John Grant

Is there any other contemporary Irish solo singer who manages to distil as much identity and heritage into their work as Damien Dempsey? The ones who (...)

When attempting to walk the Irish Border, the first challenge is finding it. I trample through chest-high grass along Lough Foyle, forging a path tow(...)

Jealous of the Birds – Russian Doll Having started her musical output with lo-fi acoustic folk, the Portadown artist Naomi Hamilton has moved on to in(...)

What: Irish dancehall afrobeat pop Where: Ireland Why: While Irish hip-hop and rap acts have been getting their kudos through introductory pieces, p(...)

Alanis Morissette – July 5th The rousing singalong: Don’t pretend you don’t know every single word to Ironic. All together, now: “It’s like raaaaaaaa(...)

The strong connection between The National and Ireland goes back 13 years. Cofounding member Aaron Dessner recalls that their first jam-packed show to(...)

With more than 30 music festivals across Ireland between April and the end of September, there’s one for almost every age, county and g(...)

Dawn French has led tributes to her former The Vicar Of Dibley co-star Emma Chambers, who has died aged 53. The actor— who portrayed the dim but lova(...)

Saturday, February 24th Elbow 3Arena, Dublin, 8pm, €59.50 ticketmaster.ie With a recent Best Of album to plug, and on the back of a huge response t(...)

Damien Dempsey, the charismatic singer with a repertoire of striking, honest songs, is surprisingly shy. He’s warm and insightful whether discussing t(...)