Niamh Kavanagh: ‘Thanks to my mum, I learned how to pay my bills before I spent money on myself’
Me & My Money: Niamh Kavanagh, Eurovision singer
Best new music books: The Bangles, tensions and sexism; Sinéad O’Connor as ‘a witch, burned at the stake’
Plus: A refreshing take on the Lennon-McCartney dynamic; Boz Scaggs resurfaces; and Heartbreaker Mike Campbell’s story
The Guide: Kevin Hart, Twenty One Pilots, Cork Fringe Festival and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end
May 3rd-9th: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
The Music Quiz: Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson star in a movie about a husband-and-wife tribute act to which music institution?
Plus: What did Iggy Pop call his 1980 autobiography?
Vikki Wall: ‘I think there is room for GAA players to be paid in some capacity’
Me & My Money: Wall, a two-time All-Ireland winner, on her most extravagant purchase an, pay for GAA players and more
Gary Cooke: ‘With the football team formerly known as Manchester United, it feels that hope is gone’
Gary Cooke is a comedian and former Après Match star. He performs in Ollie … One Love, One Life, at The Helix, Dublin, next month
The Guide: Kilkenny Roots Festival, The Flaming Lips and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end
April 26th-May 2nd: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
The Music Quiz: Which Dublin pub forms part of the title of a song on Mark Pritchard and Thom Yorke’s new album, Tall Tales?
Plus: Jaylah Ji’mya Hickmon is better known professionally as?
New Irish albums reviewed and rated: Paddy Hanna, Lullahush, Cushla, Maria Somerville and Danny Groenland
April 2025 releases include Oylegate, Ithaca, Tech Duinn, Luster and Burning Rome
Johnny Lappin: ‘I got scammed by a rogue so-called roofing contractor. I foolishly paid him in cash’
Me & My Money: Johnny Lappin, music publisher
The Guide: Sugababes, Chubby Cat, Rachel Galvo and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end
April 19th-25th: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
The Music Quiz: What is the name of the Irish whiskey distillery backed by Bono?
Plus: What is the title of the debut album by Lexi Jones, the 24-year-old daughter of Iman and David Bowie?
‘My bank card is always playing hide and seek with me’
Me & My Money: Paula Stakelum, global director of chocolate & pâtisserie at Red Carnation Hotels/Ashford Castle, Co Galway
The Guide: The Cruellest Month, Finneas, Death of a Salesman and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end
April 12th-18th: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
Gavin Friday in Dublin review: Svelte, swooning performer lays bare his life on the stage
At 65, Friday shows a wilful disregard for inflexibility as he throws shapes, hunkers down and lurches forward