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Holly Cairns: "In politics you either go in hard or go home. You can’t do things half-heartedly"
  • Opinion
  • 17 May 23
Holly Cairns: "In politics you either go in hard or go home. You can’t do things half-heartedly"
<i>Lakelands</i> star Danielle Galligan: "The script stopped me in my tracks - it was so beautiful and non-conforming"
  • Film And TV
  • 16 May 23
Lakelands star Danielle Galligan: "The script stopped me in my tracks - it was so beautiful and non-conforming"
Michael Magee: "For young men where I grew up in Belfast, being hard or tough was capital"
  • Culture
  • 09 May 23
Michael Magee: "For young men where I grew up in Belfast, being hard or tough was capital"
Cover Interview - Metallica: "In fact, some of the best photos taken of this band were actually from Slane. That was a beautiful show"
  • Culture
  • 08 May 23
Cover Interview - Metallica: "In fact, some of the best photos taken of this band were actually from Slane. That was a beautiful show"
Freya Ridings: "The first album was a painful experience, I’m not going to lie. I cried every night"
  • Culture
  • 04 May 23
Freya Ridings: "The first album was a painful experience, I’m not going to lie. I cried every night"
Mad Hatter Q&A - Karl Geary: "I'm endlessly mortified at myself"
  • Culture
  • 02 May 23
Mad Hatter Q&A - Karl Geary: "I'm endlessly mortified at myself"
Lenii: "Working with David Guetta lived up to my expectations. I never thought I could do this for a living!"
  • Culture
  • 27 Apr 23
Lenii: "Working with David Guetta lived up to my expectations. I never thought I could do this for a living!"
Finger On The Buzzer Q&A - King Isis: "I fantasised in the past about signing to Dirty Hit"
  • Culture
  • 26 Apr 23
Finger On The Buzzer Q&A - King Isis: "I fantasised in the past about signing to Dirty Hit"
Margot Douaihy: "If I told my 15-year-old self that the author of <i>Gone Girl</i> published my first novel, she'd never believe it"
  • Culture
  • 25 Apr 23
Margot Douaihy: "If I told my 15-year-old self that the author of Gone Girl published my first novel, she'd never believe it"
Air: "The first step was getting the blessing of Michael Jordan"
  • Film And TV
  • 21 Apr 23
Air: "The first step was getting the blessing of Michael Jordan"
PREMIERE: Margot Douaihy shares chapter from <i>Scorched Grace</i> on 'My Reading Of It'
  • Culture
  • 18 Apr 23
PREMIERE: Margot Douaihy shares chapter from Scorched Grace on 'My Reading Of It'
I Don't Want To Write Something That's Dull: Harlan Coben on I Will Find You, Cancel Culture, and Censorship
  • Culture
  • 12 Apr 23
I Don't Want To Write Something That's Dull: Harlan Coben on I Will Find You, Cancel Culture, and Censorship
Mad Hatter Q&A - Bressie: "I once heard a guy tell a band in the middle of their soundcheck that they were ‘an awful waste of electricity...'"
  • Culture
  • 11 Apr 23
Mad Hatter Q&A - Bressie: "I once heard a guy tell a band in the middle of their soundcheck that they were ‘an awful waste of electricity...'"
Good Friday Agreement turns 25: Reflections from the <i>Hot Press</i> Archives – featuring Martin McGuinness, Lisa McGee, Stuart Bailie and more
  • Opinion
  • 10 Apr 23
Good Friday Agreement turns 25: Reflections from the Hot Press Archives – featuring Martin McGuinness, Lisa McGee, Stuart Bailie and more
Yard Act: "We were going to get a U2 impersonator to sing 'Beautiful Day' on the new album"
  • Culture
  • 06 Apr 23
Yard Act: "We were going to get a U2 impersonator to sing 'Beautiful Day' on the new album"
<i>LOLA</i>'s Neil Hannon and Andrew Legge: "I like old sci-fi like Ray Bradbury and Kurt Vonnegut which has humanity at its heart"
  • Film And TV
  • 06 Apr 23
LOLA's Neil Hannon and Andrew Legge: "I like old sci-fi like Ray Bradbury and Kurt Vonnegut which has humanity at its heart"
OMD’s Andy McCluskey: “I’m really happy that I don’t have to pander to a TikTok generation to get my songs heard”
  • Culture
  • 04 Apr 23
OMD’s Andy McCluskey: “I’m really happy that I don’t have to pander to a TikTok generation to get my songs heard”
Nicole Flattery on new novel <i>Nothing Special</i>: "Andy Warhol was so intensely aware of his own image, which he created from scratch"
  • Culture
  • 29 Mar 23
Nicole Flattery on new novel Nothing Special: "Andy Warhol was so intensely aware of his own image, which he created from scratch"
Colm Tóibín to publish <i>Brooklyn</i> sequel <i>Long Island</i>
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 28 Mar 23
Colm Tóibín to publish Brooklyn sequel Long Island
Emily Watson: "There's something about Irish storytelling that makes everyone sit up"
  • Film And TV
  • 24 Mar 23
Emily Watson: "There's something about Irish storytelling that makes everyone sit up"
Nicola Tallant: "I’m constantly aware that some of the people I’m writing and talking about are capable of anything – but it just goes with the territory"
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 24 Mar 23
Nicola Tallant: "I’m constantly aware that some of the people I’m writing and talking about are capable of anything – but it just goes with the territory"
Louise McSharry announces live 'In Conversation' show at The Sugar Club
  • Culture
  • 15 Mar 23
Louise McSharry announces live 'In Conversation' show at The Sugar Club
Niamh Algar on ITV drama <i>Malpractice</i>: "The stakes are always incredibly high in A&E"
  • Film And TV
  • 09 Mar 23
Niamh Algar on ITV drama Malpractice: "The stakes are always incredibly high in A&E"
<i>Your Place or Mine</i> cast: "We were supposed to be best friends for 20 years, so we started video calling every day a month before shooting"
  • Film And TV
  • 06 Mar 23
Your Place or Mine cast: "We were supposed to be best friends for 20 years, so we started video calling every day a month before shooting"
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