Having shunned marriage, kids and socialising for a peaceful life in her remote castle, Irish singer-songwriter Enya, 64, lives alone with her 12 cats Enya’s secluded life in £2.5m remote castle where she lives alone with 12 cats(Image: WireImage) Enigmatic singer-songwriter Enya has famously snubbed the spotlight for a secluded life. The reclusive Irish musician, … Read more
Paul Cartwright, director at Roly’s Bistro, reflects on his 41 years in the industry, from working on navy ships to the three-Michelin-starred La Tante Claire in London and serving top celebrites, as his son Conor joins him in the kitchen Chef de cuisine and director of Roly’s Bistro Paul Cartwright and his son Conor in … Read more
Guggi on surviving an aneurysm, his religious upbringing, and life long friendship with Bono Artist Guggi and his partner Gabriella Janni pictured in his Killiney studio. Photo: Gerry Mooney One night in 2021, Guggi knew something was very wrong. He and wife Gabriella had been having a “date night” – a phrase he loathes – … Read more
The band’s new EP caught the music world on the hop this week. With little in the way of new original music for almost a decade, could we be about to see the veteran rockers finally stage a renaissance? Long wait: U2 haven’t played live in Ireland since 2018. Photo: Getty It has been almost … Read more
Bono warns against Irish ‘high horse’ as U2 release song for murdered Palestinian activist The Journal ‘What a week to be a U2 fan.’ Dan Hegarty reviews the Days Of Ash EP RTE.ie ‘Days of Ash’ review: Unlike recent forgettable singles, this EP truly feels like U2 pulling together The Irish Independent ‘U2 – Days of Ash’ New … Read more
The killing of Renée Good by a US immigration agent in Minnesota last month and the fatal beating of an Iran schoolgirl by the country’s security forces in 2022 are among subjects tackled on a new politically-charged EP by U2. Days of Ash, which features five new songs and a poem, is billed by its … Read more
‘U2 – Days of Ash’ New EP Out Now U2 > Home U2 surprise fans with first new music since 2017 highlighting global events RTE.ie Bono lambasts ICE, Putin, Netanyahu and more as U2 release first collection of new songs since 2017 The Guardian Ed Sheeran and Ukrainian soldier feature on politically driven new U2 record BreakingNews.ie U2 stun … Read more
“You have to enter Dublin like a Spitfire. Full armour.” In a hotel room in New York, Glen Hansard is pacing the thick carpet as he describes a typical day in his hometown, directing his thoughts over a WhatsApp video call. “Often Irish people will just come up and start a conversation in the middle: … Read more
Towards the end of the final weekday radio broadcast of Pat Kenny’s long career, something extraordinary happens when the stoic host’s stiff upper lip wobbles ever so slightly. “To be honest I’m a bit overwhelmed,” the veteran presenter and newsman says as he is flooded with messages from wellwishers. “My father used to quote the … Read more
Bono has criticised cuts to the US Agency for International Development (USAid) budget in a lengthy interview with influential US podcaster Joe Rogan. He cited academic research by Brooke Nichols, a mathematician and professor of infectious diseases at Boston University, that suggests some 300,000 people have died as a consequence of the cuts. The U2 … Read more