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  • Irish Tracks of the Week – 4th July

    July 4, 2025 - By Loreana Rushe

    It’s Friday so that means yet another week of incredible Irish tracks, from For Those I Love to Efa O’Neill’s Place:Ireland compilation plus new releases from Laurie Shaw, Pebbledash, Lōwli, Padraig Cooney & Bedtime Now, Stoat, Cruel Sister and more. For Those I Love – No Scheme Various Artists – Place: Ireland Place: Ireland by Place: Laurie Shaw – Magnetosphere Magnetosphere by Laurie Shaw Stoat – I Contain Multitudes I contain multitudes by Stoat HBE.UK + Moonfish + Leo Miyagee – Vintage Chaos Pebbledash – Cartography Cartography by Pebbledash Pádraig Cooney & Bedtime Now – The Hardest Thing The Hardest…

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  • In Photos: Aurora at Trinity College, Dublin

    June 30, 2025 - By Loreana Rushe

    Aurora live at Trinity College in Dublin last night. Photos by Sean McMahon  

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  • In Photos: Gang of Four at Roisin Dubh, Galway

    June 30, 2025 - By Loreana Rushe

    Gang of Four live at the Roisin Dubh in Galway with support from Porky the Poet (Phil Jupitus). Photos by Ciaran O Maolain

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  • Monday Mixtape: Stoat

    June 30, 2025 - By Loreana Rushe

    Ahead of the release of their new album I Contain Multitudes this week, self-confessed “inconsistent indie” band Stoat select and discuss the tracks that have influenced them the most from The Felice Brothers to Frank Ocean. Oliver! Soundtrack – Reviewing the situation Cormac: There’s always been a vein of musical theatre running through Stoat’s music. I listened to the Oliver! soundtrack probably a thousand times as a kid, and have always wanted to play Fagin on stage … me and John have both been in stage productions of the show, but alas, neither of us got that role (weirdly, we…

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  • In Photos: Neil Young at Malahide Castle, Dublin

    June 27, 2025 - By Loreana Rushe

    Neil Young live at Malahide Castle in Dublin with support from Van Morrisson. Photos by Federico Ciamberlini

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  • In Photos: Gang of Four at The Button Factory, Dublin

    June 27, 2025 - By Loreana Rushe

    Gang of Four live at the Button Factory in Dublin with support from Porky the Poet (Phil Jupitus). Photos by Harry Rich

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  • In Photos: Iron Maiden at Malahide Castle, Dublin

    June 26, 2025 - By Loreana Rushe

    Iron Maiden live at Malahide Castle last night. Photos by Sean McMahon

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  • In Photos: Snow Patrol at Belsonic, Belfast

    June 24, 2025 - By Loreana Rushe

    Snow Patrol live at Belsonic in Belfast with support from The Florentinas and Lucy Gaffney. Photos by Aislinn McGinn

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  • In Photos: The Mary Wallopers at Fairview Park, Dublin

    June 23, 2025 - By Loreana Rushe

    The Mary Wallopers live at Fairview Park in Dublin with support from SexyTadhg and Sam Shackleton. Photos by Seán Kelly.

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  • Monday Mixtape: Amanda Feery

    June 23, 2025 - By Loreana Rushe

    To coinside with the release of her new album NEST, acclaimed composer Amanda Feery selects the songs that have left a lasting impression on her work, from Julia Wolfe to Robert Ashley. Gazelle Twin and NYX – Deep England Elizabeth Bernholz’s (Gazelle Twin) album Deep England was an important starting point for NEST. Deep England responds to dark currents of English nationalism and conservatism in a Brexit landscape, digging up an England of ancient ghosts, and turning the image of an idyllic Albion on its head. There is a deep rage throughout the album that I attuned to immediately and…

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