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The Music Quiz: Carole King sang which Taylor Swift tune at the first Swifties for Kamala event?
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Fáilte Ireland viral marketing campaign around cardigan for Taylor Swift cost less than €8,000
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Ticket exchange website Toutless grows again after attack by professional scammers
‘People want to pass on tickets they’re not able to use without anyone being ripped off’: Website heads into busiest period with music fans on the hunt for sold out Electric Picnic tickets
Taylor Swift concert plot leads to warnings of new generation of teenage Islamist terrorists
Islamic State is using social media apps such as TikTok to reassert its influence, say experts
Taylor Swift fans ‘just grateful to be alive’ after terror attack thwarted
After two teenagers were arrested in Vienna over plans for mass killing at a concert, many others gathered to sing and ‘try to turn this into something positive’
Austrian man (19) confesses to plan to detonate bomb outside Taylor Swift concert in Vienna
Police discovered explosives, knives, air pistol, counterfeit notes and Islamic State propaganda at home of suspect
Taylor Swift’s Vienna concerts cancelled after police foil planned terror attack
Vienna shows to see increased security and ‘antiterrorism measures’ after chemical substance found in home of one of the detained
Southport stabbing: Clashes between protesters and police erupt after vigil for victims
Police name three victims, aged 6, 7 and 9, as suspect is questioned over knife attack at dance studio
The Music Quiz: Which Taylor Swift song recently surpassed one billion streams on Spotify?
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Griff: ‘The Brit Award was insane. I always thought I made quite left-of-field pop’
She has the imprimatur of Taylor Swift and Chris Martin, but she’s not necessarily looking to follow in the footsteps of her stadium-playing chums
Shake it off: Seismic activity during Taylor Swift Dublin gigs detected as far away as Wexford
Research finds performance of hit song Love Story during musician’s three recent Aviva Stadium concerts generated most seismic waves
Dublin feels the ‘Swiftonomics’ effect as spending rises nearly 20%
Pub and restaurant owners did not need to worry about trying to fill a blank space as spending rose by 13% compared to the previous weekend
My three nights at Taylor Swift cost me €47 an hour. Cheaper than therapy
Stevie Nicks and Julia Roberts were there, and Swift played ‘my’ surprise song. Who knew one song had such healing powers?
Taylorwatch: Dublin pub says ‘great to welcome’ Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce after three Aviva gigs
The weekend-long celebration of Swiftness has passed but the memories remain
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is not just a concert, it’s a love story - and Dublin said yes
No dud moments and no time for toilet breaks as 50,000 fans - including Róisín Ingle - scream and whoop through the hits
‘The experience is almost otherworldly’: at Taylor Swift with the Tortured Dads Department
The young people of Ireland reach religious ecstasy at the Aviva - and I’d be a fool not to celebrate it
In pictures: Taylor Swift’s exhilarating Eras tour concert in Dublin
Taylor Swift kicked off the first of three concerts in Dublin with a spectacular show
Taylor Swift in the Aviva review: ‘You know this but nobody does it like you Dublin’
The exhilarating and riveting three hour-plus concert in Dublin 4 thrillingly confirms the US singer as an artist who comes along just once in an era
Taylor Swift opens to the Irish faithful: ‘Dublin... you guys are making me feel so good’
The faithful throng the Aviva Stadium as the US singer brings her Eras tour to Dublin for the first of a long sold-out three-night stint
What I Read This Week: Shauna Bowers - Miriam Lord articulates what every woman in Ireland was thinking
From the oldest Swiftie in town to Natasha O’Brien, here are the stories that caught my attention this week
Style-conscious Swifties bring a mini-boom to Dublin businesses
From potters to nail bars, traders are in on the action - while cowboy hats are ‘flying out’
Taylor Swift fans caught up in Aer Lingus strike: ‘I’m quite emotional I’ve had to sell my ticket today’
Swifties travelling to Dublin from overseas voice frustration amid cancellation of 270 flights
Why does Taylor Swift trigger guitar-heads of a certain age? Blame rockism
Snobbishness towards pop goes back decades but it’s time they reconciled themselves to the new reality
Nine music festivals cancelled this year, more affected next year without State intervention, Dáil hears
TD and festival organiser says Taylor Swift gigs and ‘Swiftmania’ give false impression that Irish music festival scene is ‘booming’
Garda leave cancelled as ‘Swifties’ join bumper weekend of events in Dublin
Taylor Swift concert, Croke Park matches and Pride events could bring more than 200,000 into Dublin city on Saturday
Taylor Swift in Dublin: ‘The oldest Swiftie in town’ among fans spending hundreds of euro on star’s merchandise
Fans queue for early access to pop-up merchandise store as pop star’s Dublin takeover begins
Taylor Swift in Dublin: Ticket information, setlist, stage times and more
Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is coming to Dublin. Here is everything you need to know about the gigs on June 28th, 29th and 30th
Does the ‘Taylor Swift lift’ really add up to €150m for Dublin?
Swifties may be happy to splurge on the singer’s Eras tour, but the reported average spend of €1,000 per person overstates the reality for most fans
Taylor Swift is about so much more than musical entertainment – an 18-year-old explains why
Taylor Swift is a cultural phenomenon and I am so grateful for the joy she spreads
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