Sinéad’s brother John appeared on Liveline today. John O’Connor, the brother of Sinead O’Connor, has spent the anniversary of his late sister’s passing speaking on RTÉ’s Liveline programme. O’Connor was motivated to dial in after a poor-quality waxwork design of Sinéad was unveiled at the Dublin Wax Museum on Thursday. Paddy Dunning from the wax […]

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Some deserved recognition for CMAT. Irish country-pop singer-songwriter CMAT has been nominated for the prestigious Mercury Prize by music experts in the UK. The Meath woman’s 2023 album ‘Crazymad’ earns the nomination after being received brilliantly by fans and critics since its release. The ‘I Wanna Be A Cowboy, Baby’ star was also up for […]

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Day-by-day guide to Team Ireland’s participation at the Olympic Games. Consider this your guide to catching every Irish athlete competing at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. With a wide range of talented Irish sportspeople competing over the coming weeks, it can be hard to follow all the action without a little help. http://OlympicThat’s why we’ve […]

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Irish music has never felt so healthy. They call Glastonbury the greatest party on earth every year, but this year is being made that bit better thanks to top performances from a range of Irish artists. The success of Irish acts since the Covid Pandemic has seen many perform at large venues across the UK […]

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US rockers Pearl Jam performed on Saturday night. US band Pearl Jam rocked Marlay Park last night with one of their trademark performances. But one moment from the concert will stick in the memory longer than the rest. During the gig, frontman Eddie Vedder took a break from the music to acknowledge the bravery of […]

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Fontaines D.C. hit the BBC. A new look, a new single and a new album. The Fontaines D.C. train keeps on rolling into new territory and this time it looks set to hit America. The boys have traded their literate post-punk Irishness for what they describe as the first “full step” of their careers and […]

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A popular choice. Fifty experts involved in the Irish music industry have ranked their ‘Fifty Best Irish Songs of All Time’ and the results have been totted up. The Irish Independent-ran feature mixes tunes from heavy hitters such as Thin Lizzy and U2 with alternative favourites from the likes of Whipping Boy and For Those […]

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Cathal Crotty’s father has spoken. The father of Cathal Crotty, the disgraced Irish soldier who avoided jail time after assaulting Limerick woman Natasha O’Brien, has spoken out. Mr Crotty (22) pleaded guilty to attacking Ms O’Brien (24) at the Limerick Circuit Criminal Court after being shown CCTV footage of his violent assault which left the […]

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KNEECAP have made quite the statement. It’s rare for any album to win five-star reviews across the board, let alone a debut album. That, however, is exactly what Belfast hip-hop group KNEECAP have achieved with the swash-buckling concept record ‘Fine Art’ With perfect scores from the likes of the Irish Times, Hot Press and Golden […]

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