Something for the Weekend: Le Boom's Christy Leech Hailing from Navan, Le Boom are two brothers making high energy dance music - their sound has been described as "4am chats with your mates", and they've been selling out shows across the land. Something For The Weekend • 16 Oct 25
Something for the Weekend: Le Boom's Christy Leech Hailing from Navan, Le Boom are two brothers making high energy dance music - their sound has been described as "4am chats with your mates", and they've been selling out shows across the land. Something For The Weekend • 16 Oct 25
Unsung Irish music acts get their chance to shine Unsung alternative acts from all over Ireland are featured on the fifth volume of the independent Irish compilation series A Litany of Failures. Music • 18 Oct 25
Unsung Irish music acts get their chance to shine Unsung alternative acts from all over Ireland are featured on the fifth volume of the independent Irish compilation series A Litany of Failures. Music • 18 Oct 25
Book Of The Week: Beat that! The Story of the Irish Bodhrán Cork University Press has recently published Beating Time: The Story of the Irish Bodhrán by Fintan Vallely, a major new study of the instrument. Book Of The Week • 15 Oct 25
Book Of The Week: Beat that! The Story of the Irish Bodhrán Cork University Press has recently published Beating Time: The Story of the Irish Bodhrán by Fintan Vallely, a major new study of the instrument. Book Of The Week • 15 Oct 25
How Rory Gallagher's guitar became the most famous in Irish music Bought, sold, played, displayed, stolen, recovered and preserved – Rory Gallagher's iconic Fender Stratocaster '61 is a national treasure Music • 10 Oct 25
How Rory Gallagher's guitar became the most famous in Irish music Bought, sold, played, displayed, stolen, recovered and preserved – Rory Gallagher's iconic Fender Stratocaster '61 is a national treasure Music • 10 Oct 25
Reviewed: Taylor Swift's The Life Of A Showgirl is utterly... meh There are few aspects of pop culture that truly dominate anymore, in an age of endless streaming services the idea of monoculture has truly passed. Reviews • 03 Oct 25
Reviewed: Taylor Swift's The Life Of A Showgirl is utterly... meh There are few aspects of pop culture that truly dominate anymore, in an age of endless streaming services the idea of monoculture has truly passed. Reviews • 03 Oct 25
Why Charli XCX might be gen Z's answer to the Romantic poets Popstar Charli XCX is turning her hand to acting in the new film Erupcja. In it, she recites Lord Byron's poem Darkness. Opinion and Analysis • 30 Sep 25
Why Charli XCX might be gen Z's answer to the Romantic poets Popstar Charli XCX is turning her hand to acting in the new film Erupcja. In it, she recites Lord Byron's poem Darkness. Opinion and Analysis • 30 Sep 25
Why Patti Smith's songs and poems have chimed with Irish artists Patti Smith's defiant and non-conformist work has always had a strong influence on Ireland's punk, rock and underground scenes Patti Smith • 12 Dec 25
Why Patti Smith's songs and poems have chimed with Irish artists Patti Smith's defiant and non-conformist work has always had a strong influence on Ireland's punk, rock and underground scenes Patti Smith • 12 Dec 25
The dark meaning behind Nirvana's In Utero angel Nirvana were often associated with superficial themes like teenage angst, but the In Utero album and imagery are much darker than that Nirvana • 08 Oct 25
The dark meaning behind Nirvana's In Utero angel Nirvana were often associated with superficial themes like teenage angst, but the In Utero album and imagery are much darker than that Nirvana • 08 Oct 25
Ambient Orbit returns - enter RTÉ lyric fm's chill out zone The show occupies a unique space in Irish radio... Rté Lyric Fm • 06 Oct 25
Ambient Orbit returns - enter RTÉ lyric fm's chill out zone The show occupies a unique space in Irish radio... Rté Lyric Fm • 06 Oct 25
Live Aid 40 years on celebrated with new photographic exhibition A new photographic exhibition at the National Photographic Archive brings audiences face-to-face with the colour, energy and emotion of the two iconic Live Aid concerts held at Wembley Stadium and JFK Stadium in July 1985 Photography • 29 Sep 25
Live Aid 40 years on celebrated with new photographic exhibition A new photographic exhibition at the National Photographic Archive brings audiences face-to-face with the colour, energy and emotion of the two iconic Live Aid concerts held at Wembley Stadium and JFK Stadium in July 1985 Photography • 29 Sep 25
Something for the Weekend: Dani Larkin's cultural picks Acclaimed songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Dani Larkin's debut album Notes For A Maiden Warrior, garnered Irish Folk Award and NI Music Prize nominations... Something For The Weekend • 24 Sep 25
Something for the Weekend: Dani Larkin's cultural picks Acclaimed songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Dani Larkin's debut album Notes For A Maiden Warrior, garnered Irish Folk Award and NI Music Prize nominations... Something For The Weekend • 24 Sep 25
Brian's back - what's so funny about peace, love & understanding? On April 10, 1999, I was in the producer's chair in Studio 4 in RTÉ while we aired a special episode of a live Saturday night chat show called Kenny Live, hosted by Pat Kenny. Music • 24 Sep 25
Brian's back - what's so funny about peace, love & understanding? On April 10, 1999, I was in the producer's chair in Studio 4 in RTÉ while we aired a special episode of a live Saturday night chat show called Kenny Live, hosted by Pat Kenny. Music • 24 Sep 25
Listen: RTÉ lyric live for Culture Night from the NCH As we celebrate Culture Night across the nation this evening. Paul Herriott brings us music bursting with colour and spirit from three continents from the National Concert Hall Culture Night 2025 • 22 Sep 25
Listen: RTÉ lyric live for Culture Night from the NCH As we celebrate Culture Night across the nation this evening. Paul Herriott brings us music bursting with colour and spirit from three continents from the National Concert Hall Culture Night 2025 • 22 Sep 25
