After beating drug addiction, Terence Power went on to co-host a hugely popular podcast with fellow Dubliner Calvin O’Brien – then came a life-changing diagnosis. Here, he talks about having brain surgery and becoming a father in the space of a few months, and the need to protect crucial amenities in the inner city against … Read more
She played bass in two of the scene’s most iconic bands, but her book ‘Even the Good Girls Will Cry’ focuses more on an artist’s journey than any debauchery Melissa Auf der Maur performing in 2004. Photo: Gie Knaeps/Getty Images Melissa Auf der Maur has little interest in the usual rock’n’roll tell-all. Her memoir is … 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
The Mumford & Sons frontman discusses making their new album, his love for Hozier, Damien Rice and Lisa Hannigan, and how ICE do not reflect the America ‘we know and love’ From left, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford and Ted Dwane of Mumford & Sons. Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Marcus Mumford is in Berlin but he hints … Read more
The band’s brothers Euan and Finn Manning on being labelled the ‘Drunken Smiths’ and the ‘Sober Pogues’ in the British press, making their debut album ‘Masquerade’ and – while they love Kneecap and Fontaines DC – why they don’t see themselves as part of a ‘green wave’ Cardinals at Saint Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork city. … Read more
After poaching the broadcaster from RTÉ, Newstalk has overhauled its schedule. As her on-air rivalry with McCullagh begins next week, Byrne faces the challenge of her career in pushing loyal listeners to ‘move the dial’ and attract hard-to-reach under-24s Claire Byrne will be going head to head with David McCullagh in the mid-morning battle for … Read more
A new Netflix documentary next week will show why the Gary Barlow fronted trio, like former member Williams, are still going strong after almost four decades Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Mark Owen, Robbie Williams and Jason Orange of Take That in the 1990s. Photo: Netflix Is there any end to our fetish for the 1990s? … Read more
We see a side to the U2 frontman we’ve never seen before in a genre-bending Apple TV+ film that is impossible to look away from Bono tells of his terror and trepidation after receiving heart surgery in 2016. Photo: Apple TV+ Bono has never done anything by halves, although his detractors might argue that he … Read more
The singer felt compelled to post on social media about the ‘out of control’ crowd at his recent 3Arena gig – and the antics on display characterise what many see as a decline in manners in Irish society Rowdy behaviour at gigs is becoming more commonplace in Ireland. Design by Michael Gleeson It was the … Read more
Netflix’s Don’t Die shows the extreme steps a tech millionaire takes to stay young – and Irish expert Martin O’Dea believes we should all be thinking more about ageing better ‘People’s latter lives can be much healthier’: Martin O’Dea is the founder of the annual Longevity Summit. Photo: Mark Condren American tech millionaire Bryan Johnson … Read more