Mark Lanegan: Imitations is the sincerest form of flatteryFrom Screaming Trees to his current solo work, Mark Lanegan has proved himself to be the quintessential musical journeyman. His latest release is his second covers album ‘Imitations’. And this time it’s personalFri Sept 06 2013 - 00:00
Volcanic art: ‘Iceland is like a blank canvas’UCD scientists went to Iceland to study subglacial activity in the wake of the ash cloud. With them went a painterThu Aug 29 2013 - 01:00
Mr Picnic: the master of the electric estateThe master of Stradbally Hall is amazed at how quickly the Electric Picnic festival on his estate has clocked up 10 years but then his family has been here for four centuriesSat Aug 17 2013 - 01:00
TV Review: A matter of getting the chemistry right for Mr Church and Mr WhiteAs Breaking Bad makes an explosive return, David Walliams’s new sitcom is less positively chargedFri Aug 16 2013 - 17:48
Randy Newman: from curly-haired hipster to Hollywood’s top scorerRandy Newman puts his Disney songs early in his set for his (very) young fans – and older fans have a new suite of songs to look forward toThu Aug 15 2013 - 01:00
Crowds relive 1990s as Blur take to the stageBand closes 'Blur 21: The Exhibition' with concert at IMMAFri Aug 02 2013 - 08:54
Dogs don’t foul our pavements – dog owners doDún Laoghaire-Rathdown has become a perilous pathway of stinky landminesFri Jul 19 2013 - 01:00
Throaty voice at RDS as Rod Stewart leads singalongSinger treats fans to greatest hits singalongMon Jul 01 2013 - 10:11
View to a cosmic thrillA visit to busy UCD astrophysicists followed the most powerful gamma-ray burst ever seenThu Jun 27 2013 - 01:00
Neil Young and Crazy Horse trot off with a whimperCrowd left disappointed with self-indulgent performanceMon Jun 17 2013 - 01:00
Mods come out force for The Who at the O2Ageing rockers tackle their musically and thematically most ambitious album on Quadrophenia and More tourMon Jun 10 2013 - 01:00
None more Black: The Sabbath has risen againOzzy Osbourne is back in the black – Black Sabbath that is. “We all decided that if we were going to do this, this is our last chance, cos we’re all into our 60s now, and we couldn’t do it in another five years, we’d be f**king 70, and then we’d be dead.”Fri Jun 07 2013 - 00:00
Rod: The Autobiography review: wine, women and song - and an entire chapter devoted to his hairA rollicking memoir told with the easygoing style of a street hustlerSat Jun 01 2013 - 01:00
London calling to the faraway towns, war is declared with archival soundsPublic Service Broadcasting are bringing the sound of the London Blitz to Dublin, with their archive-music projectWed May 29 2013 - 01:00
A weekend in the wilds of CorkIt’s remote, it’s an island, and at times it feels tropical, but Fota Island is easy to get to and enjoySat May 11 2013 - 01:00
Music fans turn the tables for Record Store DayThe sixth year of the celebration bucked the downward trend for record salesMon Apr 22 2013 - 06:00
Music fans turn out for Record Store DayVinyl revival as punters flock to pick up rare releasesSun Apr 21 2013 - 08:44
Crowdsourcing the search for some missing royaltyAn archaeological site in Co Meath has been relying on the public for its dig outs, and has created a community-led heritage project in the processThu Apr 04 2013 - 06:00
From nay-sayers to yea-sayersAn Irishman’s Diary: Do we praise our children too much?Wed Mar 20 2013 - 06:00
Delorentos sparkle to win top prizeDublin band Delorentos have won the Meteor Choice Music Award for album of the year 2012Fri Mar 08 2013 - 00:00
Drawing inspiration from the Celtic TiggerIf you’re looking for somewhere to escape the downturn, why not make the move to cartoonland? Okay, it’s a little two-dimensional…Tue Mar 05 2013 - 00:00
Olympia wins best Dublin live venueMonroes of Galway won the big prize at the Imro Live Music Venue of the Year Awards, held in Dublin last nightWed Feb 27 2013 - 00:00
Surfing the free wifi wave in Dublin's city centreDublin can be heaven with coffee at 11, goes the songTue Feb 05 2013 - 00:00
BrowserBedsit Disco Queen: How I Grew Up and Tried to Be a Pop Star, By Tracey Thorn, Virago, £16.99Sat Feb 02 2013 - 00:00
Boomtown Rats to play Isle of WightFans of the Boomtown Rats had plenty to like about Mondays when it was announced yesterday the Dublin punk band are reforming…Tue Jan 29 2013 - 00:00
1970s Ireland: Where would we be if Dana hadn't won the Eurovision?A decade of disputes The 1970s was the decade of industrial disputes, student and PAYE workers’ marches and – almost unheard…Sat Oct 27 2012 - 01:00
Longley to judge shortlist for TS Eliot poetry prizeLOOSE LEAVES: The shortlist for the 2012 TS Eliot Prize for Poetry was announced on MondaySat Oct 27 2012 - 01:00
