Interview

Amble: "Everyone loves telling stories, everyone loves telling jokes. It’s just an Irish thing and I grew up fascinated by it all”
  • Music
  • 31 Oct 24
Amble: "Everyone loves telling stories, everyone loves telling jokes. It’s just an Irish thing and I grew up fascinated by it all”
Maverick Sabre: "This hopelessness, powerlessness and voicelessness in people is now being taken advantage of and manipulated"
  • Music
  • 31 Oct 24
Maverick Sabre: "This hopelessness, powerlessness and voicelessness in people is now being taken advantage of and manipulated"
Lush: "I didn't know what was going to happen with Chris, and I guess that makes it more emotional"
  • Film And TV
  • 30 Oct 24
Lush: "I didn't know what was going to happen with Chris, and I guess that makes it more emotional"
Bambie Thug: “Irish crowds want to have as much craic as they can”
  • Music
  • 29 Oct 24
Bambie Thug: “Irish crowds want to have as much craic as they can”
Bea Fitzgerald - Mad Hatter Q&A: "I do not desire dates, I suffer them"
  • Culture
  • 24 Oct 24
Bea Fitzgerald - Mad Hatter Q&A: "I do not desire dates, I suffer them"
Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody: "Any time there’s violence and rioting – for whatever reason or, at the moment, <i>lack</i> of reason – it’s disturbing and agonising and horrifying"
  • Music
  • 24 Oct 24
Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody: "Any time there’s violence and rioting – for whatever reason or, at the moment, lack of reason – it’s disturbing and agonising and horrifying"
Behind-the-scenes with The Coronas: "We just started booking gigs. There was no plan. We didn’t know what we were doing"
  • Music
  • 23 Oct 24
Behind-the-scenes with The Coronas: "We just started booking gigs. There was no plan. We didn’t know what we were doing"
Robert Harris: "Trump is a sort of showman, it’s all about him. There isn’t coherent thinking behind what he does, it’s whatever crosses his strange brain at any given moment”
  • Culture
  • 23 Oct 24
Robert Harris: "Trump is a sort of showman, it’s all about him. There isn’t coherent thinking behind what he does, it’s whatever crosses his strange brain at any given moment”
John Banville: "It’s a like a child playing with insects – you have absolute power over the characters"
  • Opinion
  • 22 Oct 24
John Banville: "It’s a like a child playing with insects – you have absolute power over the characters"
Jake Bugg: "There needs to be more space for younger people to practise their craft"
  • Music
  • 21 Oct 24
Jake Bugg: "There needs to be more space for younger people to practise their craft"
Rick Astley to perform his classic hit ‘Never Gonna Give you Up’ on The Late Late Show tonight
  • Film And TV
  • 18 Oct 24
Rick Astley to perform his classic hit ‘Never Gonna Give you Up’ on The Late Late Show tonight
Padraig Jack: "I arrived to a friend’s wedding just as mass was starting – and didn’t know I was meant to be playing at the church..."
  • Music
  • 18 Oct 24
Padraig Jack: "I arrived to a friend’s wedding just as mass was starting – and didn’t know I was meant to be playing at the church..."
Hazel Doupe: "We really are such a resilient country – and the differences make us the country that we are"
  • Film And TV
  • 18 Oct 24
Hazel Doupe: "We really are such a resilient country – and the differences make us the country that we are"
Seán Kelly: "For anybody just to get on the pitch in Croke Park, and play, is a kind of a lifetime achievement"
  • Opinion
  • 16 Oct 24
Seán Kelly: "For anybody just to get on the pitch in Croke Park, and play, is a kind of a lifetime achievement"
On this day in 1992: Sinéad O'Connor, in the aftermath of the SNL controversy, defiantly sang 'War' to a hostile crowd at Madison Square Garden
  • Music
  • 16 Oct 24
On this day in 1992: Sinéad O'Connor, in the aftermath of the SNL controversy, defiantly sang 'War' to a hostile crowd at Madison Square Garden
Leon Bridges: "Van Morrison is one of my favourite musicians. There’s some Van Morrison moments on this album"
  • Music
  • 15 Oct 24
Leon Bridges: "Van Morrison is one of my favourite musicians. There’s some Van Morrison moments on this album"
Jack Reynor: "It's great to see Irish actors, directors and other creatives really blazing the trail, and I hope it's going to continue"
  • Film And TV
  • 15 Oct 24
Jack Reynor: "It's great to see Irish actors, directors and other creatives really blazing the trail, and I hope it's going to continue"
Pa Sheehy: "I just wanted to create something cool. There were no rules, the pressure was off"
  • Music
  • 14 Oct 24
Pa Sheehy: "I just wanted to create something cool. There were no rules, the pressure was off"
London Grammar: "We found ourselves wondering if there was something else to finish"
  • Music
  • 14 Oct 24
London Grammar: "We found ourselves wondering if there was something else to finish"
Orla Gartland: "I find a lot of strength in Irish female artists"
  • Music
  • 14 Oct 24
Orla Gartland: "I find a lot of strength in Irish female artists"
Orla Gartland debuts at top of Independent Chart with <i>Everybody Needs A Hero</i>
  • Music
  • 11 Oct 24
Orla Gartland debuts at top of Independent Chart with Everybody Needs A Hero
Ahmed, With Love.: "You don’t have to take yourself seriously to create a serious piece of music"
  • Music
  • 11 Oct 24
Ahmed, With Love.: "You don’t have to take yourself seriously to create a serious piece of music"
Macdara Yeates - On Our Radar Q&A: "It’s a real challenge when you record traditional music, particularly traditional singing"
  • Music
  • 10 Oct 24
Macdara Yeates - On Our Radar Q&A: "It’s a real challenge when you record traditional music, particularly traditional singing"
R.O.C: "I've struggled with my own mental health over the years. It played a big part in why I started to release music – and why I stopped"
  • Music
  • 10 Oct 24
R.O.C: "I've struggled with my own mental health over the years. It played a big part in why I started to release music – and why I stopped"
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