‘I’m only a symbol of the movement. Ye matter’ - Catherine Connolly addresses support concert at Vicar Street
Christy Moore, Huartan and Mary Wallopers among a who’s who of Irish musical acts backing left wing candidate at Monday gig
Vicar St
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Independent Ireland leader ‘not happy at all’ with councillor seeking to halt Bob Vylan gig in Dublin
Linda de Courcy took legal proceedings to try to stop a Dublin concert by controversial punk-rap duo
Independent Ireland councillor takes legal action in bid to halt Bob Vylan gig in Dublin
Pro-Palestine rap music duo scheduled to play headline show in November in Dublin
King Princess: ‘Harry Potter is a queer story: it’s about choice and difference. JK Rowling is a demon’
The Brooklyn musician on her new album Girl Violence, wealthy Titanic relatives and acting opposite Nicole Kidman
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Jessica Pratt: ‘I’m not in awe of many people’s bodies of work in the way I am with Brian Wilson’s’
The creator of the extraordinary album Here in the Pitch discusses The Beach Boys, California and her dreamlike confessional pop
Bonnie Raitt at Vicar Street: a healing night of welcome warmth and real soul
The Grammy-winner brought the house to its feet with I Can’t Make You Love Me
Biird at Vicar Street review: Consummate musicians deliver radical trad for the TikTok generation
It’s refreshing to see a wave of ambitious female traditional musicians sell out the Dublin venue
Dara Ó Briain: ‘I’m a man, I can’t manage family at the best of times ... now I’ve willingly taken on a 600% increase in family members’
Ó Briain describes his revelatory new stand-up show about the search for his biological father as like a real-life version of the film Elf
Harry Crosbie’s ‘Baby Vicar’ venue for Dublin’s docklands rejected
‘People like me don’t give up’, Crosbie says with intention to lodge revised plans
Paul Brady in Dublin review: A welcome stroll through master songwriter’s rich past
Paul Brady delighted fans with a typically assured performance at Dublin's Vicar Street on Friday night
Gavin Friday in Dublin review: Svelte, swooning performer lays bare his life on the stage
At 65, Friday shows a wilful disregard for inflexibility as he throws shapes, hunkers down and lurches forward
Ryan Adams at Vicar Street: A gig that nobody will forget anytime soon, but perhaps not for all the right reasons
The 50-year-old musician, who is no stranger to controversy, seems fragile and rambling at times over a three-hour Dublin gig
John Cale in Dublin review: ‘What a surprise you are,’ says former Velvet Underground musician on night of droll and doleful beauty
An atmosphere of legacy and infinity floats around the Welsh star’s sold-out show
Fontaines DC win RTÉ Choice Music Prize album of the year
Jordan Adetunji crowned artist of the year, with rap trio Kneecap named breakthrough artist
Sturgill Simpson at Vicar Street: Cosmic country maverick lets his superb music do the talking
It’s early days, but Simpson’s performance at Dublin's Vicar Street is a contender for ‘gig of the year’
Sole appeal against Crosbie hotel invalidated on technical grounds
Appellant enclosed incorrect procedural letter
Kneecap at Vicar Street: A thrilling gig testament to their talents as rappers, ravers and conjurors of chaos
The vibe is one of community and solidarity, framed by love of the Irish language and irreverent humour
Harry Crosbie wins permission for Vicar Street hotel
Developer has been attempting to build hotel on site since 2008
Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve at Vicar St review: an intimate trip through the past in the hands a vital storyteller
Review: Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve at Vicar Street: The 20-song show spans a career of over 50 years, 25 records, and a myriad of collaborations
Patti Smith at Vicar Street review: Set is as sweet as it is snarling, with desperate yet unhurried joy
Sharing affecting stories with the audience, Smith conveys the beauty of the everyday without artifice
Crosbie told to provide details of all hotels within 1km of planned Vicar St development
Dublin City Council seeks details amid slew of objections to proposed hotel
Crosbie 182-bedroom hotel plan meets opposition in Dublin’s Liberties
Vicar Street Hotel Ltd lodges plans for eight-storey building in Dublin 8, near Crosbie’s entertainment venue
The Dry review: This Irish sitcom sparkles once you get past the alcoholism cliches
Television: Series two is a huge improvement on the first iteration of this Dublin-set show starring Ciarán Hinds
Harry Crosbie’s Vicar Street hotel planning application invalidated
Dublin City Council move follows absence of site notice
Frank Skinner in Vicar Street: ‘You don’t get these jokes from the young comics. This is a craftsman at work’
The subject matter may be light, but Skinner blows many younger, more innovative comics out of the water
What makes the Happy Pear unhappy? Building a 5G mast beside their organic farm
Plus: Jack Crowley’s financial conversion, architect Tom de Paor’s Wicklow woes, Siún Ní Raghallaigh’s Galway house sale, and Dublin jarveys say neigh to Harry Crosbie
Øxn at Vicar Street review: A spellbinding, bold and brilliant show
Magic swirls in the band’s connection as they balance ancient sounds with fizzing excitement of innovation
Rhiannon Giddens review: Joyous performance from artist who straddles genres with ease
This Vicar Street show features the Limerick-based singer and composer as a roots rock star, but folk isn’t forgotten
Neil Delamere live review: rapid-fire jokes and quirky observations deliver a night of belly laughs
Judging by the loudness of the laughs throughout, Offaly comic Delamere has still very much got it
Margo Price in Dublin review: Gut-quaking mayhem strewn through a rollicking evening
Returning after a costume change she’s back behind the drums, bringing Sunday-night fever to grey, sleepy Dublin
Chris Kent in Vicar Street: The Cork comedian’s relaxed style handles darker material with ease
Kent weaves a range of subjects together seamlessly from the housing crisis to feeling uneasy at luxury hotels
Blindboy in Vicar Street: There is a plenty of charm but the show needs elevating
When guest and host riff well and bounce off each other, it’s an enlivening conversation
Comedian Shane Daniel Byrne: ‘You get good at changing the topic of conversation when you’re young and secretly gay’
One of Irish comedy’s recent breakout stars built his following on Instagram during the pandemic, and is about to embark on a nationwide tour with his show, But He’s Gay
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