Wolf Alice live at Dolan’s in Limerick with support from David Lofts. Photos by Ian Davies

Two of the very best Irish releases of the year so far from Stratford Rise and Search Results, and essential new tracks by Thumper, Monday’s Child, Laura Duff, Foreign Mornings and more. Stratford Rise – Stratford Rise Stratford Rise by Stratford Rise Search Results – Go Mutant Go Mutant by Search Results Thumper – The Drip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6Tsig43okIs Monday’s Child – In My Own Time Laura Duff – Sea Legs Foreign Mornings – Born to Be This Way Born To Be This Way by Foreign Mornings Daithí and Sinead White – Can’t Even Tell Me For Those I Love – Of…

Few festivals on the island offer the kind of sustained, deep magic that Sounds from a Safe Harbour manages to conjure. Returning to Cork City from 11th to 14th September for its 10th edition, the festival remains one of Ireland’s most consistently rewarding fixtures – an unpredictable, collaborative gathering rooted in ritual, risk, and resonance. This year’s edition opens with Remembering Talos, a poignant tribute to the late Eoin French at Cork Opera House, before the city blooms into life with performances, premieres, and unexpected encounters across multiple venues. Built around the 37d03d residency and curated by Mary Hickson, Cillian…

Ennis, Co. Clare singer-songwriter and filmmaker Susan O’Neill, live at Vicar Street in Dublin. Photos by David McEneaney.

The highly-anticipated second LP by M(h)aol, the debut collaborative album from Confirmation Setup, aka Paul Morrin and Dunk Murphy, and essential new releases by YARD, Our Krypton Son, Tebi Rex (IRELAND IS NOT FULL!) and more. M(h)aol – Something Soft Something Soft by M(h)aol AOIBHA – Saturn’s Return Saturn's Return by AOIBHA Confirmation Getup – Style Time Style Time by Confirmation Getup Our Krypton Son – Trouble in Ward 4 Trouble In Ward 4 by Our Krypton Son YARD – YARD YARD by YARD Brigid Mae Power – Silver Strand Tapes Silver Strand Tapes by Brigid Mae Power Tebi Rex…

In the seemingly blink of an eye, The Great Escape is once again back to take over every corner of Brighton this week. And as ever, the UK’s very music new music showcase has delivered, and then some, on a serious span of emerging acts from right across Ireland. Running from tomorrow, Wednesday May 14th, to Friday, 17th, this year’s outing has quite literally just about something for everyone keen to hear the acts reshaping the scene right now – all thanks to week-long showcases courtesy of Music From Ireland returning as well as a very strong showing from the…

Rival Consoles live at Centre Point in the Button Factory, Dublin with support from Sink. Photos by Federico Ciamberlini

King Creosote live at Dolan’s in Limerick. Photos by Ian Davies

Atlanta, Georgia indie-punk trio Michael Cera Palin with support by Problem Patterns at Workmans Club in Dublin. Photos by Seán Kelly.