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10 Irish albums you may have overlooked this year

Here are ten brilliant Irish albums that you might have missed this year...

Best Of 2024 • 18 Dec 24

Lost Friday preview - how Bantum found his groove

The popular RHA Lost Friday series returns to Dublin's RHA on March 9rd with a line-up that includes RTÉ Choice Award nominee Bantum, aka Ruairi Lynch. Here, Ruairi writes for Culture about his musical beginnings, and the art of Doing It Yourself.

Music • 06 Mar 18

RTÉ Choice Music Prize Act Of The Day: Bantum

Every day, RTÉ Culture will be bringing you a track from one of the acts shortlisted for this year's 2016 RTÉ Choice Music Prize for Album Of The Year. Today, it's from Cork-born musician, DJ, producer and composer Ruairí Lynch - AKA Bantum.

Choice Music Prize • 02 Mar 17

Lisa Hannigan salutes the RTÉ Choice Music Prize judging panel for her third consecutive Choice nomination.

Your RTÉ Choice Music Prize 2016 Playlist

The shortlist for the the 2016 RTÉ Choice Music Prize has just been announced, and the line-up is one of the strongest in Choice Music Prize history - we've compiled a playlist of choice (pun fully intended) tracks from the contenders.

RTÉ Choice Music Prize • 01 Mar 17

Bantum

10 Irish albums you may have overlooked this year

Lost Friday preview - how Bantum found his groove

RTÉ Choice Music Prize Act Of The Day: Bantum

Your RTÉ Choice Music Prize 2016 Playlist

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