Start of construction at Guinness Quarter is near, says developer – as it seeks tweaks to planning permission
Proposed changes include dropping three-bedroom homes, in favour of more smaller ones in the block of future social housing.
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On his new record, Robbie Stickland grapples with an adulthood that hasn't gone to plan
“If I’m delving into something difficult, I don’t mind going into the shadow canyon, but I do like to come out of it as well."
Dean: On Blimp’s neon-lit electric wonderland
The Dublin DJ and producer’s new album “Our Wires”, is “likely to be my Irish electronica release of the year”.
Dean: In Search of Lecs Luther’s “Fish & Chips”
Before Luther repackaged himself as Rejjie Snow, he announced but never released the EP – but someone else pieced it together.
Donnycarney remembers a trad music legend and the workshop that helped save uilleann piping
A crowd of about 40 people gathered on Saturday for the unveiling of a plaque honouring Leo Rowsome.
Dean: HAVVK make anxiety sound beautiful
"How do you engage a part of the brain that people fear, in a way that engrosses and rather than repulses?"
A debut album finds inspiration in an evocative object, the breakfast roll
“It’s an indulgent thing, a fry-up, rammed into a luxury baguette. It felt like such a symbol of contemporary Ireland, and the perfect identity for the project.”
Twelve years in, experimental metal band Earthslayer are ready to take their apocalyptic sound to the live circuit
They're preparing to release their as-yet-untitled sophomore record.
An uilleann piper, with one eye on tradition, takes to the big stages
In the last year, Seán McKeon has appeared around the world with Christy Moore, Elvis Costello, and other famous faces.
Dean: “Supergroup” Chuck Squires make country music that’s shamelessly nostalgic
And, they’re clearly having fun with it.
Luke: New documentary charts journey of Cavan punk band
This is “a relatable, moving and hopeful portrait of a group that disintegrated in a very un-rock ‘n’ roll way”. And then gets another chance.
Changing of the guard in Ballyfermot Rock School as two of the originals stand down
Both Francie Conway and Hugh Buckley have been teaching at the legendary institute since its opening chords in 1989.
Stalwarts of Dublin's free-music scene are launching their latest album
It's a reminder not just of the power of letting go, but also of listening. “I kind of genuinely think that listening is an ethical act,” says Damien Lennon, of Zeropunkt.