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Talking Reds at Vicar Street in support of Irish Professional Footballers Benevolent Association
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 04 Sep 26

Talking Reds at Vicar Street in support of Irish Professional Footballers Benevolent Association

FILM OF THE WEEK: <I>The Incomer</i> - Reviewed by Roe McDermott
  • Film And TV
  • 04 Sep 26

FILM OF THE WEEK: The Incomer - Reviewed by Roe McDermott

In the new dual-cover issue: A special tribute to Glen Hansard – and Gurriers come out shouting in our Student Special
  • Culture
  • 03 Sep 26

In the new dual-cover issue: A special tribute to Glen Hansard – and Gurriers come out shouting in our Student Special

Music

Beck episode of <i>Hot Press Classics</i> out now
  • Music
  • 04 Sep 26

Beck episode of Hot Press Classics out now

Róisín O and Aoife Scott to perform Amhrán na bhFiann at Katie Taylor's Croke Park Fight
  • Music
  • 04 Sep 26

Róisín O and Aoife Scott to perform Amhrán na bhFiann at Katie Taylor's Croke Park Fight

Amhrán na Laoch Songwriting Competition Confirmed for Irish Music Month 2026 Supported by An Post
  • Music
  • 12 Aug 26

Amhrán na Laoch Songwriting Competition Confirmed for Irish Music Month 2026 Supported by An Post

Culture

Domhnall Gleeson: "I still feel just as ambitious as when I was younger – and I was very ambitious when I was younger"
  • Film And TV
  • 04 Sep 26

Domhnall Gleeson: "I still feel just as ambitious as when I was younger – and I was very ambitious when I was younger"

Tributes paid to "the voice of the arts in Cork" Elmarie Mawe, who has died
  • Culture
  • 01 Sep 26

Tributes paid to "the voice of the arts in Cork" Elmarie Mawe, who has died

Judi Love - Mad Hatter Q&A: "Life is too short, and energy is too precious, to spend milestone moments making polite small talk with people who don’t truly know me"
  • Culture
  • 01 Sep 26

Judi Love - Mad Hatter Q&A: "Life is too short, and energy is too precious, to spend milestone moments making polite small talk with people who don’t truly know me"

Hot Press and Independent Broadcasters of Ireland confirm Irish Music Month 2026 for September
  • Music
  • 28 Jul 26

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

Opinion

Feminist activist and campaigner Gloria Steinem dies aged 92
  • Opinion
  • 03 Sep 26

Feminist activist and campaigner Gloria Steinem dies aged 92

Ilana Glazer, Naomi Klein, Joel Cohen and more sign open letter in support of Mark Ruffalo following "outrageous smear campaign"
  • Film And TV
  • 02 Sep 26

Ilana Glazer, Naomi Klein, Joel Cohen and more sign open letter in support of Mark Ruffalo following "outrageous smear campaign"

Fiona Patten: "Only medicinal marijuana prescribed by a doctor is legal, but the police turn a blind eye to middle-class white women like me"
  • Opinion
  • 31 Aug 26

Fiona Patten: "Only medicinal marijuana prescribed by a doctor is legal, but the police turn a blind eye to middle-class white women like me"

Racing For Clicks On TikTok: "So much blood, violence and misery this Big Tech empire has been built on"
  • Opinion
  • 25 Aug 26

Racing For Clicks On TikTok: "So much blood, violence and misery this Big Tech empire has been built on"

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FILM OF THE WEEK: <I>The Incomer</i> - Reviewed by Roe McDermott
  • Film And TV
  • 04 Sep 26

FILM OF THE WEEK: The Incomer - Reviewed by Roe McDermott

<i>Everybody Digs Bill Evans</i> writer Mark O'Halloran: “If you can construct a narrative in which a person has no knowledge of the language necessary to either narrate themselves or their experience within, then each moment becomes revelation"
  • Film And TV
  • 04 Sep 26

Everybody Digs Bill Evans writer Mark O'Halloran: “If you can construct a narrative in which a person has no knowledge of the language necessary to either narrate themselves or their experience within, then each moment becomes revelation"

The Labourers - On Our Radar Q&A: "The Pogues had such an influence on our lives"
  • Music
  • 04 Sep 26

