The expat artist’s new album tackles the omertà over his home country’s recent past

‘Wall of Sound’ innovator had been convicted for 2003 murder of Hollywood actor Lana Clarkson

Goalkeeper departs without the ultimate prize but with a reputation as one of the best

Mayo will be defined by football as long as the game exists – there will always be another year

Genn is to be commended for choosing two such unlikable leads for her novel about a celebrity singer's toxic relationships

The author on the poetry of religion and the heart attack that gave him a lift

It is the stock response of losing sides, but when did this quasi-mystical guff creep in?

Tim Davie wants to tackle left bias on comedy shows, good luck with that

Jarvis Cocker’s wit is intact as he channels Leonard Cohen, but tunes are lacking

Take 5: a hideout on Hydra, French villa with pool, base in Barcelona or a Channel Islands haven

The LA-based Dublin producer who worked with U2, REM and Snow Patrol has his own album out

President thanks National Symphony Orchestra members for Phoenix Park performance

The project marries two of Ireland’s most talented artists – Rooney and director Lenny Abrahamson

In 2009, the John Oxx-trained colt capped a dream summer at Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

Look, there’s Mark Ruffalo and Amy Adams. Even Chris O’Dowd. And a lot of celebrity warbling

In secular Ireland, public buildings are needed to celebrate life without church ritual

From Chinese ‘sleepers’ to a record Yeats, it has been a busy year in Irish auction rooms

Review: Cohen’s son Adam has shaped these final recordings into something memorable

Leonard Cohen’s son on his dad’s final days and being his late father’s producer

Dylan, Patti Smith, Gil Scott-Heron and Lou Reed wrote song-poems that transcended pop, and bands such as Fontaines DC are keeping rock and poetry in perfect rhyme

New album will feature unheard material and various collaborations with Damien Rice, Beck and Bryce Dessner of the National

I wanted to create a new ‘requiem Mass’. Leonard’s words and music were perfect

British writer Emma Forrest on her marriage break up and making her directorial debut with her film Untogether, which stars her ex husband

The Blarney native’s latest effort perfectly illustrates his strengths as a musician

Artworks by Seán Keating and Louis le Brocquy sold high and there was a glimmer of hope for brown furniture in Bray

Christie’s sale is one of the recent auction highlights, along with works by Le Brocquy and Yeats

Antimeria sounds like a female relative of a certain age who bosses everyone around

Made in Athy project celebrates song collaboration with local man John McKenna

On his 10th album in 20 years, Ritter further hones his deft songwriting skills

How much harder it is for a star to deliver records that matter when, like Madonna, they have passed their 60th birthday?

The singer on unhappy families and music as a path to processing domestic upheavals

These unique artworks transform a living space. But do your homework before investing

After years of failure and shame, like Leonard Cohen, I’ve finally found a way to be free

About to have her first baby, Tanya Sweeney reflects on her youth and her late mother whose maxim was 'don't make me a gran'

The 52-year-old concert promoter was innovative, energetic and ambitious , mourners hear

President finds himself in the crosshairs just as much as other candidates

Banksy act of art destruction has said something that needed to be said: art is being choked to death by money

Saoirse Ronan’s Aer Lingus sketch shows SNL’s humour is trapped in a liberal-elite bubble

Patrick Freyne: Pope Francis receives families, gets selfie with a child and gives a speech with a mother-in-law joke