Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters has urged support for a Seanad motion to ban the sale of goods in Ireland produced from Israeli-occupied territories.

Concert promoter Peter Aiken says he plans to stage Live at the Marquee in Cork city for the next few years despite the concert site being up for sale.

Jim X Comet has been involved in music in Cork for the past four decades. He played with such bands as Belsonic Sound and the Dancing Bastards From Hell, as well as managing the Comet Records shop.

Des O’Driscoll shares the latest news from the entertainment world.

The legendary band only ever played one gig in the Republic of Ireland. Jack Lyons recalls being part of that sparse crowd at the Arcadia in Cork in 1967.

Ed Power looks at the state of popular music which is increasingly dominated by performers working their back catalogues to death.

Des O’Driscoll shares the latest entertainment news and his top tips for the week ahead

Des O’Driscoll shares the latest news from the world of entertainment.

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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. 

We bring you a round up of all the latest news and reviews from the world of entertainment. 

It isn’t every day that a member of one of the most celebrated rock acts of all time takes time out to give a public masterclass in the genesis of song-writing for a ticket price of less than €20.

Irish stars U2, Enya and Niall Horan feature prominently in new lists of millionaire musicians.

The staging of concerts by Rihanna and Robbie Williams at the Aviva Stadium last year contributed to the firm operating the stadium recording an operating profit of €4.55m.

All the news form the world of music and arts.

Pink Floyd's new album will be "very spacey."

Streets with rude-sounding names like Crotch Crescent, Turkey Cock Lane, Bell End, and The Knob could turn out to be a haven for property hunters looking to snap up a bargain, research suggests-

Bon Jovi topped the list of 2013's highest-grossing worldwide concert tours by taking $259.5 million last year.

MUSIC NEWS:

Nelson Mandela was not just a campaigner and leader for his own people. He was an advocate for freedom, justice and democracy everywhere.

People thought he was mad when he announced plans in 2004 to stage a series of summer concerts, by some of the world’s biggest stars, in a large tent in Cork’s docklands.

Your reviewer, Marc O’Sullivan disqualified himself from critiquing The Wall by stating his dislike of it at the beginning of the article.

Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason wants the band to reunite.

Roger Waters admits he was wrong to sue his Pink Floyd bandmates after leaving the group.

A teenager who was shot by the Taliban in Pakistan after campaigning for girls’ rights has called for education to be used as a weapon against war.

Roger Waters of Pink Floyd will perform The Wall tonight in Dublin in what he promises will be his last tour of the classic 1979 concept album.

Roger Waters may quit touring after his The Wall Live shows are finished.

The Stone Roses, Blur, Pulp – everyone’s reuniting these days. Now it looks like Led Zeppelin could be coming back.

Roger Waters cannot see himself ever performing with Pink Floyd again.

MUSIC NEWS: Roman Abramovich’s new year party on St Barts in the Caribbean may have been a bit far for his Chelsea team, but their absence was hardly noticed at a bash that was chock-a-block with big names from the music biz.

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters is bringing 'The Wall' back to Europe.

MUSIC NEWS: We mentioned last week that Johnny Marr had his debut solo album on the way for next year.

Roger Waters has performed with wounded veterans.

Pink Floyd will perform with Ed Sheeran at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games.

GEORGE MICHAEL and Rihanna helped Dublin’s O2 gross over $50 million (€39m) and beat the likes of New York’s Madison Square Garden to be the 5th best attended music arena venue in the world last year.

Pink Floyd are reportedly set to reunite and perform at the London Olympics.

U2 had the highest-earning tour of 2011, according to Billboard magazine.

Irish rock superstars U2 had the highest-earning tour of the year, according to new figures.

THE Manic Street Preachers have been awarded the title of “classic songwriters” at the Classic Rock Roll Of Honour awards.

MUSIC promoter Peter Aiken has defied the recession and is set to rock the banks of the Lee for the next five weeks.

Pink Floyd's Nick Mason says there is an "outside possibility" of the rock group reuniting.

PINK FLOYD’s sleeve for the classic Dark Side Of The Moon has been named the best ever album cover.