‘You can haemorrhage money very quickly’ – The Irish Times

Summer is on the minds of Will Rolfe and James Aiken – the summer of 2026, that is. “We already have some headliners confirmed,” says Rolfe, promoter, curator and creative director of Pod Festivals. “Just when everyone is getting excited for this year, we‘re starting to get excited for next year. You really don’t get … Read more

A Lord in Slane – The strange blend of fact and fiction around one of the last Anglo-Irish eccentrics – The Irish Times

The Henry Mount Charles story has everything: rock’n’roll, a burning castle and even an apparently ersatz landed title. The “Lord” part of “Lord Henry” is just a fiction cooked up by the media, according to his second wife, Iona, who says that his proper title is “Earl of Mount Charles” and that the “Lord Henry” … Read more

Slane Castle owner reveals how Irish rock legend helped him quit booze after blaze and pal’s killing drove him to drink

Archyde the Power of Friendship: How U2 Bassist Adam Clayton Helped Lord Henry Mountcharles Overcome Addiction Table of Contents 1. the Power of Friendship: How U2 Bassist Adam Clayton Helped Lord Henry Mountcharles Overcome Addiction 2. Triumph Over Tragedy: A Promoter’s Journey back from the Brink 3. A Star’s Struggle with Addiction 4. Conquering Inner … Read more