Róisín Murphy

Well-connected suburb has a good supply of family homes but many need refurbishment

As the decluttering queen starts a new series, Irish designers share tips for a tidy 2019

Plus songs you have to hear from Róisín Murphy and Maria Somerville

Villagers, Róisín Murphy, Booka Brass, Blood Orange, Friendly Fires, Young Fathers and Gwenno among the acts at this high-end event for fans of Forbidden Fruit and Longitude

From Macnas parades and the Bram Stoker Festival to Guinness Cork Jazz Festival

In conversation: Julie Chance and Jane Arnison from the band Evvol

Line-up, stage times, tickets, transport, camping information and more

Two established festivals for the August bank holiday weekend – and a promising newbie

It’s three years since an Irish act was nominated for the British-centric award

Artist wants more support from music industry and we need to make that happen

Graduate output insufficient to meet future demand, SCSI report shows

The ex-Moloko singer on the freedom and heartbreak that inspired her favourite tracks

The permanent tsb Ideal Home Show takes place this weekend. The Irish Times is teaming up with the Royal Institute of Irish Architects for three days of talks and advice at the Home & Design Theatre.

The singing of MayKay has given the Dublin electronic pop band a dramatic shot in the arm

Plus tracks you have to hear from Chvrches and DJ Koze

Review: Terrific story of a haunted big house has a baffling denouement

'Desperate Houses' is at war with the messy accumulation some of us call ‘life’

The Irish DJ is one of the most in-demand house acts around. So why is he giving up on the album format?

DJ Shrem and partner artist Les Cullinan’s home zings with colour and curiosities

Lineup features Rusangano Family, All Tvvins and James Vincent McMorrow in a shortlist dominated by indie rock

Róisín Murphy’s new album Take Her Up to Monto is named for a song about Dublin’s former red-light district. “It’s a little postmodern fragment, a bit of history. But also it’s me.”

Best Irish festivals, an app to pack, healthy breaks and why Istanbul is hot

Derry-born singer-songwriter wins prize for the best Irish album over the past year

The references and riffs come thick and fast in a performance that becomes a theatrical, immersive experience

Kendrick Lamar, Major Lazer and The National will headline Marlay Park event

Artist went from androgyny to outer space, before becoming elder statesman of British music

Girl Band, Villagers and Róisín Murphy among the shortlist for the Irish album of the year prize

Despite complaints about collaborative art, there have been great examples this year

Other names in the running include Florence + The Machine, Jamie xx and Ghostpoet

Britpop stalwarts will be joined by Sam Smith, Grace Jones and Interpol

In celebrations of Women’s Day, we asked Dublin band Bitch Falcon to compile their ultimate playlist of female songmakers

Florence and the Machine and Underworld confirmed as headliners

Sinéad Gleeson checks the odds on the nominees for the 2014 Choice Music Prize

She’s cool, confrontational and her spectacular live performances are legendary. Now she has written, directed and starred in her own movie. Peaches talks to Una Mullally over a bad phone line about her pioneering work