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‘For you. Ireland is standing still’: stirring words of Covid poem provoke huge reaction
Poet FeliSpeaks says reaction to spoken word piece ‘lovely’ and ‘unexpected’
Billy Nomates: Billy Nomates review – One of the quirkier albums of the year
Tor Maries’ one-woman band offers a righteous and amusing critique of our time
Sharing wisdom in a time of crisis: 25 ways to live your life to the full
Brendan Gleeson, Eavan Boland, John Creedon and others pass on advice during this uncertain time
Kathleen Turner: ‘I go in like a lion and leave like a lamb’
Tyrone singer’s experience of community music in Omagh provides impetus for her first album
Una Mullally: We can use the new decade to claw back freedom from technology
It used to be a privilege to be on social media, but it is now a privilege to be off it
‘Reality must take precedence over public relations for nature cannot be fooled’
The next election is likely to be the greenest yet, with the Irish electorate demanding solutions to environmental crises
The best rock and pop gigs this week
Grab tickets to Laoise, Tinariwen, Tebi Rex , Kate Tempest and The Howl & the Hum
Gig of the week: Poet Kate Tempest in Dublin
English spoken word performer should put on vibrant show at Vicar Street
Lou Reed the rock poet: When should songs be considered poetry?
Dylan, Patti Smith, Gil Scott-Heron and Lou Reed wrote song-poems that transcended pop, and bands such as Fontaines DC are keeping rock and poetry in perfect rhyme
Body and Soul: A one of a kind festival with a heart of gold (and green)
It's the 10th anniversary of the music festival that isn’t just that but rather more of a multimedia experience
Body and Soul 2019: festival stage times revealed
The programme of 200+ acts extends across 13 stages and venues
Kate Tempest: The Book of Traps and Lessons review – Potent spoken words matched with vibrant music
Poet’s vivid third album is personal and political
Body and Soul: ‘It was a twinkle in my eye when I was 21’
Before yoga was cool, founder Avril Stanley was dreaming of a different kind of festival. This year, the party in the midlands marks its 10th anniversary
Damien Dempsey: Union review – Darkness on the edge of Damo Town
The singer-songwriter's unusual twist on the Christmas duets album features Sinéad O’Connor, Kate Tempest and John Grant
Lauren Murphy on the acts to see – and why – at the Iveagh Gardens
Alanis Morissette, The The, Aslan and Damien Dempsey some of the must sees
Brit awards nominations 2018: Dua Lipa gets five, beating Ed Sheeran
Singer who scored a big summer hit with New Rules singer caps breakthrough year with the most nominations
Sampha beats Ed Sheeran to take home Mercury Prize
South London musician says ‘he feels like I’m dreaming’ as he scoops this year’s award
Kate Tempest: ‘I’m in love with human beings’
The poet/ rapper/ playwright/ novelist is in full flow as she talks about her novel ‘The Bricks that Built the Houses’, her new album ‘Let Them Eat Chaos’ and her firm belief in love
Radiohead, Anohni and David Bowie on Mercury music prize shortlist
Twelve acts are up for this year’s prize, which picks the best album by a UK or Irish act
Hollie McNish: ‘Being a parent is very much political’
McNish writes insightful, funny, political poetry rooted in her everyday life, on topics including weird attitudes to breastfeeding
James Vincent McMorrow misses out on Mercury shortlist
Kate Tempest and FKA Twiggs favourites as award ceases flirtation with the mainstream
Taking the temperature of the Mercury Music Prize . . . still tepid
Will Kate Tempest and FKA twigs be slugging it out for the 2014 award?
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