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Rising star wins Dermot Kennedy contest and lands first Dublin gig

22-year-old Armagh native Odhran Murphy wowed Dermot Kennedy and is impressing a whole host of celebs

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Inside Ireland's largest open-air event since the start of the pandemic

Acts such as DJ Paul Van Dyk and Judge Jules performed at the event

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Former David Bowie guitarist Gerry Leonard putting final touches to RTE tribute show

The much in-demand musician is – to use some local vernacular – busy like a blue-arsed fly, but I still had to ask him to write the score for my new play The Intruder

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Slane Castle owner Lord Henry Mountcharles hopeful for live stream event like Glastonbury

'I can’t really discuss it because it’s all still under wraps, but we’ve been talking to various people and we’re trying to put the finance together'

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Kings of Leon Big Interview: The band talk family life, fights, Irish influences and their new album

Kings of Leon’s new album When You See Yourself is out now via RCA Records

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Gregory Porter won't let past experiences colour his judgement of today's society

The Grammy winner is the proud face of Deezer's Black History Month and is delighted to sing the song of a legend who struck a chord with everyone

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Pugwash frontman Thomas Walsh on being 10 years sober after 'huge bender' left him at death's door

The Dubliner has told of his rock 'n' roll lifestyle -which included once being coked up on RTE’s Tubridy Tonight Show

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Tim Bowness on asking 'grumpy' Gary Moore of Thin Lizzy for an autograph

'Phil Lynott and Scott Gorham couldn’t have been nicer, Brian Downey couldn’t have been quieter and Gary Moore couldn’t have been grumpier!'

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Mick Flannery defies pandemic to build on singer-songwriter reputation with new live album Alive

Mick is generously splitting the royalties from the new album with the crew and session musicians 'in support and gratitude to those who play an integral part' in his career

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Waterboys frontman Mike Scott remains driven sixteen albums in

The music icon says he's applied for Irish citizenship as he told of his 'deep roots' here

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The inspirational story of Gregory Porter's rags-to-riches success

The ultimate jazz singer has had a life that would make for a great Hollywood blockbuster – even better than Rocketman or Bohemian Rhapsody

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Walking On Cars announce split as band say they 'enjoyed most incredible 10 years together'

The band paid tribute to their legion of fans on Twitter with an outpouring of gratitude

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Glass Animals on cusp of number one spot with new album after drummer battles back to health following horrific Dublin accident

There’s no denying Glass Animals are currently enjoying one of the best comeback stories in recent pop history.

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T'Pau singer Carol Decker still an Irish festival favourite after all these years

She’s now itching to get back over to Ireland to play at the upcoming Forever Young festival, which takes place between July 5-7

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Walking On Cars continuing on their Too Emotional journey after loss of guitarist Dan Devane

The Dingle band are one down but the latest single from the Colours album proves they are still a very big noise

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Kaiser Chiefs not ready to leave the limelight just yet as they launch seventh album Duck

Irish fans will get to opportunity to hear some of the new tracks when the band appear as special guests alongside Nile Rodgers & Chic at Dublin’s St Anne’s Park

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Foy Vance reveals inspiration behind new albums From Muscle Shoals and To Memphis

One of the songs was originally written for Tom Jones

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Watch as sixth class students perform Metallica classic Nothing Else Matters ahead of Slane Castle concert

The students are looking to get the attention of the Rock group before they visit Slane castle on June 8th

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Chasing Abbey 'completely gutted' as band is forced to cancel sold-out Olympia Theatre show in Dublin due to illness

The Offaly R&B group said they will strive to get a new date as soon as possible

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Irish Neil Diamond tribute singer to bring award-winning live show to Dublin

Peter Byrne, endorsed by the legend himself, will recreate the star's Hot August Night album with an orchestra at the Helix on August 3

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Westlife's second Twenty Tour Croke Park gig to be shown live in cinemas across Ireland

The highly anticipated performance on Saturday, July 6 will be broadcast live via satellite to over 600 cinemas in Ireland and the UK

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Organisers 'amazed' Electric Picnic 2019 lineup was not leaked

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Hozier, The Strokes, Florence and the Machine and The 1975 were announced as the main headliners for the Stradbally festival today

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Promoters warn Irish fans they should expect worldwide competition for Bob Dylan and Neil Young tickets at Kilkenny's Nowlan Park

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'These are the only two dates they are going to do in the world'

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Electric Picnic 2017 First Line-Up Announced: The xx, Duran Duran, A Tribe Called Quest and more

The event takes place at Stradbally Hall on the weekend of September 1st to 3rd, 2017

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