Exposed – The Scandals that Shook the Irish State: Drawing a line from the past to today’s hot issues
Stories of envelopes exchanged in pubs and Mafiosi-like politicians are familiar, but they still shock
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‘We have skin in the game’: TD backs ‘half Irish’ Macklemore after Sheeran ditching
Plus: National Library seeks a Deputy Chief Herald, Phil Hogan tours East Africa as he bids for UN job, Marty Whelan honoured to be honoured
Gurriers singer Dan Hoff: ‘I try to talk about my mental-health issues the same as a common cold’
Postpunk band are upfront about having accumulated hard-won wisdom since they formed in 2020 before lockdown
There’s been a large generational shift in attitude to the Irish language
A new positivity and pride make it possible for even the calcified cranks like me to revisit their relationship with our native tongue
TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight
September 13th-18th highlights: including The Late Late Show’s return, Forever Home and The Random Driving Test
Those in their 40s and 50s are the forgotten generation when it comes to the budget
We will pay for the proposed new schemes and get no utility from them
Mik Pyro and Republic of Loose will go down in history as Irish musical legends
Twenty years after witnessing the band’s now legendary set on the main stage at Oxegen in the pouring rain, I made it my business to go to Electric Picnic to see Pyro play once more
Electric Picnic 2026: In pictures
Our photo editor’s pick of images from Ireland’s largest music and arts festival in Stradbally, Co Laois
Electric Picnic 2026 highs and lows: CMAT’s home comforts, a scary crush, and the pees and queues debate
Eighty thousand music fans spent the weekend on the Stradbally Hall estate. Here’s what we loved and hated
Electric Picnic 2026: Biblical rain, bopping families, surprise acts and popular covers
Festival director defends handling of crowd control issues, saying one set cancelled as organisers ‘not willing’ to risk lives
CMAT at Electric Picnic: Dunboyne Diana’s Dolly Parton tribute kicks off dazzling homecoming set
This is the ‘most important gig I have ever played at, because it’s magical to know my home understands me the best’, the singer tells the crowd
Electric Picnic 2026: Saturday in pictures – CMAT, Kyla Cobbler, Lola Young and Violet Grohl
The Messy star plays a surprise set before ‘Dunboyne Diana’ takes to the Main Stage on a day when festivalgoers shrug off the wet weather
Lola Young’s surprise Electric Picnic gig answers two questions, one being if CMAT can play
The Messy singer brings heartfelt neosoul to an appreciative Main Stage audience that includes CMAT
Electric Picnic 2026: Saturday stage times for all the top areas, weather forecast and more
In Stradbally this weekend? Whether you want to see CMAT, Gorillaz or Kyla Cobbler, here’s when and where they’re performing
CMAT cancels Paris gig in advance of Electric Picnic headliner
Artist due to perform on Main Stage at Co Laois venue on Saturday from 9pm to 10.15pm
Electric Picnic 2026: Share your stories
We want to hear the good, the bad and the ugly from this year’s festival
Electric Picnic 2026: Women’s urinals, Guinness ... and that Barefoot Garden
Twenty-first edition of event to be staged in Stadbally, Co Laois, from August 28th-30th
Electric Picnic 2026: Map, weather, stage times and more, here’s everything you need to know
Whether you are a seasoned festivalgoer or an Electric Picnic newbie – here is everything you need to know before heading to Ireland’s biggest music festival
Electric Picnic 2026: Stage times for all the main areas
Heading to Stradbally this weekend? Whether you want to see Fontaines DC, CMAT or Geese, here’s when and where they’re playing
Electric Picnic 2026: 19 acts you don’t want to miss at this year’s festival
From Gorillaz to Florence Road via escapist pop, futuristic synth-funk and furious indie rock, this is our pick of the artists who’ll be on stage next weekend
The Music Quiz: What is the real name of Electric Picnic headliner Sombr?
Plus: The lead singer of which Irish band said the following: ‘I have such faith in our live show. The lads are incredible musicians, and I’m gorgeous.’
If CMAT’s at it, it must be cool: The ever-growing appetite for food-themed fashion
Is a desire for authenticity behind our growing love of food-themed clothes and bags? Or do we just want to be ‘different’?
Dove Ellis: Who is the mysterious Irish artist on the Mercury shortlist?
Awards or not, Dove Ellis is a dark horse surely destined for bigger and better things
After Brat: Can Charli XCX escape her epoch-making album with Music, Fashion, Film?
The pop star is returning with a new LP. This time she hasn’t come to party
Miriam Lord’s End-of-Dáil-term awards: Holly Cairns still getting under Taoiseach’s skin
Hissy fits, bust-ups, mortification and demonstrations of backbone as TDs and senators go toe to toe
Lewis Capaldi confirmed as Electric Picnic headliner
The Scottish musician, who performed two shows in Marlay Park this week, will play the festival’s main stage on Friday, August 28th
Lewis Capaldi in Marlay Park: Charming and very funny. This is a moving show
CMAT opens Capaldi’s show with gorgeous, glittering, country-inflected pop songs
Lewis Capaldi at Marlay Park: Set list, ticket information, how to get there and more
Everything you need to know about Capaldi’s upcoming Dublin concerts, where CMAT is the support act
Olivia Dean, Alanis Morissette and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead
June 20th-26th, 2026: The best music, theatre, art and more coming your way this week
‘It’s like a shop in your pocket’: How TikTok Shop is changing Irish retail
Online shopping is evolving rapidly and presenting new challenges all the time to inevitably less nimble ‘bricks and mortar’ high-street stores
Is Olivia Rodrigo covering Fontaines DC and CMAT the pop artist’s bid to garner grown-up cred?
With her album You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, the singer wants a place as a grown-up artist. She tested the water with her Fontaines DC and CMAT songs
Emer McLysaght is right about public transport debacle after CMAT concert
Without proper transport planning, venues such as St Anne’s Park are unsuitable and potentially dangerous for large public gatherings
Olivia Rodrigo’s CMAT cover is more than a brilliant excuse for pints
The American star regularly enhances her own reputation by paying live tribute to other artists
Call me, CMAT. Let’s write a song about my public transport plight
The star’s sold-out gig at St Anne's Park was overwhelming. The journey home not so much
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Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
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