New Irish albums reviewed and rated: SJ McArdle, Loah, Chuck Squires, Roger Doyle and Big Sun

June 2026 releases include All My Dream Companions Gone, Materia Medica, The Late Great Chuck Squires, Idir and 001

Singer-songwriter Loah: ‘I like praying. It puts you in a humble state, open to the goodness of people’

As Loah releases her debut album, the singer-songwriter talks about her multifaceted career, making rural west Cork her home and embracing her faith

‘Someone once suggested I take up smoking as a way to calm down’

Life Lessons: Sallay Matu Garnett, aka Loah 'My biggest flaw is overworking, which can lead to burnout, so I’m trying to work on it'

Tradfest: Unique trio of Ailbhe Reddy, Sive and Loah light up the night

Three artists share bill on at Dublin's Pepper Cannister Church

Finish the year on a musical high with Loah

Gig of the week: the Irish-Sierra Leonean artist’s music is a soulful celebration of life

Bantum - Move album review: the experiment is a success

Loah: medicine for body and soul

A trip to New York forced Loah to take her music seriously, and now the part-time pharmacist, who has worked with Hozier and Kíla, is about to strike out on her own