Van Morrison

The gorgeous movie features Jamie Dornan, Caitríona Balfe, Judi Dench and Ciarán Hinds

Foy Vance/album review

Review: Border psychodrama has impressive visuals and excellent performances

Up to the 1980s, every Irish B&B had bookshelves stuffed with books left by guests

Could this set a precedent? U2 at Croke Park? Christy Moore in Newbridge?

Easing rules ‘a positive direction’ but ‘many questions need to be answered’, singer says

Parties in the North criticise DUP MP for saying Minister for Health is dangerous

MP chanted on stage with singer Van Morrison that ‘Robin Swann is very dangerous’

Swann warns normality ‘some way off’ as Van Morrison concert cancelled

The great melodies and voice are sadly overshadowed by the conspiracy theories

Year to end of April 2020 was affected by Covid-19 for last number of weeks only

The Mission Sessions is the first full-length album from Those Nervous Animals

Review: Make a dreary crime drama in your hometown, say the Russo Brothers

London Irish writer’s tenacity and attention to detail did not always please his subjects

Soundtrack of My Life: From Tom Waits to Van Morrison; I’m allergic to hope at the moment

Soundtrack of My Life: Shane MacGowan’s partner on the songs getting her through Covid-19

If you hate everything now and you will escape future accusations of hypocrisy

The singer will argue the ban is not based on credible scientific or medical evidence

Donald Clarke: You can’t beat 1981. Others will argue for 1967, 1989, 1995 or 2020. Nobody is right. Nobody is wrong

An Irishman’s Diary

Some people are showing a shocking disregard for the reality of the pandemic

New coronavirus outbreaks and the imminent problems of Brexit are heightening tensions at Stormont

Robin Swann tells Rolling Stone Morrison is encouraging ‘tin foil hat brigade’

Musician’s anti-lockdown songs hit out at UK government, scientists ‘making up crooked facts’

Derry’s Playhouse has overcome Covid setbacks to stage Anything Can Happen 1972

It’s a particularly thrilling time for Irish music – here’s our countdown of the finest

There is something empty and hollow about games being played in front of empty seats

Videos of YouTubers Tim and Fred Williams listening to classic songs have racked up millions of views

A special themed quiz to mark the Belfast singer’s milestone birthday

A new branch of the hotel chain in the city charts the evolving nature of rock’n’roll

Star calls for musicians to challenge social distancing rules at live events

The Waterboys cover both familiar and new ground on their fourteenth studio album

Singer among 150 artists who wrote to Executive calling for ‘urgent financial support’

At times like these, we can turn to music to soothe our souls and restore equilibrium

The best songs are slower, less prone to cliché but only in the first half of record

Militaristic, nationalistic language of Amhrán na bhFiann will have to go

Peter Gunning: I was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma three years ago

The breadth of his musicianship led to collaborations with notable artists of the era

Dundalk singer-songwriter’s debut album is pointer to individualist sensibilities

Belfast music legend has just celebrated a new release