Irish Music

The concert organisers have issued a statement about the on-stage incident. A concert by The Coronas this weekend has had to be cancelled and rescheduled after the guitarist, Lar Kaye, fell ill on stage. The Irish band were set to play a sold-out show at King’s John Castle in Limerick last night (Friday, 29 May). […]

1 month ago

The announcement comes as the band could make history this evening. Northern Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap has announced that they will play two gigs in Cork this month to promote their new album, Fenian. The group will play two “album launch parties” at the Savoy Cork venue on 26 May, one at 6.30pm and the […]

1 month ago

He passed away after a short illness. It has been announced that Irish musician Talos, has sadly died aged 37. The Cork man, whose real name is Eoin French, had released electronic music under the name Talos since 2013. A post on the musician’s Instagram page reads: “It is with great sadness that we let […]

2 years ago

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 […]

2 years ago

Pull up a couch! We know what you’re thinking, this time last year you were running around Electric Picnic having the time of your life without a care in the world. Well… life has changed, we’ve all adapted and we need to suck it up, stay safe and move on. That being said, we truly […]

6 years ago

West is best. Back for its eighth consecutive year of surfing, music and craic, well-established festival Battle for the Lake is nearly upon us and promises to be better than ever. Located on Achill Island, Battle for the Lake makes the most of the combined scenery of the Wild Atlantic Way and Keel Lake while […]

8 years ago