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Riverdance's Bill Whelan to appear at Write By The Sea literary festival in Wexford
  • Culture
  • 23 Aug 23
Riverdance's Bill Whelan to appear at Write By The Sea literary festival in Wexford
Megan Nolan: "The nightmare is that you actually have to have the baby if you have an unwanted pregnancy. That was really intense, writing about that"
  • Opinion
  • 14 Aug 23
Megan Nolan: "The nightmare is that you actually have to have the baby if you have an unwanted pregnancy. That was really intense, writing about that"
Imelda May: "I think musicians should go on strike, for sure, against all the streaming platforms"
  • Culture
  • 11 Aug 23
Imelda May: "I think musicians should go on strike, for sure, against all the streaming platforms"
Kevin Curran on his new novel <i>Youth:</i> "In the last census, Balbriggan had the youngest and most diverse population in the country. My line is, 'Balbriggan is Ireland’s future now'"
  • Opinion
  • 26 Jul 23
Kevin Curran on his new novel Youth: "In the last census, Balbriggan had the youngest and most diverse population in the country. My line is, 'Balbriggan is Ireland’s future now'"
<i>Extraction 2</i> director Sam Hargrave: "What people crave out of movies, especially these tentpole action movies, is spectacle"
  • Film And TV
  • 25 Jul 23
Extraction 2 director Sam Hargrave: "What people crave out of movies, especially these tentpole action movies, is spectacle"
Vera Pauw: "We come together to play football, but what's important is that the players are happy, and love is the best thing to happen in your life"
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 19 Jul 23
Vera Pauw: "We come together to play football, but what's important is that the players are happy, and love is the best thing to happen in your life"
We Three: "The Dublin crowd were attentive, wild and aggressive. The perfect combination!"
  • Culture
  • 19 Jul 23
We Three: "The Dublin crowd were attentive, wild and aggressive. The perfect combination!"
Malachy Tuohy: "I knew <i>I Cross This Universe</i> was a solo album the moment I wrote the title track"
  • Culture
  • 19 Jul 23
Malachy Tuohy: "I knew I Cross This Universe was a solo album the moment I wrote the title track"
<i>Wham!</i> director Chris Smith: "The way George Michael communicated, and the challenges he faced, is very human"
  • Film And TV
  • 18 Jul 23
Wham! director Chris Smith: "The way George Michael communicated, and the challenges he faced, is very human"
Lily Agg: "The girls know that I put my body on the line for the team and that’s my personality"
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 18 Jul 23
Lily Agg: "The girls know that I put my body on the line for the team and that’s my personality"
Fräulein: "There’s such love and respect between us, which is vital as a two-piece”
  • Culture
  • 18 Jul 23
Fräulein: "There’s such love and respect between us, which is vital as a two-piece”
WATCH: Then Jerico's Mark Shaw interviewed at Forever Young
  • Culture
  • 13 Jul 23
WATCH: Then Jerico's Mark Shaw interviewed at Forever Young
Charlie Brooker on Black Mirror: "Somebody said to me, 'Oh, I bet you’re going to do an episode about NFTs.' And I thought, ‘How fucking depressing!'"
  • Film And TV
  • 10 Jul 23
Charlie Brooker on Black Mirror: "Somebody said to me, 'Oh, I bet you’re going to do an episode about NFTs.' And I thought, ‘How fucking depressing!'"
<i>Trainspotting</i> turns 30: Revisit a classic interview with Irvine Welsh
  • Opinion
  • 06 Jul 23
Trainspotting turns 30: Revisit a classic interview with Irvine Welsh
Forever Young Festival - Hothouse Flowers: "A great artist will make a sound that resonates with the generation"
  • Culture
  • 29 Jun 23
Forever Young Festival - Hothouse Flowers: "A great artist will make a sound that resonates with the generation"
Harry McGee on <i>The Murderer And The Taoiseach:</i> "It would do a disservice to Haughey to compare him to Donald Trump, but he was very like Trump... People were either repelled by him, or thought he could do no wrong"
  • Opinion
  • 27 Jun 23
Harry McGee on The Murderer And The Taoiseach: "It would do a disservice to Haughey to compare him to Donald Trump, but he was very like Trump... People were either repelled by him, or thought he could do no wrong"
Tom Grennan: “I’m a lone wolf when it comes to the industry. If I need advice I’d go to my missus or my mum”
  • Culture
  • 26 Jun 23
Tom Grennan: “I’m a lone wolf when it comes to the industry. If I need advice I’d go to my missus or my mum”
PRIDE: Trans & Intersex Pride Dublin founder Ollie Bell – "We wanted to bring Pride back to its radical roots"
  • Opinion
  • 24 Jun 23
PRIDE: Trans & Intersex Pride Dublin founder Ollie Bell – "We wanted to bring Pride back to its radical roots"
WATCH: <i>Hot Press</i> chat to electro icons OMD ahead of Forever Young festival
  • Culture
  • 23 Jun 23
WATCH: Hot Press chat to electro icons OMD ahead of Forever Young festival
Liam Carney: "Actors do a great service for this country, but at the same time, we’re being short-changed"
  • Film And TV
  • 20 Jun 23
Liam Carney: "Actors do a great service for this country, but at the same time, we’re being short-changed"
Finland's Eurovision star Käärijä: "By next year, I'll have a new album. I promise it will be crazy!"
  • Culture
  • 19 Jun 23
Finland's Eurovision star Käärijä: "By next year, I'll have a new album. I promise it will be crazy!"
Naoise Dolan: "It sounds unromantic, but rent in Berlin is a huge factor. I just feel everyone has less tightness in their face here"
  • Culture
  • 19 Jun 23
Naoise Dolan: "It sounds unromantic, but rent in Berlin is a huge factor. I just feel everyone has less tightness in their face here"
TraviS x Elzzz on Longitude: "Big ups to Jazzy, she's doing great things"
  • Culture
  • 16 Jun 23
TraviS x Elzzz on Longitude: "Big ups to Jazzy, she's doing great things"
Ezra Williams: "If I knew how to talk about these situations in words, I wouldn't be writing music about it"
  • Culture
  • 15 Jun 23
Ezra Williams: "If I knew how to talk about these situations in words, I wouldn't be writing music about it"
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