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This is a Bonologue that obeys all the conventions of a stage production, but this being Bono, it is also a folk mass and a sermon

Review: Bono: Stories of Surrender

As the man himself says, welcome to "a whole new level of navel-gazing".

Movies • 30 May

Paul Mescal and Nicola Coughlan set to tread the boards in Dublin and London

Paul Mescal and Nicola Coughlan to take to the stage

Paul Mescal and Nicola Coughlan are due to return to the stage in separate productions in Dublin and London.

Theatre • 03 May

John Lennon and Yoko Ono at Butterfly Studios in New York City. August 1972. ©Bob Gruen/www.bobgruen.com

John and Yoko are reimagined in new documentary

A new documentary catches the world's most famous dropouts at work and play and provides new revelations about The Beatles afterlife of John Lennon. It also does a very good job of rehabilitating the unfairly maligned Yoko Ono

Movie Review • 13 Apr

The winning song will be announced by Tracy Clifford on 6 March on a special Song of the Year radio show on 2FM that afternoon ahead of the live event at Dublin's Vicar Street that evening

Kabin Crew among RTÉ Choice Music Prize shortlist

Kabin Crew's viral global hit The Spark and tracks by Hozier and Fontaines D.C. are among the RTÉ Choice Music Prize Irish Song of the Year 2024 nominations.

Music • 11 Jan

For full programme details, visit: corkfilmfest.org

95 Irish premieres at Cork International Film Festival

The Cork International Film Festival (CIFF) has announced that it will host 95 Irish feature premieres as part of this year's programme, which runs from Thursday 7 to Sunday 17 November.

Movies • 16 Oct 24

Irish playwright Enda Walsh says of his Rooms project: "I decided 11 years ago that I would do one every year until I died"

Enda Walsh will make Rooms project 'until he dies'

Enda Walsh has been making a 'Room' at the Galway International Arts Festival for the past 11 years and he doesn't plan on stopping.

arts • 26 Jul 24

Margaret Atwood postpones Dublin show due to Covid

Canadian author Margaret Atwood has been forced to postpone her appearance at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre this Sunday after she contracted Covid-19.

Margaret Atwood • 07 Jun 24

Children from the Kabin Crew in Knocknaheeny, North Cork and the Lisdoonvarna Crew joined forces to record their track, Found My Spark

Song by young Cork and Clare rappers becomes viral hit

A song and video created by a group of young rappers from Cork and Clare has received over eight million views online in just two days as part of Cruinniú na nÓg, Europe's only national free day of creativity for young people.

Music • 01 Jun 24

Paul Auster had been diagnosed with cancer

Author Paul Auster dies aged 77

The American author Paul Auster, who made his name with noirish, existentialist novels about lonely writers and outsiders that were a huge hit in Europe particularly, has died aged 77.

Books • 01 May 24

Ivana Bacik in her home with Pat O'Mahony

Ivana Bacik reveals her music tastes on new series

Labour Party leader Ivana Bacik reveals her love for Wham!, George Michael, Meatloaf, Billy Bragg, The The, The Specials, and Blondie on the new season of music series For The Record on digital radio station RTÉ Gold.

Music • 28 Mar 24

Cathal Coughlan and Sean O'Hagan of Microdisney

New Microdisney film is raw and tinged with sadness

Perhaps Gay Byrne said it best. Back in 1987 he was fond of playing a song called Town to Town by Cork band Microdisney on his morning show on RTÉ Radio 1.

Music • 16 Mar 24

Marian Keyes with artist Margaret Corcoran and Dr Caroline Campbell at the National Gallery of Ireland Photo credits: Naoise Culhane

National Gallery unveils new portrait of Marian Keyes

Bestselling Irish author Marian Keyes has said she is "bowled over" by a new portrait of her which has been unveiled by the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin.

visual arts • 14 Feb 24

Shane MacGowan: A Fairytale of London

Shane MacGowan has died just weeks short of his 66th birthday this Christmas Day. To mark his sad passing, we've republished this archive interview from Christmas 1997, when Alan Corr met Shane in his London local

Music • 30 Nov 23

The Scratch: a kind of headbanging session music. Credit: Faolán Carey

The Scratch: Celtic prog rock fusion, anyone?

