John Meagher

Mammoth collections like the Beatles' super deluxe ‘Rubber Soul' are aimed at the collector who needs to know every detail, rather than the casual listener

The Cavan company has grown rapidly with sophisticated marketing for the TikTok era, but are these glittering prizes draws normalising gambling and have regulations kept up with the times?

On ‘Dopamine Chamber', the Dublin band expand their horizons with cinematic ambition and international scope while retaining the qualities that made them one of rock's most compelling acts

Ahead of a lifetime achievement award, ‘tradfluencer' Sharon Shannon remains as unstarry as ever, as she talks gigging, veganism, and why she doesn't want to be turned into a political poster girl

‘Edged in Blue: A Rock ‘n' Roll Odyssey with Rory Gallagher' is the affectionate, funny and desperately sad account of the rise and fall of Ireland's

The mysterious disappearance of the 13-year-old in a Dublin suburb on October 23, 1986 challenged something many had taken for granted: the belief that children were safe in familiar surroundings

The mysterious disappearance of 13-year-old Philip Cairns in a Dublin suburb on October 23, 1986 challenged something many had taken for granted: the belief that children were safe in familiar surroundings

40 years after Philip Cairns went missing, we still cling to the memory of the boy who never came home

The row over the novelist's support for Palestine Action this week drew major cultural figures to her defence as her books sell out — and it has also sharpened criticism of her activism

Trad music would sound very different without Dónal Lunny. Planxty, the Bothy Band and Moving Hearts — three of Ireland's most influential groups — all owed much of their distinctive sound to him.