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With a new college year about to kick off, we're proud to present the Hot Press 2024 Student Special Issue – out now...

And who better to star on the front cover than Fontaines D.C.  – who, over the past ten years, have graduated from student gigs in Dublin to some of the biggest stages in the world...

It’s a time of change across the board for Fontaines D.C. – as they return with a brand new sound, producer, label, look, and fictional dystopian world to explore on their fourth album, Romance. The five-piece sit down to talk babies, ADHD, KNEECAP, Damon Albarn, Arctic Monkeys, Mik Pyro, Eason’s, politics, hope – and reflect on their tenth anniversary as a band...

Over on the flip-cover, meanwhile, we're celebrating one of the year’s most hotly anticipated movies, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Roe McDermott meets director Tim Burton, plus stars Winona Ryder, Jenna Ortega and Michael Keaton...

Michael Keaton in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Elsewhere in the issue...

As part of our Student Special, we bring you an essential, extensive guide to making the most out of your college experience – with insights from Jenny Maguire, President of Trinity College Dublin Students' Union. We also outline the vast variety of learning options awaiting those who want to broaden their horizons...

With Irish Music Month in the offing once again, we look at a brilliantly eclectic range of acts from around the country, who'll be competing to scoop the highly coveted A New Local Hero prize...

Art-rock star St. Vincent discusses her stellar new album All Born Screaming, collaborating with Dave Grohl, and her love of Fontaines D.C....

St Vincent - Credit: Alex Da Corte

Shortly to play a hotly anticipated Dublin date, Guns N’ Roses legend Duff McKagan discusses his stunning latest record Lighthouse, Cormac McCarthy, Iggy Pop, getting his Irish passport, banned album covers, and adventures in Hong Kong...

As The Script return with Satellites, with their first new album since the passing of founding member Mark Sheehan last year, Danny O’Donoghue opens up about loss, sobriety, therapy, religion, and connecting with a new generation of fans through TikTok...

The Script - Credit: Jordan Rossi

In a stacked Critical Mass section, Roddy Doyle discusses his new novel The Women Behind The Door; Stuart Clark meets acclaimed Irish actress Ruth Bradley; and we preview Colin Farrell's new TV series The Penguin...

Has Ireland got its drug policies all wrong? That's the kind of question you might want to ask the recently appointed Minister for Drugs, Colm Burke – and so we did. We also asked about sex work, religion, euthanasia – and lots more...

Other unmissable interviews feature: Susan O'Neill, Toni O'Rourke, Rachel Galvo, Kevin Fowley, WineMom, Underachiever, some of the acclaimed brewers heading to this month's Dublin Beer Festival, and more...

And that's just a taste of what to expect from this enthralling new issue – in shops now, and available to order online below!