Niall Byrne

Disability groups welcome epilepsy drug warning

Pharmacy regulator says women must be warned of risks of taking valproate

Consumers warned they cannot rely on food intolerance test kits

Authority says there is no single test to diagnose food intolerance

It Takes A Village to put on a festival in Trabolgan

How Music Works: Joe Kelly is organising a festival in Trabolgan holiday village in Co Cork in April, aimed at veteran festivalgoers who are fed up of mud, tents and portaloos

Stevie G: ‘In Cork everything seems to be open for six months’

In the How Music Works series, Niall Byrne talks to people about their life’s work in music. This week, Cork DJ Stevie G

Ticket Awards 2017: The best music of the year

Kendrick Lamar, St Vincent, Lorde, and SZA reigned supreme this year, while the Irish music scene has never been so vibrant

‘I remember at 11 or 12 having to beg people to come into the church’

Molly King is head of development for the Other Voices festival in Dingle and has been involved with it since her childhood

Ticket reseller entering Irish market was raided in UK investigation

Ticket reseller Stubhub was recently raided by the competition authority as part of ticket-touting investigation

Death and the salesman: running a record shop with cancer

Willie Meighan of Rollercoaster Records on dealing with a terminal illness and the `'happiest little record shop in the world'

Stirring up a choice music mix at the Sugar Club

How Music Works: Mark Murphy of Choice Cuts on how he reinvented the Leeson Street venue as a musical mecca for a new generation of hip-hop, jazz, R&B and soul fans

Disrupting the music industry with tech

In the How Music Works series, Niall Byrne talks to people about their work in music – this week, Donal Scannell

How a ‘terrible’ sound engineer became a successful independent promoter

Julie Cooper persevered in the tough industry and now runs her own promotions firm

Subject to licence: what it means and how to avoid a public gig fiasco

Experienced events controller explains the planning involved behind successful events

A mirrorball-loving partystarter rediscovers home in Westport

In the How Music Works series, Niall Byrne talks to people about their work in music. This week, Conor Wilson, booker with the Westport Arts Festival

‘The artist needs to know there isn’t just one path. It’s not just: do a Hozier’

Angela Dorgan of First Music Contact and Hard Working Class Heroes on how they help bands progress

‘I always think of De Barra’s as a pocket of resistance’

How Music Works: It took Ray Blackwell time to understand the importance of his family’s venue

The National, Bon Iver, Cillian Murphy, and Enda Walsh in Cork with no safety net

Mary Hickson on the wild idea behind Sounds From A Safe Harbour