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Thousands of music, Mayo and Glen Hansard fans descend on All Together Now

Kneecap, Pulp and Disclosure to headline this weekend’s Waterford music festival

Cork Kabin Studio musicians prepare for Belfast Fleadh collaborations in Ed Sheeran project

Singer-songwriter’s charity links cross-border youth music programmes for live performance

Are you a Westlife fan? We’d like to hear from you

Share your story: Are you heading to one of Westlife’s anniversary gigs this year? Are you part of a group of Westlife-loving friends?

Dove Ellis: Who is the mysterious Irish artist on the Mercury shortlist?

Awards or not, Dove Ellis is a dark horse surely destined for bigger and better things

Glen Hansard died in single-vehicle crash in Dublin in early hours of Wednesday

Incident took place 2-3km from a pub where he had spent time playing music

Mercury Prize 2026: Irish artist Dove Ellis shortlisted alongside Paul McCartney, Raye and more

Mercury prize is awarded each year to the best album by an artist from the UK or Ireland

Glen Hansard as an activist: A ‘giant in the fight against homelessness’

Annual Christmas Eve charity busk organised by singer-songwriter celebrated its 15th anniversary last year

Glen Hansard was Ireland’s band leader, something Bono or Geldof couldn’t be

The Frames’ frontman was the still-yet-chaotic centre of an indie-folk storm, whose job was to hold it all together

Tributes paid to Glen Hansard: ‘A troubadour whose gift for storytelling brought so much joy’

Catherine Connolly, Micheál Martin, Rachel Zegler and more pay tribute following death of Oscar-winning musician Glen Hansard

‘Such an angelic presence’: Bono pays tribute to late friend Glen Hansard

U2 frontman was a regular participant in the Christmas Eve busk with the Oscar-winning singer

Glen Hansard was a leader, an indomitable force and a natural disruptor

The Ballymun man’s sudden death has been deeply felt throughout the Irish music and arts community

Fleadh Cheoil 2026: Ticket information, accommodation, how to get there and more

Everything you need to know about the Irish music and culture festival in Belfast

Kavinsky: French DJ known for Nightcall dies aged 50

Kavinsky, real name Vincent Belorgey, remembered as ‘a source of French pride forever’

Glen Hansard: A life and music career in pictures

Musician and actor starred in The Commitments and with his band The Frames

The Music Quiz: Miley Cyrus’s Party in the USA namechecks rapper Jay-Z and which US pop singer?

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