Shaun Ryder: Did my dad see our behaviour? He joined in. We smoked crack, shared bongs

The Happy Mondays singer was diagnosed with ADHD last year. It explains a lot, he says

Rosie Carney: The Bends review: Twisting a classic into fresh new shapes

Donegal singer reclaims the era-defining Radiohead album from the boring blokes

Kevin Rowland: ‘I woke up at 3am with my chest so tight I thought that was it’

The Dexys star on his his brush with Covid-19, the misunderstood My Beauty album, and rediscovering his femininity

Kodaline: One Day at a Time review – Safe, predictable and finely tuned

Kodaline’s 4th album is not about re-inventing the wheel, but fine-tuning it to perfection

Sisters-in-law allowed to write down millions in debt under insolvency scheme

Two women will pay €100 lump sum and will continue to repay mortgages

Former publican in Cork has €2.4m in debts written off

Court approves personal insolvency case reducing home mortgage by €170,000

Insolvency arrangement approved for man with €60 million in debts

Under agreement, Patrick Whelan of Ennis to pay €50,000 to creditors in 12 weeks

‘Vulture fund’ takes share of Dublin home in €687,000 debt swap

Court approves personal insolvency case that gives fund 72% stake in Clontarf house

Gruff Rhys: Babelsberg review – Sonic sorcery from the Welsh wizard

Alan Cawley: Parents had got barring order against their son

Man who killed Mayo brothers had pretended in pub that night to be a hospital doctor

Fraudster Breifne O’Brien bankrupt, High court rules

Former businessman, serving jail term, is understood to owe €40m to his creditors

The Creation years: ‘I used to fly by helicopter to Dublin to have lunch’

While Alan McGee started off with humble punk ambition, his record label came to host cult heroes My Bloody Valentine and stadium stars Oasis. His book is a memoir of 1990s excess

Britpop – Bah! It’s rubbish, innit?

Blur, Oasis, Pulp. Hard to believe it now, but back in the 1990s they were the epitome of cool. These days they’re part of the establishment and modern life is still pretty rubbish. In the run-up to Blur’s IMMA gig next week, time to ponder how Britpop fell flat