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The Music Quiz: Kingfishr’s song Killeagh is named after a village in which county?

Plus: In Doja Cat’s 2025 song Aaahh Men!, which English actor does she namecheck?

Eurovision 2026 review: Father Ted, controversy and Ireland’s absence as Bulgaria wins

Boos, boycotts and tensions over Israel overshadow the 70th Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna

Yacht-rocker Christopher Cross: ‘I certainly didn’t have the money for a yacht. Never had one’

Along with The Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan, the Grammy-winner made some of the greatest pop ever. But success never seemed a given

‘I’m finally being honest’: Tommy Fleming comes out as gay

Sligo singer expressed regret for hurting those he loved after ‘hand was forced’ by leaked recording

Imelda May: I was told, ‘You will amount to nothing. Aim for not getting pregnant’

Working-class children were routinely underestimated when the singer was at school. She wants her gigs to give people the sense of connectedness that sustained her community

Eurovision 2026: Australia through to grand final

Only 35 countries competing this year with Ireland among nations not taking part due to Israel’s involvement

Eurovision: prominent bars join TV boycott as Jewish Council criticises RTÉ

PantiBar owner says decision to stop screening contest is validated by Israel’s attempt to use it as ‘propaganda tool’

The Music Quiz: A singer from which Irish band is co-lead in the Irish production of Oklahoma!

Plus: According to Rolling Stone, which guitarist is the King of the Licks?

Israel through to Eurovision final after shouts of ‘stop the genocide’ during song

Noam Bettan will compete on Saturday night in the boycott-hit 70th year of the song contest, held in Vienna

Eurovision 2026: From boycotts to media blackouts, this is now a spectacle under pressure

It is an unprecedented moment in the Eurovision Song Contest’s history, and this year’s competition could have long-term consequences

Eurovision 2026: When is it on, who is boycotting and could Israel win?

Tensions and disunity haunt the song contest as it marks its 70th anniversary in Vienna

Lemoncello: ‘Dublin is squeezing the life out of musicians. It’s not a home for artists any more’

Claire Kinsella and Laura Quirke form the duo Lemoncello, now one of the most important young folk acts in Ireland

Bonnie Tyler in induced coma after emergency surgery

Bonnie Tyler had been rushed to hospital in Portugal for emergency intestinal surgery

Mike D of Beastie Boys to headline Beyond the Pale festival

Mike D’s joins line-up including Father John Misty, Primal Scream and Of Monsters and Men

Kylie Minogue on her breast cancer diagnosis: ‘I was so scared of what was ahead of me’

Upcoming Netflix series will explore how Kylie Minogue became one of pop’s biggest stars

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