She spent a year living in a car while trying to break into the music industry and is now the hottest ticket in showbusiness. Where did this creative powerhouse, who doesn’t conform to celebrity norms, come from, asks Suzanne Harrington.

Stradbally-bound? Keep it old school with our guide to festival fashion essentials, says Annmarie O’Connor

As the Dublin venue only seats 1,200, a lot of the tickets were snapped up during the presale.

Noel Gallagher and Lewis Capaldi's back and forth 'banter' has been going on for some weeks now.

A duo from the Netherlands think they have the solution to Ireland’s festival-season tent-trashing habit, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

Bar a handful of festival appearances over the years - the last at Longitude in 2013 - and an Arcade Fire support slot, Vampire Weekend haven't played Dublin since a show at the Ambassador in 2008.

The naturalist delivered a powerful speech about the environment, more specifically the ocean, and appeared taken aback by the warm reception he received.

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As the inaugural series of gigs at Musgrave Park came to a close with Lauryn Hill, organisers confirmed they are hoping to run more shows at the Cork venue next year.

"I'm about to play my biggest shows to date in Ireland. The last time I played there I left the stage with a spring in my step and a tear in my eye. Outrageous atmos guaranteed," so tweeted George Ezra about 6 hours before landing on stage yesterday.

As we dust off our gladrags for the summer’s festival calendar, Ellie O’Byrne asks what Irish music festivals are doing to go green this year.

Glastonbury is back and there are a host of other overseas festivals offering impressive line-up, writes Ed Power.

Now that the line-up for Electric Picnic has been released, it’s time to finalise your plans for a busy season of music events, writes Ed Power.

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"Am I unstoppable? You could call it that!” Candi Staton declares with a grin. The soul singer is keeping a low profile in a baseball cap and sunglasses, as we sit in a quiet corner of a hotel dining room.

Apart from headliners, Primal Scream, Jake Bugg, Walking On Cars, La Galaxie and Kate Nash here’s who not to miss:

If you have had enough of the World Cup, fear not. Here I am, as always, to help you out. Or to sharpen your dress sense, at least.

The main stage faltered at times, but beautiful weather contributed to the atmosphere at Body + Soul, writes Ellie O’Byrne

If you had your wits about you last Sunday in Thurles, you might have seen a club outing at the Cork-Waterford match, but they came a lot further than from Mallow or Dungarvan.

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Legendary DJ Carl Cox has announced a one-off concert in Westmeath’s Ballinlough Castle next summer.

Jeremy Corbyn's name has become a slogan in its own right, chanted by crowds at Glastonbury and emblazoned on T-shirts.

U2 frontman Bono is among a line-up of high-profile celebrities to be named in the Paradise Papers, it is reported.

Theresa May's party conference speech descended into chaos as a prankster handed her a P45 unemployment notice on stage.

Joe O’Leary, formerly of the band Fred, runs Levis Corner House in Ballydehob, Co Cork. On Friday, the pub hosts two shows by Steve Poltz as part of the Culture Night celebrations.

From the roof of the world to its deepest caves and oceans, extreme artist Philip Gray has pushed his body to the limit for his art.

More calls have been made for ticket-touting regulation in Ireland, with suggestions Ticketmaster isn’t doing enough to combat the issue.

The ginger singer played Croke Park in Summer 2015.

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The next festival at Worthy Farm will be in 2019

AT a moment when the air crackles with indignation over the gender balance of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s first cabinet and his chorus line of junior ministers, it may seem incongruous to speculate about which of two powerful women, each at a career pinnacle, will resign, be ushered gently towards the door, or simply be fired, first. 

Festival bosses are currently awaiting confirmation on whether the record was successfully broken.

Dozens of people have been treated by paramedics on the hottest ever day of Glastonbury Festival.

Five stars: The band headline Glastonbury at the weekend. However, Dublin was in no way a warm-up, writes Ed Power. 

Marlon Jackson tells Joe Nerssessian why he still wants to perform with The Jacksons 50 years after he first hit the road with Michael and his other brothers.

Festival fashion has come a long way since Kate’s iconic Hunter wellies and hot pants at Glastonbury in 2005. Now there’s a new look for the festival field, says Annmarie O’Connor.

Here’s what’s going on this weekend. 

MUSIC NEWS: Radiohead may have got some stick recently for playing in Israel, but Thom Yorke and co are back on more solid ground with the announcement of a 20th anniversary release of their classic OK Computer album.

Peter Dowdall on the work that goes on behind Chelsea Flower Show, organised by designer, Tom Harfleet.

Suzanne Harrington pipes in on the debate surrounding that Pepsi ad.

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Des O’Driscoll with the latest entertainment news and events