As part of our running series, Eoghan O’Sullivan selects his 2017 highlights from the world of arts and culture.

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

Some top Irish bands stood out at this year’s festival in Mitchelstown, writes Joe Leogue

Festivalgoers have been warned to act cautiously if buying tickets second-hand for this weekend’s Indiependence Music Festival which gets underway today.

It wasn’t called the Showgrounds for nothing. The site may now be occupied by the Marquee music bonanza for a few weeks in the year, but last night was definitely ‘SHOW’ time for Cliff Richard fans and there was a whole lot of Just… Fabulous Rock ‘n’ Roll going on.

Cork-born musician Eoin French was on the verge on moving to America for a career designing buildings when fate took a hand, writes Ed Power. Now, he’s about to release a stunning debut album.

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Most of Ireland’s big music events have unveiled their lineups. Ed Power rounds up his top 10.

The organisers of a 10,000 capacity music festival expect it to sell out well in advance after announcing a raft of artists will appear alongside Manic Street Preachers, The Coronas and Sigma.

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.

MUSIC NEWS: Apple Music, the new streaming music service gets a boost today with the release of Dr Dre’s Compton: A Soundtrack exclusively on that facility and the almost traditional format, iTunes. 

Two of the main shareholders in Dublin’s Blackrock Clinic have lost a bid to prevent summary judgment against them for €2.4m over the financing of their effort to buy out loans with Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (IBRC).

He was created over 70 years ago, but King Kong is still the best movie monster of all time, according to experts.