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• 20 Aug 26

Phoebe Bridgers covers Nirvana's 'Lithium' for BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge

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• 20 Aug 26

KK Lewis looks ahead to Electric Picnic: "There’s so many nooks and crannies. You can go exploring and find the most bizarre situations"

• Music
• 12 Aug 26

In the new issue: Wolf Alice star on the cover of our Electric Picnic 2026 Special

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• 20 Aug 26

Loah: "Irish people are so much more than their stereotypes"

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• 20 Aug 26

Remembering Philip Lynott: "Thin Lizzy were always harder to pin down than their contemporaries"

• Music
• 19 Aug 26

Electric Picnic 2026: Bog Bodies, Rua Rí, Clada, Ispíní na hÉireann and many more announced for The Hazelwood line-up

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• 19 Aug 26

Cuba on the brink: "Many artists have emigrated, as has the audience that consumes quality art, and this has fragmented scenes that were once very strong"

• Culture
• 19 Aug 26

Westmeath's Caoilfhinn Ní Choiligh wins 2026 Rose of Tralee

• Culture
• 18 Aug 26

Tributes paid to Hayden Panettiere as coroner reports “no signs of trauma”

• Music
• 28 Jul 26

Hot Press and Independent Broadcasters of Ireland confirm Irish Music Month 2026 for September

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• 19 Aug 26

Cuba on the brink: "Many artists have emigrated, as has the audience that consumes quality art, and this has fragmented scenes that were once very strong"

• Opinion
• 19 Aug 26

Commemorative walk to take place from Tuam to Bessborough this weekend

• Lifestyle & Sports
• 18 Aug 26

Glen Hansard, The World Cup, and Mayo's All Ireland Victory: "Great musicians and great athletes are of us and for us, as are we for them"

• Opinion
• 17 Aug 26

Bicep, Massive Attack, Thom Yorke and more urge Burnham "to reject development of the Rosebank oilfield"

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• Music
• 20 Aug 26

KK Lewis looks ahead to Electric Picnic: "There’s so many nooks and crannies. You can go exploring and find the most bizarre situations"

• Music
• 20 Aug 26

Phoebe Bridgers covers Nirvana's 'Lithium' for BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge

• Music
• 20 Aug 26

Claddagh Records announces spoken-word album from Manchán Magan

• Opinion
• 19 Aug 26

Israeli military admit to firing on car carrying 5-year-old Hind Rajab and open investigation

• Culture
• 20 Aug 26

Study shows 40% of music released in July was AI generated

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• 14 Aug 26

WIN: Tickets to Don Toliver at the 3Arena

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• 07 Aug 26

WIN: Tickets to Good Kid at the 3Olympia Theatre

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