The Labourers - On Our Radar Q&A: "The Pogues had such an influence on our lives"

Talking Reds at Vicar Street in support of Irish Professional Footballers Benevolent Association
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 04 Sep 26

Talking Reds at Vicar Street in support of Irish Professional Footballers Benevolent Association

Electric Picnic festival-goers return a record-breaking 1.08 million cans and bottles for charity, as part of Re-turn for Good campaign
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 04 Sep 26

Electric Picnic festival-goers return a record-breaking 1.08 million cans and bottles for charity, as part of Re-turn for Good campaign

Competition

WIN: Tickets to Fontaines D.C. at Slane Castle
  • Competitions
  • 31 Aug 26

WIN: Tickets to Fontaines D.C. at Slane Castle

WIN: Tickets to Dr John Cooper Clarke at the 3Olympia Theatre
  • Competitions
  • 28 Aug 26

WIN: Tickets to Dr John Cooper Clarke at the 3Olympia Theatre

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Album Review: Underachiever & The Letdowns, <i>Adventures In Disappointment</i>
  • Music
  • 04 Sep 26

Album Review: Underachiever & The Letdowns, Adventures In Disappointment

Last call to enter UCD Fresher's Week Battle Of The Bands in association with <i>Hot Press</i>
  • Music
  • 04 Sep 26

Last call to enter UCD Fresher's Week Battle Of The Bands in association with Hot Press

New Irish Songs To Hear This Week
  • Music
  • 04 Sep 26

New Irish Songs To Hear This Week

Bonobo announces Dublin show
  • Music
  • 04 Sep 26

Bonobo announces Dublin show

<i>Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger</i> is one hell of a rock 'n' roll rollercoaster. In cinemas September 9, the Steven Knight-produced documentary is everything you'd hope for - and more
  • Film And TV
  • 04 Sep 26

Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger is one hell of a rock 'n' roll rollercoaster. In cinemas September 9, the Steven Knight-produced documentary is everything you'd hope for - and more

Foreigner announce new acoustic show in 3Olympia Theatre
  • Music
  • 04 Sep 26

Foreigner announce new acoustic show in 3Olympia Theatre

A New Local Hero – Closing date looming on Sunday September 6
  • Music
  • 04 Sep 26

A New Local Hero – Closing date looming on Sunday September 6

Electric Picnic 2027 has officially sold out
  • Music
  • 04 Sep 26

Electric Picnic 2027 has officially sold out

Noonzy announces first studio album <i>Plan Is Bad</i>
  • Music
  • 04 Sep 26

Noonzy announces first studio album Plan Is Bad

Album Review: Last Apollo, <i>I’ll Walk Towards You</i>
  • Music
  • 04 Sep 26

Album Review: Last Apollo, I’ll Walk Towards You

Album Review: Amyl and the Sniffers, <i>Truth or Consequence (Live from El Coyote)</i>
  • Music
  • 04 Sep 26

Album Review: Amyl and the Sniffers, Truth or Consequence (Live from El Coyote)

Live Report: A$AP Rocky sets 3Arena ablaze with bass
  • Music
  • 03 Sep 26

Live Report: A$AP Rocky sets 3Arena ablaze with bass

Newtown Forest announce new kit sponsored by Two-Door Cinema Club
  • Music
  • 03 Sep 26

Newtown Forest announce new kit sponsored by Two-Door Cinema Club

Dakota 66 to launch new EP <I>Senses</I> at Whelan’s
  • Music
  • 03 Sep 26

Dakota 66 to launch new EP Senses at Whelan’s

James Blunt announces new album <I>Airplane Mode</I> and Irish dates
  • Music
  • 03 Sep 26

James Blunt announces new album Airplane Mode and Irish dates

Award-winning jazz singer Cassandra Wilson dies aged 70
  • Music
  • 03 Sep 26

Award-winning jazz singer Cassandra Wilson dies aged 70

Simple Minds announce new album <i>Sacrosanct</i> and 3Arena show
  • Music
  • 03 Sep 26

Simple Minds announce new album Sacrosanct and 3Arena show

CMAT announced as musical guest for <i>Saturday Night Live UK</i>
  • Film And TV
  • 03 Sep 26

CMAT announced as musical guest for Saturday Night Live UK