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‘Middle-aged rock bores are the Worst People in the World’
- Culture
- December 7, 2019, 05:00
Let’s pretend there was a bit of fuss about Billie Eilish not having heard of Van Halen. That’s not really so. But it suits us to say so. Not least be(...)

Johnny Marr responds to Smiths reunion rumours: ‘Nigel Farage on guitar’
- Music
- November 8, 2019, 10:29
Johnny Marr has dismissed rumours of a Smiths reunion after a fan asked for clarification about a rumoured 2020 tour. The rumour, posted on the forum (...)

Investors cheered by China stimulus plan
- Markets
- September 6, 2019, 20:00
European markets extended gains for a third day on Friday, as China’s move to boost bank lending outweighed data showing slower-than-expected US job g(...)

Shares rise on hopes of US-China trade resolution
- Markets
- August 29, 2019, 18:06
Irish stocks outperformed European peers yesterday as markets globally rallied on hopes of a resolution to a trade dispute between the US and China. (...)

Bernard Sumner: ‘We made music because we hated work and normality’
- Music
- July 17, 2019, 06:00
It’s been a disappointing summer, but the sun is shining and New Order are back in town. Speaking of sunshine, their singer, Bernard Sumner, in his 20(...)

GAA Statistics: Band of brothers - how the GAA's keeping it in the family
- Gaelic Games
- June 13, 2019, 06:00
Five Dalys will start Sunday’s Connacht final, from two different families and five sets of brothers across the two teams. They are among 165 bro(...)

Athy honours Leonard Cohen as Kildare connection noted
- Irish News
- May 2, 2019, 22:00
Songwriter and musician Leonard Cohen worked with the Athy writer John McKenna on a requiem, Between Your Love and Mine, signing off on the final draf(...)

The Cranberries: In the End review – Dolores O’Riordan’s remarkable swansong
- Music
- April 26, 2019, 14:17
Thirty years ago in Limerick city, brothers Noel and Mike Hogan, and drummer Fergal Lawlor, auditioned a young singer from Ballybricken(...)

Is it early adulthood when we first truly embrace music, and maybe even life itself?
- Abroad
- April 17, 2019, 07:00
Here in Tasmania where vast tracts of our fragile wilderness have been razed by this summer’s devastating bushfires, rainfall is still a stingy affair(...)

Flooring retailer Carpetright CFO to step down amid restructuring
- Retail & Services
- February 5, 2019, 08:39
Struggling UK flooring retailer Carpetright said on Tuesday its chief financial officer Neil Page would retire this month after more than a decade in (...)