How Dickie Rock's songs tell a story of Ireland's musical history The showband and cabaret star was a versatile singer, but he selected the songs he wanted to record and perform with great care Dickie Rock • 12 Dec 25
How Dickie Rock's songs tell a story of Ireland's musical history The showband and cabaret star was a versatile singer, but he selected the songs he wanted to record and perform with great care Dickie Rock • 12 Dec 25
Something for the Weekend: Linda Buckley's cultural picks For this year's Music in Monkstown festival, celebrated Corkonian composer Linda Buckley will premiere a new work commissioned by the festival, Voix Enchantée for clarinet and piano. Something For The Weekend • 17 Sep 25
Something for the Weekend: Linda Buckley's cultural picks For this year's Music in Monkstown festival, celebrated Corkonian composer Linda Buckley will premiere a new work commissioned by the festival, Voix Enchantée for clarinet and piano. Something For The Weekend • 17 Sep 25
The Boomtown Rats at 50: from Rat Trap to Irish rock royalty As they return to Ireland for a pair of sold out gigs, University of Limerick professor Eoin Devereux celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Irish music legends The Boomtown Rats. Music • 18 Sep 25
The Boomtown Rats at 50: from Rat Trap to Irish rock royalty As they return to Ireland for a pair of sold out gigs, University of Limerick professor Eoin Devereux celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Irish music legends The Boomtown Rats. Music • 18 Sep 25
Something for the Weekend: May Kay's cultural picks MayKay is a singer, songwriter, TV presenter, and frontwoman of Fight Like Apes... Something For The Weekend • 10 Sep 25
Something for the Weekend: May Kay's cultural picks MayKay is a singer, songwriter, TV presenter, and frontwoman of Fight Like Apes... Something For The Weekend • 10 Sep 25
From U2 to Sprints: Irish sophomore albums past, present, future With the release of second albums by For Those I Love, M(h)aol, and Far Caspian, plus others to come from Sprints and NewDad this month, 2fm's Dan Hegarty looks at other sophomore releases by Irish acts from years past... Listicles • 14 Sep 25
From U2 to Sprints: Irish sophomore albums past, present, future With the release of second albums by For Those I Love, M(h)aol, and Far Caspian, plus others to come from Sprints and NewDad this month, 2fm's Dan Hegarty looks at other sophomore releases by Irish acts from years past... Listicles • 14 Sep 25
Whipping Boy - the most underrated Irish band of all time? It was November 1992; I was in the Olympia, listening to the wonderfully unique Thom McGinty - aka The Diceman - MC an AIDS benefit show to celebrate World AIDS Day. I went along as there was a rumour that U2 would make a surprise appearance... Music • 04 Sep 25
Whipping Boy - the most underrated Irish band of all time? It was November 1992; I was in the Olympia, listening to the wonderfully unique Thom McGinty - aka The Diceman - MC an AIDS benefit show to celebrate World AIDS Day. I went along as there was a rumour that U2 would make a surprise appearance... Music • 04 Sep 25
Something for the Weekend: Mick Harvey's cultural picks It's always a pleasure to welcome a right and proper music legend to these pages - and make no mistake, Mick Harvey is a legend. Something For The Weekend • 03 Sep 25
Something for the Weekend: Mick Harvey's cultural picks It's always a pleasure to welcome a right and proper music legend to these pages - and make no mistake, Mick Harvey is a legend. Something For The Weekend • 03 Sep 25
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 25
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 25
Sounds from a Safe Harbour turns 10 - let the bells ring Co-founder Mary Hickson introduces this year's edition of Sounds from a Safe Harbour, the much-loved cultural happening celebrating its 10th anniversary this September across Cork city Festivals • 11 Sep 25
Sounds from a Safe Harbour turns 10 - let the bells ring Co-founder Mary Hickson introduces this year's edition of Sounds from a Safe Harbour, the much-loved cultural happening celebrating its 10th anniversary this September across Cork city Festivals • 11 Sep 25
Conway Savage in Ireland: a tribute to a cult Aussie music legend Mark Corcoran introduces a unique event taking place in Dundalk this September celebrating the life and music of Australian singer-songwriter Conway Savage. Music • 02 Sep 25
Conway Savage in Ireland: a tribute to a cult Aussie music legend Mark Corcoran introduces a unique event taking place in Dundalk this September celebrating the life and music of Australian singer-songwriter Conway Savage. Music • 02 Sep 25
The Summer of Astral Weeks - inside Van Morrison's masterpiece As part of the inaugural RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards, RTÉ Arts and the Documentary On One team have come together to tell the story of one of the greatest albums ever made. Documentary On One • 01 Sep 25
The Summer of Astral Weeks - inside Van Morrison's masterpiece As part of the inaugural RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards, RTÉ Arts and the Documentary On One team have come together to tell the story of one of the greatest albums ever made. Documentary On One • 01 Sep 25
Keeping it Euro-Country - the mighty CMAT talks to Marty On the day of the release of her acclaimed new album, Euro Country, the mighty CMAT choose RTÉ lyric fm and Marty in the Morning for her first interview! Listen to their mutual love fest above! Rté Lyric Fm • 29 Aug 25
Keeping it Euro-Country - the mighty CMAT talks to Marty On the day of the release of her acclaimed new album, Euro Country, the mighty CMAT choose RTÉ lyric fm and Marty in the Morning for her first interview! Listen to their mutual love fest above! Rté Lyric Fm • 29 Aug 25
