U2

Blistering punk-pop duo Lambrini Girls recorded debut album last year, when the world seemed to be at peak insanity. But the spiral continues, they say

U2′s Sphere in Las Vegas shows win out in ‘top 300 worldwide concert grosses’, according to Pollstar data

The artist born Robert Zimmerman may not have acknowledged his debt to her, but Seeger is widely regarded as a foundational voice of modern folk

Dublin visual and audio post-production facility has its roots in storied recording studios on Dublin quays, where U2 and other major acts once recorded

Better Man, the new Robbie Williams biopic, has been baffling Americans. Hitting a wall in the US really can be to do with being just a little too foreign

U2 singer pays tribute to bandmates and fellow activists as he becomes the first Irish recipient of highest US civilian honour since Mary Robinson

Television: Much we think we know about the custodian of Slane Castle is conjured from thin air, as becomes clear in this absorbing documentary

Drummer says U2 is writing new material and the band hope to tour in 2026

Plans for the hotel, formerly owned by members of U2, include demolishing Anne’s Bar and building a six storey extension

George Alan O’Dowd is now returning to the band that made him famous in the first place, as Culture Club reunite to launch a tour by the Dublin docks in 3Arena

TV review: U2 bassist Adam Clayton is a decent presenter and great fun to hang with, but the documentary leans too hard on nostalgia for nostalgia’s sake

Drummer Benante discusses how the music industry rips off bands, rumours of a new Anthrax album and his love for U2

How to Re-Assemble an Atomic Bomb features 10 tracks from the recording sessions that made some of the band wonder if they’d have anything to release

Inevitably for an out-take album, it’s a bit glued together and rough at the edges, but even U2 agnostics will like a lot of the tracks

Drummer David Lovering recalls Pixies Boston roots as the punk-pop pioneers to whom Nirvana, Fontaines DC and even Olivia Rodrigo owe a debt surf a wave of renewed success

Ecce Homo, the singer’s new album, is not just the best record of his significant solo career but also an account of a life less ordinary

Plus: You can’t keep Phil Hogan down, trouble at Jack’s Hole in Brittas, and Ireland’s starring role in reality TV

Family-run chipper on Bandon Road has been serving Corkonians for almost 75 years

Television: Ben Dunne’s story had everything, from kidnap to drugs to a Succession-style business rivalry

How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb was U2’s last artistically relevant album. These new releases are from the reboot How to Re-Assemble an Atomic Bomb