Donal Dineen

Here are the Salty Dog, Soundome, Casa Bacardi, Comedy, Jerry Fish and Trenchtown lineups

Stage times for the Main, Body and Soul, Rankin’s Wood and Other Voices stages

A tiny capacity, a big heart, a Shift Shack – is this Ireland’s most intimate festival?

Every stage, every band, every slot for this weekend’s festival

In the How Music Works series, Niall Byrne talks to people about their work in music. This week, social club, promoters and festival organisers Sim Simma

The Irish Times will be partnering with the festival on Saturday with a programme of talks and debates

Must a small nation loosen grip of the past in order to embrace benefits of the future?

Here’s six things we learned at Galway’s arts festivals, including some insights from the Abbey Theatre’s new co-director

Donal Dineen explores the ‘staggering’ sound of the traditional instrument, with the help of rich visuals

Review: ‘The Anton Savage Show’, ‘Morning Ireland’, ‘Today with Sean O’Rourke’, ‘Liveline’, ‘Drama on One: 100’

Colm Meaney interview at screening of The Snapper in Rotunda among scheduled events

Our Sunken Treasure columnist picks his favourite cuts and acts from the year in music

Galway native Maria Somerville might be shy in person, but her music carries a deliberate intent

Never nind the hype, here are some examples of music and brands working well together

A retrospective of the late artist illuminates his remarkable artistic evolution

John Grant, Gary Numan, Goldfrapp and Jon Hopkins delight festival crowd

Eight people involved in the Irish arts have come up with eight ideas for a new Irish Constitution, from protecting artists from poverty to making sure the best artists get funded and supported

The Stradbally festival will be around for another decade at least, because once you’ve experienced it it’s hard to leave

Sounds like a lewd Shakespearean compliment you’d hear at Kilkenny Arts Festival, but there really is a Fair of Muff in Co Cavan, and good vintage wireless coverage at Moynalty Steam Threshing Festival

Mark Graham sees alcohol in a whole new light

Body & Soul headliner Nicolas Jaar makes music like no-one else – and he has the prism to prove it