Tony Clayton-Lea

Tony Clayton-Lea

Contributor

Tony Clayton-Lea is a contributor to The Irish Times specialising in popular culture

Event guide: Masters of Tradition, Another Love Story and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead

August 15th-21st, 2026: The best music, art, theatre and more coming your way this week

The Music Quiz: Charli XCX’s So Far Away samples a song written by which US songwriter?

Plus: Which actor is the title of a song released in 1988 by Anglo-Irish band Stump?

‘Anybody below the age of 40 without a pension is making a huge mistake’

Me & My Money: David Keogh, chief executive of Auralia cosmetic surgery group

Event guide: Tom Jones, Sepultura, Donal Ryan and more in the week ahead

August 8th-14th, 2026: the best music, art, theatre and more coming your way

The Music Quiz: The granddaughter of which Irish musician is a member of The Lambrini Girls?

Plus: Stockton’s Wing took their name from which song on Bruce Springsteen’s 1975 album, Born to Run?

‘A bad horse costs the same to feed as a good one’

Me & My Money: Nicola FitzGibbon, Irish international showjumper

Event guide: Kilkenny Arts Festival, Opeth, and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead

August 1st-7th, 2026: The best music, art, theatre and more coming your way

The Music Quiz: Miley Cyrus’s Party in the USA namechecks rapper Jay-Z and which US pop singer?

Plus: Which Smiths song is covered by Cork’s Frank and Walters on The Smiths Is Dead?

‘I do have a retirement plan, and that plan is to retire in the future. As yet, there is no money involved’

John Colleary is a comedian

Event guide: All Together Now, Gaze, David Baldacci and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead

July 25th-31st, 2026: The best music, art and more coming your way this week

The Music Quiz: Which US state completes the title of Charli XCX’s song, Magic Metal [blank]?

Plus: In February 2025, Robbie Williams bought at auction items of memorabilia from the archives of which British comedy legend?

‘I wanted a Victoria Beckham dress and couldn’t find one to rent. That planted the seed’

Rhoda McDonagh, owner of Designer Room

Event guide: Luke Combs, Forest Fest and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead

July 18th-24th, 2026: The best music, art, comedy and more coming your way this week

New Irish albums reviewed and rated: Sailing Stones, Shark School, Shimmer Boy, Killian Walsh, Zaska

July 2026 releases include Slow Magic; Selachimorpha; In the Aftermath, We Bloom; Ise; and Nectar

The Music Quiz: How many times does Kurt Cobain sing/shout the word ‘yeah’ in Lithium?

Plus: In the Rolling Stones’ 1966 song Mother’s Little Helper, what colour is the ‘little pill’ that ‘helps her on her way, gets her through her busy day’?

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