When The Cranberries released “Dreams” in the early 1990s, few could have predicted the song would become one of the defining Irish anthems of a generation. Powered by the unforgettable voice of ...

Irish singer‑songwriter Gráinne Hunt will bring her intimate, harmony‑rich nu‑folk sound back to Ames for the third time on her biggest US tour to date. “This is my biggest tour ever. It’s almost ...

The Dublin Rose of Tralee, Suad Mooge, said she will not be deterred from participating in the festival by the racial abuse she has received. Mooge (25), a medical scientist in histology, was chosen ...

Anthony O'Gara, the CEO of the Rose of Tralee International Festival, has responded to the racist abuse being directed at this year's Dublin Rose, Suad Mooge. Mooge, who was born in Co Sligo and ...

Waylon Jennings is most associated with outlaw country. But the country music subgenre didn’t reach its commercial peak until the 1970s. To understand how Jennings—along with Willie Nelson, Johnny ...

Caroline Rose has finally released a studio recording of “Yip Yip Yow,” a song she has been performing live for a decade. The song is out now on SUCK Records, Rose’s new independent label. Watch the ...

The British Invasion was in full swing thanks to bands like The Beatles in 1964. But one group that doesn’t get enough credit for their contributions to early British pop is Herman’s Hermits. The song ...

The Rose of Tralee can mean many things to many people. Depending on who you ask, it’s a proud symbol of Irish society and culture. Or it’s an outdated, glorified "lovely girls" competition. Maybe ...

Politically charged Belfast hip-hop trio Kneecap are releasing a new album, FENIAN, this Friday via Heavenly Recordings. Now they have shared another song from it, “Irish Goodbye,” which features Kae ...

An acrimonious dispute over control of the Rose of Tralee has ended after almost a third of the shares in the company behind the festival were bought back from the family of a disgruntled US investor.

RTÉ will show an episode of the comedy Father Ted in place of the final of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest. On Saturday night, RTÉ2 will air the sitcom’s Eurovision-themed episode A Song For Europe, ...

Baby Rose has announced her new album, YEARNALISM, and shared new single, "But, Nvm". "But, Nvm" follows earlier single "Friends Again" as the second taster of the upcoming album, and arrives ...