The Dublin gig is a reminder of why Sheeran is both a streaming behemoth and a popular punching bag

John Maus’s Dublin gig is half performance art, half exhibitionist freakout

Having conquered an arena, the immediate feeling now is that a stadium awaits her

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At 3Arena, Hollywood’s favourite composer performs some of the most moving scores in cinema history

At 3Arena, hits arrive as warped and rollicking distortions of the originals, wrapped up with a dusky tribute to Shane MacGowan

At My Bloody Valentine's first headline show in Dublin since 1992, this wonderfully strange band remain transcendent

Lorde at her best is magnetic, brooding, a touch menacing. She shouldn’t try to be too relatable

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Bob Dylan, now 84, holds the absolute attention of his audience on the first of his five nights in Ireland

November 2025 album releases include The Altered Hours, Thank God It’s Friday, Parish Is Burning, Lycanthropy and Night Criú

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Review: At his Dublin gig this often matchless rhymer makes art from alienation – and finds his joy in doing it

The US pop-punks may amount to a period piece, but, as their Dublin gig shows, they remain a beloved one

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There’s an idealistic atmosphere here you don’t find much any more. It’s both reassuring and nostalgic

This is the National Ploughing Championship for hipsters

One of the most joyous events was the Cork School of Music Jazz Big Band concert enthusiastically directed by Cormac McCarthy