Fred Cooke

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Lack of spark: Dancing with the Stars co-hosts Jennifer Zamparelli and Nicky Byrne. Photographs: Kyran O'Brien
Dancing With The Stars 2019: Jennifer Zamparelli and Nicky Byrne’s zero chemistry a turn-off

So Dancing With The Stars has foxtrotted into the sunset for another year. It has been a season of highs, lows and in-betweens (you can debate among y(...)

Fever Ray: headlining the Body and Soul stage on Friday at the festival
Body & Soul 2018: stage times revealed
  • Music
  • June 7, 2018, 08:30

Body & Soul Stage Friday, June 22nd 00:30-01:45 Olof Dreijer DJ Set 23:00-00:15 Fever Ray 21:10-22:10 Fatima Al Qadiri 19:40- 20:40 FAK(...)

Paul Linehan: “Morrissey has an uncanny ability to highlight life’s injustices with a dry sense of humour and sinister undertones”
Paul Linehan: On My Culture Radar

Current favourite podcast? I love that podcasts are like radio stations where you can choose the subject you’re interested in. I have an app called P(...)

My Celtic Tiger ‘shoeshine boy’ moment

Joe Kennedy, the wealthy father to a US president, famously sold his shares before the 1929 Wall Street Crash after a shoeshine boy gave him stock tip(...)

Carla Mooney gets first go in the the Red Bull Soundome at Electric Picnic ahead of the festival’s opening on Friday. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire
Electric Picnic: Final stage times announced

SALTY DOG Friday 02.50-03.00 Salty Dog No-Stars: ‘Exile on Main Street’ 01.35-02.30 Otherkin 24.25-01.15 Booka Brass Band 23.15-24.05 DD Allen 2(...)

Parcels headline the main stage on Friday
Body and Soul stage times

Body&Soul Stage Friday 01:00-01:45 Parcels 23:30-00:30 Metronomy 22:00-22:50 Anna Meredith 20:30-21:30 Talos 19:15-20:00 TooFools 18:00-18:(...)

Shookrah: satin-smooth sound
Body & Soul: Six acts not to miss
  • Music
  • June 16, 2017, 05:00

The Irish festival season is a cage fight each year, as dozens of events battle for your money, time off work, and limited tolerance of the sun. Only (...)