendary Mary Black talks to Caroline O’ Doherty about her long-awaited autobiography.

Welcome to your Thursday morning briefing. Let us ensure you’re up to speed on what’s happening and are prepared for the day ahead.

Rachel Pilkington makes plea to Irish Government.

Over 271 of the biggest names in Irish film, television and music have called on Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney to ban fur farming in Ireland.

Kieran Goss will have enjoyed Germany’s eleventh hour World Cup triumph. The Sligo-based acoustic songwriter has toured Mitteleuropa for years, routinely selling-out 1,500 capacity venues from Dusseldorf to Dresden. He has, in some ways, become an honorary German.

THE first night Declan Sinnott stood in front of an audience in 2012 to perform from his solo album I Love The Noise It Makes he all but died on stage.

Irish ‘hang-ups’ about drink, sex, and unrequited love are explored in a TV series starting this week.

For the former front man with Granny’s Intentions, the most popular ‘beat group’ in Ireland in the 1960s, Johnny Duhan’s latest album, Winter, reflects something of a rite of passage.

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