Interview

First Fortnight CEO Maria Fleming: “We try to platform artworks and artists that positively show the actual lived experience, and highlight the fact that recovery is possible”
  • Culture
  • 06 Jan 25
First Fortnight CEO Maria Fleming: “We try to platform artworks and artists that positively show the actual lived experience, and highlight the fact that recovery is possible”
Irish Artists For Palestine: "In times of crisis, like-minded people can achieve things together"
  • Opinion
  • 06 Jan 25
Irish Artists For Palestine: "In times of crisis, like-minded people can achieve things together"
12 INTERVIEWS OF XMAS: KNEECAP - "We respect anyone who’s unapologetically themselves and open about it. It’s the sneaky ones you’ve got to worry about"
  • Music
  • 05 Jan 25
12 INTERVIEWS OF XMAS: KNEECAP - "We respect anyone who’s unapologetically themselves and open about it. It’s the sneaky ones you’ve got to worry about"
12 INTERVIEWS OF XMAS: Fontaines D.C. - "I'm a bit more secure and proud of what we’re doing. I don’t need everyone to love me anymore"
  • Music
  • 04 Jan 25
12 INTERVIEWS OF XMAS: Fontaines D.C. - "I'm a bit more secure and proud of what we’re doing. I don’t need everyone to love me anymore"
12 INTERVIEWS OF XMAS: Girl In Red - "We really like leprechauns. We’re obsessed with Aer Lingus..."
  • Music
  • 03 Jan 25
12 INTERVIEWS OF XMAS: Girl In Red - "We really like leprechauns. We’re obsessed with Aer Lingus..."
12 INTERVIEWS OF XMAS: SPRINTS - “Some people go to therapy, I shout it on stage to a couple of hundred people”
  • Music
  • 02 Jan 25
12 INTERVIEWS OF XMAS: SPRINTS - “Some people go to therapy, I shout it on stage to a couple of hundred people”
12 INTERVIEWS OF XMAS: Bambie Thug - "Irish crowds want to have as much craic as they can"
  • Music
  • 01 Jan 25
12 INTERVIEWS OF XMAS: Bambie Thug - "Irish crowds want to have as much craic as they can"
12 INTERVIEWS OF XMAS: Snow Patrol - "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
  • 31 Dec 24
12 INTERVIEWS OF XMAS: Snow Patrol - "Any time there’s violence and rioting – for whatever reason or, at the moment, lack of reason – it’s disturbing and agonising and horrifying"
KNEECAP: "People from my area don't get this opportunity. I've been reminding myself this constantly"
  • Music
  • 30 Dec 24
KNEECAP: "People from my area don't get this opportunity. I've been reminding myself this constantly"
12 INTERVIEWS OF XMAS: The Script - "We’re still in the middle of trying to figure out what’s right to do. Some days are great. Some days aren’t"
  • Music
  • 30 Dec 24
12 INTERVIEWS OF XMAS: The Script - "We’re still in the middle of trying to figure out what’s right to do. Some days are great. Some days aren’t"
My 2024: Tracy Clifford, "Cillian Murphy can convey so much emotion without saying anything"
  • Music
  • 29 Dec 24
My 2024: Tracy Clifford, "Cillian Murphy can convey so much emotion without saying anything"
12 INTERVIEWS OF XMAS: Paul Mescal - "Fear can be very motivating"
  • Film And TV
  • 29 Dec 24
12 INTERVIEWS OF XMAS: Paul Mescal - "Fear can be very motivating"
12 INTERVIEWS OF XMAS: LYRA - "I don’t want to just pretend to be this girl that’s like, ‘I’m such a powerhouse! I’m so confident!’ Because I’m not"
  • Music
  • 28 Dec 24
12 INTERVIEWS OF XMAS: LYRA - "I don’t want to just pretend to be this girl that’s like, ‘I’m such a powerhouse! I’m so confident!’ Because I’m not"
12 INTERVIEWS OF XMAS: Leon Bridges - ""Van Morrison is one of my favourite musicians"
  • Music
  • 27 Dec 24
12 INTERVIEWS OF XMAS: Leon Bridges - ""Van Morrison is one of my favourite musicians"
My 2024: Caroline Hirons - <i>Hero of 2024?</i> "Gisèle Pelicot. The way that she has carried herself through the trial of her abusers has been nothing short of heroic"
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 26 Dec 24
My 2024: Caroline Hirons - Hero of 2024? "Gisèle Pelicot. The way that she has carried herself through the trial of her abusers has been nothing short of heroic"
12 INTERVIEWS OF XMAS: NewDad - "I liked the idea of people thinking, 'If those Galway kids can play with Paolo, we can do it too'"
  • Music
  • 26 Dec 24
12 INTERVIEWS OF XMAS: NewDad - "I liked the idea of people thinking, 'If those Galway kids can play with Paolo, we can do it too'"
My 2024: Hector Ó hEochagáin - <i>Hope for next year?</i> "That the sun shines through the clouds"
  • Film And TV
  • 25 Dec 24
My 2024: Hector Ó hEochagáin - Hope for next year? "That the sun shines through the clouds"
12 INTERVIEWS OF XMAS: <i>Bad Sisters</i> - "Meryl Streep declared herself a fan, Steven Spielberg as well"
  • Film And TV
  • 25 Dec 24
12 INTERVIEWS OF XMAS: Bad Sisters - "Meryl Streep declared herself a fan, Steven Spielberg as well"
Hot Press Christmas Summit: Lyra, The Mary Wallopers, Curtisy, Gurriers and hotgirl reflect on 2024
  • Music
  • 24 Dec 24
Hot Press Christmas Summit: Lyra, The Mary Wallopers, Curtisy, Gurriers and hotgirl reflect on 2024
Daniel Wiffen: "I don’t think many people have had an experience like that – where someone pretends to be them, to get into a concert..."
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 24 Dec 24
Daniel Wiffen: "I don’t think many people have had an experience like that – where someone pretends to be them, to get into a concert..."
Joshua Bassett: "We live in an industry and society where your identity is based on how you look, and very little on who you are"
  • Music
  • 23 Dec 24
Joshua Bassett: "We live in an industry and society where your identity is based on how you look, and very little on who you are"
David Rooney: "The four year old me who never wanted to go to school got to run the adult show"
  • Culture
  • 21 Dec 24
David Rooney: "The four year old me who never wanted to go to school got to run the adult show"
Jazzy on the Irish dance scene's success: "It's all grown from what Belters Only started"
  • Music
  • 20 Dec 24
Jazzy on the Irish dance scene's success: "It's all grown from what Belters Only started"
Glenn Shekleton: "When you're surrounded by spaces, without things to clutter up your mind, that should be good for the creative process
  • Music
  • 20 Dec 24
Glenn Shekleton: "When you're surrounded by spaces, without things to clutter up your mind, that should be good for the creative process
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