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Adele has wanted to play Glastonbury for a long time

Adele responds to her Glasto critics

Adele has hit back at complaints that she is "too boring" to headline Glastonbury telling naysayers to "shut up".

Brendan's Voyage: Tipperary hurler Brendan Maher changes course dramatically to the Cricket ground.

The Toughest Trade for GAA players and other TV picks

In The Toughest Trade Irish sportsmen swap their own intense commitment to Gaelic Games with professional codes. And on this International Women's Day, National Geographic are airing the engrossing He Named Me Malala.

Entertainment • 08 Mar 16

Adele delights fans by performing with Irish viral singers at Dublin's 3Arena

Adele performs with Irish viral video singers in Dublin

Adele surprised and delighted her audience at Dublin's 3Arena on Saturday when she performed with singers Ronan Scolard and Glenn Murphy, who just days previously went viral online after posting a video of them performing some of her biggest hits.

Entertainment • 06 Mar 16

Rolling on the cheap - Adele enjoys Dublin's treasures

Adele has been photographed making the most of her time in Dublin and enjoying the capital's free delights ahead of her Friday and Saturday shows at the 3Arena.

Entertainment • 03 Mar 16

Adele at the Gibney home Photo: Tracy Gibney

Adele visits seriously ill 12-year-old fan in Belfast

Adele took time out before her second Belfast show on Tuesday to visit a 12-year-old fan who is confined to bed.

Entertainment • 02 Mar 16

Phil Collins: Come back Adele, wherever you are

Hello? Collins still wants to work with Adele

Phil Collins has admitted he still wants to work with Adele despite a brief collaboration which has yielded nothing tangible as yet.

Entertainment • 28 Feb 16

An emotional Adele picked up four Brit awards

Adele triumphs with four gongs at Brit Awards

Adele was the big success story at the 2016 Brit Awards, picking up a whopping four gongs.

Entertainment • 25 Feb 16

Adele cried all day after botched Grammys performance

Adele has said that her botched performance at the Grammys was down to a technical error and joked that the clanging sound that people heard "was not Bieber rehearsing".

Entertainment • 18 Feb 16

Adele says hello to world domination

Adele has beaten Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift and One Direction to be named the most popular music act in the world

Entertainment • 08 Feb 16

Adele: back at number one on the Irish album chart

Hello again - Adele back on top in Ireland

Adele has swept back to No 1 with her album 25 having now sold 107,000 copies in Ireland. Meanwhlle, a cover of Tracy Chapman's 1988 hit Fast Car has zoomed up and incredible 64 places on the singles chart to hit No 6

Entertainment • 29 Jan 16

Adele snubs Oscars for Belfast gig

Adele has reportedly turned down the chance to present an award at this year's Oscars in favour of being fresh and rested for her concert in Belfast the following day.

Entertainment • 25 Jan 16

Adele and James Corden singing up a storm in the car

Adele slays it during latest carpool karaoke

Adele has proven herself yet again to be a good sport in the latest carpool karaoke segment on James Corden's US chat show. Not only does she belt out the tunes, she also shows off some serious rapping skills.

Entertainment • 15 Jan 16

Hello, Goodbye: Adele tickets gone in minutes

Tickets for both Adele shows in Dublin next March sold out on Friday morning in just three - three! - minutes. Tickets for her two Belfast shows sold out at a more leisurely, but equally impressive, 20 minutes.

Entertainment • 05 Dec 15

Adele makes US chart history with new album

Adele's 25 has made US chart history with the biggest one-week sales by passing the previously insurmountable 3 million mark.

Entertainment • 30 Nov 15

Hello Ireland. Adele to play Dublin and Belfast

It's the news all Irish Adele fans have been waiting for. The singing superstar is going back on tour and will be playing dates in Belfast and Dublin next February and March.

Entertainment • 26 Nov 15

Miss Piggy covers Adele's Hello

After her tumultuous split from Kermit the Frog this summer Miss Piggy is expressing her feelings by covering Adele's heartbreak hit, Hello.

Entertainment • 23 Nov 15

Adele says no to streaming of 25

Adele's much-anticipated new album 25 will not be available for streaming on any digital music services, including Spotify and Apple Music.

Entertainment • 20 Nov 15

Adele refutes rumour that she turned down Beyoncé

Adele has denied she turned down a chance to collaborate with Beyoncé insisting that she "would never disrespect her like that."

Entertainment • 18 Nov 15

Adele previews new song from 25

There's only three days to go before Adele releases her long-awaited new album 25 and the London girl has teased a new track. Listen here.

Entertainment • 16 Nov 15

Adele: 'It’s very easy to give in to being famous'

With her new album 25 due for release on November 20, Adele is probably the planet's biggest pop star and admits: "It's very easy to give in to being famous."

Entertainment • 16 Nov 15

Hello Jon Snow. Adele teaming up with GoT star

Adele is said to be in talks to appear with Game of Thrones star Kit Harrington in a new movie from the director behind the emotional video for her comeback single Hello.

Entertainment • 12 Nov 15

Adele regrets meeting her 'idol' Damon Albarn

Adele has said that she regrets enlisting her "idol" Damon Albarn's help for her new album because they were unable to complete a song for her new record. He later publicly criticised her saying she is "middle of the road" and "insecure".

Entertainment • 04 Nov 15

Attenborough narrates Adele with hilarious results

Not only has Adele become the first artist in US chart history to sell over a million downloads in a week, she can now lay claim to another accolade - a video narration by non other than David Attenborough.

Entertainment • 04 Nov 15

Sorry Biebs, Ireland says hello to Adele

Adele's new song Hello has rocketed straight to No 1 in the Irish singles chart, beating Justin Bieber into second place. 5 Seconds of Summer snare the top spot on the album chart with their latest release Sounds Good Feels Good.

Entertainment • 31 Oct 15

Adele says being a Mum is f***ing hard

Adele may have stepped out of the spotlight for the last few years to concentrate on being a mum and she has now revealed it wasn't all plain sailing.

Entertainment • 28 Oct 15