Josh Ritter: Spectral Lines – Songwriter’s tribute to his mother is an adventurous career detour

The songs are quite different from what you might expect, with light-headed ambience and distant echoes to found sound

Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: ‘I lead the boys at gunpoint up the Shelbourne Road’

It’s a big day. I’m bringing the boys to see Johnny Sexton win his 100th cap

Dubliner in Philadelphia: The DJ who fills the airwaves with new Irish acts

‘I used to joke that I was the only Irish person in Philly I knew that didn’t own a pub. It’s only a slight exaggeration’

The week’s best rock and pop gigs

Icebreaker at the NCH; Lisa O’Neill and Junior Brother in Galway; Eve Belle at Whelan’s

Josh Ritter: Fever Breaks review – If it ain’t broke . . .

On his 10th album in 20 years, Ritter further hones his deft songwriting skills

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€17m lottery jackpot winners planning to ‘shop locally’

Members of syndicate from Stakelum’s Hardware in Thurles each receive €531,250

‘Instagramming your food will result in you being violently removed from the premises’

Ross O’Carroll Kelly: Rude restaurants – in Ranelagh – are back and the family has a booking

This week’s best rock and pop: From Other Voices to Divine Comedy

The Coronas sell out (in the good way) and Wolves in the Throne Room bring the metal

Nadia Reid - Listen to Formation, Look for the Sign Spunk: hugely promising new talent

Worthy collection from a hugely promising new talent

Josh Ritter: Sermon on the Rocks | Album Review

The Tallest Man on Earth's tales of earthly riches

Kristian Matsson, aka The Tallest Man on Earth, talks about self-doubt, his love of Irish crowds and dealing with the constant comparisons to Bob Dylan and Bon Iver

International circus, dance and drama for Galway Arts Festival

Macnas promises street spectacle later in year