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17/08/2025

'Three years later, I’m able to view that period with greater objectivity,' says Édaein O'Connell, reflecting on her time as a Rose. ' I hate the term, but I like to think of myself as a modern woman, so to be told I was somehow submitting to the patriarchy — rather than simply having a bit of craic and doing something nice for myself — was deeply disparaging'

I’ll never forget the first time I launched myself into a barrel of seaweed. It was the summer of 2022, a few weeks before I took part in the Rose of Tralee festival. I was with my boyfriend of the time, somewhere outside Kenmare on the edge of a lake.

17/08/2025

'I think I may be going back to live there among my wonderful O’Sullivan & Mooney cousins'

Actor Mia Farrow has given the strongest indication yet that she will be the next A-lister to move from the US to Ireland.

17/08/2025

Musically, Oasis have never sounded this good.

Two hours, 23 songs and the most feverish atmosphere imaginable. Oasis’ first Irish gig since Slane 2009 had a huge amount to live up to, but the recently reunited Gallagher brothers didn’t disappoint.

17/08/2025

The 16-year wait is over – the Gallagher brothers have appeared together on stage in Dublin’s Croke Park for Oasis’s first Irish show since 2009.

16/08/2025

'I started the band three years ago and didn’t think Oasis would get back together. Since they reformed, we’ve been really busy' says Tallaght man Paul Jones, who performs as Liam Gallagher in cover band Morning Glory. 'We’ve got a lot of young fans. Teenagers were at our recent gig at a Cavan pub. They were jumping around with people my age'

Ireland’s Oasis cover bands are rapidly becoming Rock ‘n’ Roll Stars in their own right, ahead of the Manchester band’s first gig in Ireland in 16 years this weekend.

16/08/2025

Noel Gallagher spent yesterday evening in Maynooth, where he was spotted in Brady’s Clockhouse pub

Noel Gallagher has been pictured for the first time in Ireland this week in the lead up to Oasis’s two concerts in Dublin’s Croke Park.

15/08/2025

It’s 35 years since it was released

“I Useta Lover will go on ­forever,” Davy Carton, lead singer of The Saw Doctors, says. “It has passed into Irish folklore.”

15/08/2025

Do Dublin's Oasis fans know the lyrics?

It’s almost a year since the guns fell silent, the stars aligned and the great wait was over, as brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher announced their comeback as Oasis.

14/08/2025

'I mean, if they’d just came out the day after Joe’s last show and said Katie Hannon will be taking it from here, it might have seemed far too easy'

A few weeks ago, Philip Boucher-Hayes was the first out of the proverbial landing craft and on to the beaches, starting the battle to become the full-time presenter of Liveline (RTÉ1, weekdays, 1.45pm).

14/08/2025

Which shows should never have had that final season?

Few viewers are likely to mourn dreadful S*x and the City follow-up And Just Like That…, which HBO has cancelled after three seasons.

14/08/2025

Conor McPherson’s The Weir is one of the most frequently revived plays of the modern Irish canon and has been widely seen over the years. But this new outing is so sharp, vivacious and heartfelt that it feels like seeing the play for the very first time

Conor McPherson’s The Weir is one of the most frequently revived plays of the modern Irish canon and has been widely seen over the years. But this new outing is so sharp, vivacious and heartfelt that it feels like seeing the play for the very first time.

14/08/2025

Around 80,000 people will descend on Stradbally, Co Laois for Electric Picnic, the country’s largest festival, from August 29 to 31

Around 80,000 people will descend on Stradbally, Co Laois for Electric Picnic, the country’s largest festival, from August 29 to 31.