Dermot Kennedy

Most songs on Irish radio are still by white, male artists

Ed Sheeran was the most played artist while Dermot Kennedy took the spot of most played Irish artist

Fri Jul 01 2022 - 16:15

All of Ireland’s best open-air gigs and festivals this summer

Events include Forbidden Fruit, Harry Styles, Electric Picnic and of course Garth Brooks

Sat May 21 2022 - 05:00

Profits fall at Dermot Kennedy firm to €81,877 due to pandemic live music shutdown

Singer is back on the road with gigs in Australia and Kerry

Tue Apr 26 2022 - 18:30

Electric Picnic tickets sell out in half an hour

Festival returns after two year Covid-19 hiatus with Dermot Kennedy, Arctic Monkeys, Tame Impala

Fri Mar 11 2022 - 10:17

Electric Picnic 2022 line-up: Dermot Kennedy, Tame Impala and Arctic Monkeys to headline

With 70,000 expected attendees, this year’s festival is set to be its largest on record

Thu Mar 10 2022 - 13:34

Other Voices gets an hour-long slot on BBC TV to celebrate 20 years

Programme will feature Irish acts Villagers, Fontaines DC and Dermot Kennedy

Wed Mar 09 2022 - 20:05

The Late Late Toy Show: Everything you need to know

Don your jingliest, jangliest elf hat. It’s going to be a jungly Late Late Toy Show 2021

Fri Nov 26 2021 - 08:45

Foy Vance: Signs of Life – Acute and denouncing self-awareness

Foy Vance/album review

Fri Sept 10 2021 - 05:00

Dermot Kennedy: Better Days – A great big Michael Flatley of a torch song

With U2 on hiatus, and Hozier working on his man bun, it’s an ideal time for Kennedy’s new single

Wed Jul 28 2021 - 19:38

Fáilte Ireland revives ‘Keep Discovering’ ads for €4m campaign

Irish consumers still in ‘wait and see’ mode as sector suffers lack of overseas custom

Fri May 21 2021 - 15:32

Dua Lipa, Stephen Rea and Emma Dabiri: This week’s unmissable online events

Plus Marian Keyes, Frank McGuinness, Mick Fleetwood and the National Symphony Orchestra

Thu Apr 22 2021 - 06:00

TV View: No need to feel sorry for England, but if it was any other team

Like a dog with a bone, Roy Keane never lets a grudge go - this time it was Matt Doherty

Sun Feb 28 2021 - 20:15

Choice Music Prize: Best Irish Song of 2020 shortlist revealed

Denise Chaila, Fontaines DC, Pillow Queens, Dermot Kennedy and Gavin James among the nominees

Wed Jan 27 2021 - 14:30

2FM announces the 10 Irish acts it will champion in 2021

Rising initiative will see artists promoted extensively on air and given a €1,000 bursary

Mon Jan 18 2021 - 14:43

Busking left ‘decimated’: The Christmas the music died due to Covid

Buskers not permitted to perform on Dublin’s streets due to public health guidelines

Thu Dec 17 2020 - 03:00

Seasonal excitement is peaking and I’m leading the charge

‘Plans are made to be broken’ may well prove the motto of 2020

Mon Dec 07 2020 - 06:01

‘It’s great to end the year on the right note’: Online festivals replace live gigs this Christmas

Other Voices, Together in Electric Streams, Hibernacle and more aim to end the year on a high

Wed Dec 02 2020 - 05:00

Late Late Toy Show duet with musical hero ‘absolutely mad’ says delighted teen

Michael Maloney (14) didn’t know he would be singing with Dermot Kennedy on the show

Sat Nov 28 2020 - 18:32

Men rule the charts: No Irish female artist had song in Top 10 in last two years

New report highlights gender disparity in the Irish charts

Tue Nov 17 2020 - 06:00

The best 50 Irish music acts right now – in order

It’s a particularly thrilling time for Irish music – here’s our countdown of the finest

Sat Sept 12 2020 - 06:00