Mary McAleese and Fontaines D.C. among beneficiaries of artists’ tax exemption

Scheme allows artists to earn up to € 50,000 a year on creative work free of tax

Erin Go Bragh: A short history of Irish Olympic protest

From flagpole protests in 1906 to a defrocked priest disrupting the marathon in 2004

Mercury Prize 2019: Can Fontaines DC win in a year of protest music?

The Dublin band could be first Irish act to win the Mercury

Great leaps forward – An Irishman’s Diary about our supposed national talent for long-jumping

New artist of the week: Fontaines D.C.

Rock’n’roll garage music with a Dublin twist. Plus: Francis & the Lights; The Streets