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Blistering punk-pop duo Lambrini Girls recorded debut album last year, when the world seemed to be at peak insanity. But the spiral continues, they say
U2′s Sphere in Las Vegas shows win out in ‘top 300 worldwide concert grosses’, according to Pollstar data
The artist born Robert Zimmerman may not have acknowledged his debt to her, but Seeger is widely regarded as a foundational voice of modern folk
Dublin visual and audio post-production facility has its roots in storied recording studios on Dublin quays, where U2 and other major acts once recorded
Better Man, the new Robbie Williams biopic, has been baffling Americans. Hitting a wall in the US really can be to do with being just a little too foreign
U2 singer pays tribute to bandmates and fellow activists as he becomes the first Irish recipient of highest US civilian honour since Mary Robinson
Television: Much we think we know about the custodian of Slane Castle is conjured from thin air, as becomes clear in this absorbing documentary
Drummer says U2 is writing new material and the band hope to tour in 2026
Plans for the hotel, formerly owned by members of U2, include demolishing Anne’s Bar and building a six storey extension
George Alan O’Dowd is now returning to the band that made him famous in the first place, as Culture Club reunite to launch a tour by the Dublin docks in 3Arena
TV review: U2 bassist Adam Clayton is a decent presenter and great fun to hang with, but the documentary leans too hard on nostalgia for nostalgia’s sake
Drummer Benante discusses how the music industry rips off bands, rumours of a new Anthrax album and his love for U2
How to Re-Assemble an Atomic Bomb features 10 tracks from the recording sessions that made some of the band wonder if they’d have anything to release
Inevitably for an out-take album, it’s a bit glued together and rough at the edges, but even U2 agnostics will like a lot of the tracks
Drummer David Lovering recalls Pixies Boston roots as the punk-pop pioneers to whom Nirvana, Fontaines DC and even Olivia Rodrigo owe a debt surf a wave of renewed success
Ecce Homo, the singer’s new album, is not just the best record of his significant solo career but also an account of a life less ordinary
Plus: You can’t keep Phil Hogan down, trouble at Jack’s Hole in Brittas, and Ireland’s starring role in reality TV
Family-run chipper on Bandon Road has been serving Corkonians for almost 75 years
Television: Ben Dunne’s story had everything, from kidnap to drugs to a Succession-style business rivalry
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb was U2’s last artistically relevant album. These new releases are from the reboot How to Re-Assemble an Atomic Bomb
When young, she questioned whether people were her friends because they liked her, or because they liked her father Bono
Bono, The Edge and Paddy McKillen snr sold facility last October to the Dean Hotel Group
Music Generation was started with seed money by U2 some 14 years ago and now teaches music to one in 12 children in Ireland
Plus: Intercom man’s vote of confidence in Trump; Shane ‘Mullet’ Byrne’s victory in dispute with tenants; and Adam Clayton’s application for gardener gaff
The composer and drummer’s show, Police Deranged, at Galway International Arts Festival, recalibrates Police songs for a full orchestra
Take a train from summer to snow, go on a moose hunt in the mountains, lose your mind at the Shining hotel or catch a top basketball or ice hockey game
Music Generation gave music lessons to 115,000 children last year and is now operating everywhere
Maurice Kiely (62), pleaded guilty at to engaging in threatening, abusive, and insulting words or behaviour at St James’s Hospital
At times you think this might be endurance test but Billy Corgan and crew produce victory in the end
Genre-defying Dublin band leave fans holding their breath in awe with performance at In The Meadows festival
Ditch journalist Roman Shortall settles his own rent bill; Siún Ní Raghallaigh has her say; and U2′s Dublin plans fall through again
Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan knows what it’s like to face a backlash. In Sinéad O’Connor, he says, he has also seen music at its purest
The centre was to contain exhibition spaces housing memorabilia from U2′s musical history including old guitars, performance outfits and other paraphernalia
Apple Music’s best albums list is a fair reflection of where music is at nowadays. But many fans should prepare to be vexed - it turns out to be a bonfire of the musos
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