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Dolly Parton
MTV VMAs 2026: Madonna and Taylor Swift dominate awards
Madonna entered the evening as the most nominated artist of the year with 13 nods and won seven
U2’s new album Carnaval de Luz features Dolly Parton and Bono duet
Carnaval De Luz is U2’s first album in nine years. It’s nice to have them back
Dolly Parton: feud over estate spills into the open
Singer’s manager accuses nephew of threats, extortion and intimidation
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In her home state of Tennessee, Dolly Parton was so much more than just a singer
We knew her as a writer and singer of renown who distributed books to kids. Tennesseans knew her for so much more
Róisín Ingle: Good job my mother is going to live to 100. Here’s to many more moments together
It’s her big sister Joyce’s birthday the day my mother comes for dinner. Joyce is turning 98
The Movie Quiz: Which two films did Dolly Parton receive Oscar nominations for?
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Dolly Parton laid to rest in private Nashville funeral
Queen of country music died aged 80 on August 25th ‘after bravely facing a brief battle with cancer’
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
Does Dublin need another museum? A proposed new one would contain Napoleon’s toothbrush
Strong ‘sleep score’ can’t help McIlroy; Irish ram subs in to support Belichick in College Football Classic; Dolly Parton’s Ventry visit goes viral
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
Dolly Parton’s sister reveals singer offered to test experimental cancer drugs before she died
Stella Parton says country music icon was ‘always thinking of others’ in moving tribute following her death aged 80
Readers remember Dolly Parton: ‘A wonderful American’
A country singer from humble beginnings who had amazing talent and was a true philanthropist
Good cheer breaks out on Today with David McCullagh. Should we panic?
The normally doleful RTÉ Radio 1 presenter eventually eases back into his customary demeanour as talk turns to hosepipe bans
Dolly Parton was exploring an avatar show. Will we always love her as a hologram?
As the country star said before she died, it’s ‘just crazy’ what technology can do
Dolly Parton’s death proves shared cultural reference points act as a social adhesive
Millennials, Gen Z and Boomers are united in their valorisation of the most popular woman in the world
‘An incredible initiative’: Dolly Parton project gives books to thousands of Irish children
Books currently being delivered to 6,500 young people along with letter from late singer when they ‘graduate’ from programme
Praise for Dolly Parton’s work bringing love of books to children in Ireland
Parton’s Imagination Library has gifted more than 270m books to young children since it was founded in 1995
Dolly Parton: The Queen of Country’s life in pictures
Dolly Parton, one of the greatest singer-songwriters in country music, has died aged 80
Dolly Parton’s last act was to briefly silence America’s toxic political discourse
If Bob Dylan stands as the explicit chronicler of American political and civil change and discord, Parton occupied a more mischievous space
Artists pay tribute to Dolly Parton, with Donald Trump ordering flag to be lowered in US
Figures from across worlds of entertainment and politics hail ‘true country music great’
Dolly Parton was a rare example of a celebrity who used their fame to lift others up
The country star’s music was as adored in Ireland as it was back home in Tennessee
Dolly Parton, country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80
Parton’s songwriting was characterised by its vivid storytelling, emotional acuity and melodic strength, all sung with strident clarity
Dolly Parton cancels Las Vegas residency over health issues: ‘Everything I have is treatable’
Dolly Parton says she is ‘responding really well to meds and treatments’ and is ‘improving every day’
Tom Cruise accepts honorary Oscar: ‘Making films is not what I do. It’s who I am’
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Dolly Parton ‘going to be just fine’ says singer’s sister amid health problems
Frieda Parton calls for prays after singer postpones Las Vegas residency scheduled for December
Dolly Parton’s husband, Carl Dean, dies aged 82
The country music singer has paid tribute to her husband of over 60 years
Music books: From the melancholy of Abba to the dance-floor riot of Ash
Tony Clayton-Lea on publications about Abba, Greenwich Village, Fleetwood Mac, 1990s indie, John Grant, Dolly Parton and Britpop
Mean to the fiddler: Band in unfair sacking case had more than €376,000 in earnings
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Beyoncé country: How a shy girl from Texas became a cultural icon
The singer’s pivot into country music, via her hit Texas Hold ‘Em and her new album, Cowboy Carter, is the latest smart move in a glittering career
Rockstar proves that charm counts for a lot when you are Dolly Parton
Rockstar is a waggish nod to the mild controversy that engulfed her last year
Mickey Mouse topics and bullsh*t conversations: Some RTÉ shows haven’t read the public-service memo
Radio: Oliver Callan, on The Nine O’Clock Show, and The Ray D’Arcy Show take divergent approaches to the same material
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