State’s liberalisation has led to odd realignment in the North between DUP and some Catholics

Funeral takes place in cathedral that was a haven for Hume near the end of his life

Covid-19 complicates community desire to pay respects to man who gave city so much

Peter Hamilton on working with Gay Byrne on For One Night Only

Compromise anthem could run deeper than symbolism of All Blacks’ celebrated Haka

History has proven that Ireland’s Call ‘has ticked the box it was supposed to tick’

The ‘anthem’ writer and hitmaker on his Derry childhood, two marriages and life in music

What elevated the balladeer to a higher plane was that extraordinary voice, hard as a quayside flagstone yet capable of the utmost delicacy and sympathy

Other countries throw stars and hit songwriters at the contest. Is there any path back to glory?

Plus songs you have to hear from 1000 Beasts and Young Fathers

‘What can you gain by doing one-night stands in the US – it is like a midge flying into a hurricane?’

Nan Brennan obituary: Born July 22nd, 1936. Died August 13th 2017

A sop to the Ulster players who won’t sing Amhrán na bhFiann, Ireland’s Call is wrong

The Brennan sisters have lived above the Criterion Bar in Bundoran all their lives

State papers 1986: Government under pressure over proposed ban on South African produce as Dunnes Stores strike continued

Gavin James and Walking on Cars top the most-played Irish lists on Irish radio stations

We all want to spend time with loved ones, so why not invite them for a night out?

Ireland is blessed with a priceless natural resource in tourism terms – its people

Simon Spence delves into the dark history of the Bay City Rollers: underage sex, alcoholism, addiction, pornography and penury. It’s all here in sticky detail