Hugh Carr

Pop Culture writer

Freelance journalist, comedian and concert addict from west Donegal.

Chappell Roan on stage at Electric Picnic 2025

From Kneecap to DJ Neven - Electric Picnic 2025 reviewed

The death has taken place of Summer 2025. Family flowers only please, donations welcome for a weekend away to Newcastle in November. Its final resting place is Stradbally, and like any good Irish wake, it was one hell of a party.

Festivals • 02 Sep

From Croker to the Hills: how one song defines Donegal GAA pride

Sunday, September 23rd, 2012. I'm freshly fifteen years old, and standing in the lower Davin stand. I'm with my older sister, and we're alone in a crowd of eighty thousand people.

Pop Culture • 25 Jul

"Wait! The audience is throwing popcorn at us again!"

Attack the block - why are teens going wild at A Minecraft Movie?

A moment of solidarity for the cinema workers of Ireland, please...

Pop Culture • 12 Apr

'The sober rave is the latest in an ongoing series of events attempting to induce an out-of-body experience while maintaining all faculties.'

Mixing tunes, not drinks; the rise of the sober rave in Ireland

In 2022, I did what any young Donegal man with notions would do, and went on a journey of self discovery to Berlin.

Pop Culture • 13 Feb

Kneecap: The Movie is being re-released in Irish cinemas

Who needs Oscar? How Kneecap changed the game for Irish culture

It's 2018. I'm in my second year of college, and I'm at home in Ranafast, Co. Donegal for the Easter bank holiday.

Opinion and Analysis • 24 Jan

Face it, Tik-tok was invented for moments like this.

Cherry Tomato Bridge RIP: what makes an Irish Tik-Tok sensation?

As quickly as it burst onto our feeds, the Cherry Tomato Bridge in Drumcondra has been vandalised, proving that once again, we simply can't be trusted with a good thing.

Pop Culture • 18 Jan