The decade in culture: Arrival, Lady Bird, Get Out... But which movie is at number one?

The Australian singer has masterfully cultivated the image of the Garbo of Pop, living by the old school maxim of ‘never complain, never explain’

PlayIrish, a new digital radio station, aims to get small Irish acts the recognition they deserve

We’ve (grudgingly) accepted that pricey crossovers are a thing, but Audi’s Q3 is good

If you imagine Varadkar as too corporate, Ryan Tubridy’s interview won’t change your mind

Leo Varadkar has been accused of trying to ‘get down with the kids’ via 1980s pop icon Kylie Minogue. Here’s how our former leaders rocked us in the Oireachtas

Taoiseach posts that he has receipt to prove he paid for drinks amid social media allegations

Review: Kylie wrapped up 30 years of pop music – an early Christmas present for Irish fans

Singer hit by throat infection to play 3Arena and SSE Arena on December 3rd and 5th

Our New VBF: It’s near impossible to pick her best era

Road test: Fiesta ST still the sweetest small hot hatch but by slimmer margin

From an ambient legend to punk newbies, discover the music that deserves a second listen

GLOW returns in all its spandex glory while Romesh Ranganathan visits the most dangerous places on Earth

At its best, Love is Dead has an odd golden pop nugget, at it’s worst it’s plodding and formulaic

Graham Norton, The Zoo, and At Your Service return as The Voice UK comes to a close

Bob Geldof solves a murder in the midst of Band Aid in James Ward Byrkit’s proposed film

Who expected Steps to deliver one of the best pop shows of 2017?

Much joy will be lost when the UK women’s glossy stops publishing monthly from 2018

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Move is designed to capitalise on shortage of hotel stock in Dublin city

British singer-songwriter was accused of ‘note-for-note’ copying of Matt Cardle track

The singer has just announced a live date in Dublin's Aviva Stadium next year. Here, he recalls his hedonistic years and why he changed his mind and finally gave family life a go

When men leave pop bands, they go serious. When women leave pop bands, they release Crazy in Love

How to be a Man: Patrick Freyne talks to comedian Al Porter about being the son of a sergeant, growing up gay and what it means to be ‘manly’

Musical connectors are bringing together musicians and producers to blend methods and styles, and radically changing the way pop music is being made

Younger readers might not realise that George Foreman was once better known as a two-time world heavyweight boxing champion

Figures show about one Irish woman in five stops taking Tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitors within five years

Production company made some of Australia’s best-known TV programmes

Vibrant suburb’s offers range from smart children’s toys to exclusive Italian furniture

Longest-reigning British monarch will unveil a plaque, go on a walkabout and receive praise

Women singer-songwriters such as Lisa Hannigan, Saint Sister, Wyvern Lingo Mary Black and more explain what it’s like to perform in the male-dominated music world

Panti, Rory O’Neill’s drag queen, is the subject of a new film. Her persona and what she represents are the result of decades of collaboration

On the tedium-o-meter, I’d put it after looking at pictures of other people’s children on Facebook

Secret to Ramsay Street success has been an audience that never thought about it too deeply

A series of exhibitions organised from the Hugh Lane Gallery play with ideas around institutional critique

Incoming first minister warns against Scots being forced out by UK-wide referendum

‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ will probably top the charts next month, with proceeds going to help fight Ebola. But what are the odds of Bob Geldof staging another Live Aid?