Taylor Swift

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It’s time to decouple accommodation and food services for VAT purposes in the tourism sector

Many fans questioned the Ticketmaster site process after this week’s Irish sale of the singer’s three dates next year

More than 60,000 people joined the wait-list for ticket access for next summer’s concerts at the Aviva Stadium

After six hours I get access to the ticket-buying place but the only ones left cost about €700 each. My finger hovers over the button

Planet Business: Bolsonaro themed party hats; bumper Barbie box office forecasts; and Threads v Twitter

Minister Catherine Martin was asked if she had met or intends to meet with the Irish Hotels Federation and Fáilte Ireland to raise concerns around the ‘issue of hotels price gouging’

There’s no faster way to provoke ire in a certain type of man than to claim her as her generation’s Bob Dylan

Ticket prices for Irish dates yet to be released, but UK sales may give fans an indication of what to expect

CBRE report this week said daily hotel rates in Dublin reached a new high in May of €209 per night

A nation of Swifties

Unwelcome behaviour from the hotel trade

Ed Power: Only a percentage of those who registered with Ticketmaster will be ‘selected’ for a ‘purchase link’ to – potentially! – nab one. It’s a far cry from sleeping bags outside HMV

It’s not just for Taylor Swift: Summer brings high cost of hotels, hostels and accommodation in Dublin for big matches and concerts

Swifties struggle to shake it off as Radisson glitch sees hotel bookings for Dublin concerts cancelled

Dublin needs more hotel rooms, but what it might need even more desperately is some kind of long-term vision

TD accused hotels of ‘rampant price gouging’ before tickets have even been released

Eurostat’s annual price survey pinpoints Ireland as the most expensive state in the EU

RTE boards response to BBC Lineker row, Larry Mullen’s housing plans, Ryanair’s Israel apology, Oisin Fanning’s discovery and the Slattery’s aviation emissions plan

Spiking prices in Sweden coincided with Beyonce playing in Stockholm - could the same happen when Taylor Swift is in Dublin?

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour anouncement sees accommodation in Dublin almost booked out for the 2024 concert dates already

Eras Tour concerts in Dublin prompts Minister for Public Expenditure to fire warning shot at hospitality industry

For some, the big question about Wednesday’s The 1975 gig was whether Matty Healy is a suitable boyfriend for Taylor Swift

Songwriter’s new album, House Party, investigates notion of musicians projecting alter-ego versions of themselves

Life has turned circle for the Sheffield rockers, who are touring with their old glam-metal contemporaries Mötley Crüe

These slow-burning songs never quite ignite, despite the arguably incongruous presence of big-name guests

The music almost deserted the Cincinnati band when they began to write their latest album

Rise in users of paid subscription services drives growth as industry figures call for higher prices

Opening night of the star’s Eras Tour traverses her 10-album career with high-octane hits

Harry Styles showed up bare-chested, Mary J. Blige exposed her hips, while Lizzo, Sam Smith and Taylor Swift turned heads with stunning colours

Planet Business: Microsoft’s AI investment, Merriam Webster’s Quordle deal, a scary NYSE glitch and a much-quoted week for Taylor Swift

Planet Business: Football clubs change ownership, Penguin pays up for abandoned merger and Ticketmaster enrages ticket buyers

Fans reported being repeatedly kicked off Ticketmaster during presales

Ye, the hip-hop and fashion colossus, was until recently living proof that, if you’re famous and rich enough, ‘cancel culture’ does not apply

Make sure the most important food groups – pizza, fried chicken, Chinese, Italian, pancakes, waffles and doughnuts – are covered

Anglo-Irish singer and songwriter just keeps getting better and better

I’m nostalgic for Normal People’s lockdown thrills and still rooting for its central couple

On Sunday night, Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo go head-to-head in seven categories

Donald Clarke forecasts how the category will shape up at the next Academy Awards

The musician, nominated for five awards, told he cannot perform at the ceremony on April 3rd