Is it metal? Is it trad? Who cares - as long as it sounds like The Scratch. The band's front man Jordan "Jordo" O'Leary talks to Alan Corr

Music • 13 Nov 23

The Beatles: a mild case of Beatlemania still grips the world

Why The Beatles are still all our yesterdays

Tears. That was the first reaction of many people when The Beatles released Now and Then, their first "new" song in nearly thirty years and a full 53 years after they finally and fatefully broke up.

Music • 05 Nov 23

Hackney diamond geezers. Photo credit: Mark Seliger

Review: The Rolling Stones - Hackney Diamonds

Paul McCartney, Bill Wyman, Stevie Wonder, Elton and Lady Gaga all make cameos on this bracingly energetic new album from the veteran keepers of the rock `n' roll flame

Music • 05 Dec 23

The Mary Wallopers. Phtoo credit: Sorcha Frances Ryder

The Mary Wallopers back with more DIY diddley aye

The second album from Dundalk Irish trad punks The Mary Wallopers consolidates their standing (just about) as Ireland's premier bunch of merry pranksters.

Music • 18 Oct 23

Garry Hynes - "I am honoured to receive this award and wish to thank UK Theatre for recognising not only my work but the work of a legion of people who brought DruidO'Casey to life this year" Photo credit: Ste Murray

Garry Hynes named best director at UK Theatre Awards

Druid co-founder and artistic director Garry Hynes has won the Best Director award at the 2023 UK Theatre Awards for DruidO'Casey, the company's production of Seán O'Casey's Dublin Trilogy.

Theatre • 09 Oct 23

Róisín Murphy performs in concert at Castello Sforzesco, Milan last July

Róisín Murphy journeys to the outer reaches of weird

Róisín Murphy delivers a career-best with her kaleidoscopic sixth album

Album Review • 13 Sep 23

Steely Dan: I hear you are singing a song of the past

A double whammy of classic Steely Dan albums

This twin re-release of The Dan's 1973's masterpiece Countdown to Ecstasy and 1974's soft rocking commercial hit Pretzel Logic is long overdue

Music • 03 Sep 23

Joachim Cooder. Photo credits: credit Abby Ross

Joachim Cooder on Ry, the mbira and Sinéad O'Connor

He is the son of one of the most revered musicians of the past fifty years, but Joachim Cooder is a force in his own right. He's in Ireland next week for a four-date tour

Music • 27 Aug 23

The bawdy, swaggering and frequently drunk "emperor of bloviation" is gone for now and this really is another side of Mik Pyro

Mik Pyro is still on fire on his debut solo album

His Unholy Irreverence finally releases his almost mystical debut solo album

Music • 05 Aug 23

Sinéad O'Connor - 'I actually thought nobody would be interested anymore'

Watch: Sinéad O'Connor sings Nothing Compares 2 U

Sinéad O'Connor melted hearts on The Late Late Show in September 2019 with her performance of Nothing Compares 2 U.

Music • 27 Jul 23

Martin Amis' novel Time's Arrow was shortlisted for the Booker Prize while his 2003 novel Yellow Dog was also longlisted

British author Martin Amis dies aged 73

British author Martin Amis has died aged 73, his publisher has confirmed. The renowned novelist and screenwriter published a series of novels and non-fiction works over his lifetime.

UK • 20 May 23

Paul Charles: "I've always thought that the music business is a wonderland and more the music side than the business side." Photo credit: Miguel Ruiz

The Derryman who helped the world to rock `n' roll

He's the man who said no to The Stones, helped turn Rory Gallagher into a guitar godhead and at various times managed some of the biggest names in rock `n' roll . . .

Music • 19 May 23

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