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There is a strong line-up of Irish acts playing at Glastonbury this year

Irish acts to watch at Glastonbury 2025

The fields of Worthy Farm are calling once again as Glastonbury 2025 gets underway from 25 - 29 June, and there's no shortage of Irish talent making the pilgrimage to the world's most iconic music festival.

Music • 25 Jun

Irish acts to watch at Glastonbury 2025

The fields of Worthy Farm are calling once again as Glastonbury 2025 gets underway from 25 - 29 June, and there's no shortage of Irish talent making the pilgrimage to the world's most iconic music festival.

Music • 13 Jun

Co Kerry's Lorraine Nash will be showcasing her music at Glastonbury Photo: Celeste Burton

More Irish acts added to Glastonbury bill

Hothouse Flowers, The Coronas, Oisín Leech, and Lorraine Nash are among the Irish acts confirmed for the Acoustic Stage at June's Glastonbury Festival in the UK.

Music • 24 Mar

Inhaler top Irish album charts with Open Wide

Dublin band Inhaler are celebrating their third studio album Open Wide reaching number one on the official Irish Albums Chart.

Music • 14 Feb

Inhaler talk to RTÉ Entertainment in RTÉ's Studio 8

Inhaler take a deep breath and embrace pop on new album

It's a challenge to get Inhaler front man Eli Hewson to stand or even sit still. We are in Studio 8 in the RTÉ Radio Centre and the singer is a constantly moving target.

Music • 12 Feb

Michael Eavis and Emily Eavis open the gates to concert-goers

Glastonbury returns after three-year hiatus

Over 200,000 people are expected to arrive at the Glastonbury Festival for the first time in three years to watch headline acts such as Billie Eilish, Sir Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar.

Music • 22 Jun 22

Inhaler announce their biggest ever headline show

Dublin band Inhaler have announced their biggest hometown headliner yet and will play Fairview Park this June with support from Wet Leg and NewDad.

Music • 16 Feb 22

Clockwise from top left: Brendan Tallon, For Those I Love, Inhaler, Villagers, Orla Gartland, John Francis Flynn, Declan O'Rourke, Cathal Coughlan, Kojaque

Listen: Our top 10 Irish albums of 2021

With venues sadly shut up for most of the year, Irish musicians turned to the studio for their main avenue of expression and in what is a golden age for Irish music, 2021 was another bumper year for excellent albums from old hands and exciting new voices

Music • 24 Dec 21

Elijah Hewson at an Inhaler concert in Madrid in 2020

Bono's son says his dad helped 'open a lot of doors'

Inhaler frontman Elijah Hewson has said that being the son of U2's Bono had opened "a lot of doors" but that his own band still had to prove themselves.

Music • 16 Jul 21

Take a deep breath - Inhaler deliver killer debut album

It Won't Always Be Like This is a hooky and exuberant pop rock debut from the Dublin foursome that makes good on early promise

Reviews • 20 Jul 21

U2 and Christy Moore releases set for Record Store Day

U2's very first single on Island Records, 11 O'Clock Tick Tock, and Christy Moore's 1972 album Prosperous are the latest Irish releases to be announced for Record Store Day Drop One, which takes places this year on August 29.

Music • 17 Aug 20

Dublin rock band Inhaler on BBC Sound of 2020 long-list

Dublin rock band Inhaler are among the artists tipped for success on the BBC's Sound of 2020 list.

Music • 13 Dec 19

Inhaler front man says being Bono's son helps - sort of

Eli Hewson, front man of emerging Dublin band Inhaler, has said that being Bono's son has helped his band's profile but it also means "there's a pressure to step up our game and not be sh*te".

Music • 19 Jun 19

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Irish acts to watch at Glastonbury 2025

Irish acts to watch at Glastonbury 2025

More Irish acts added to Glastonbury bill

Inhaler top Irish album charts with Open Wide

Inhaler take a deep breath and embrace pop on new album

Glastonbury returns after three-year hiatus

Inhaler announce their biggest ever headline show

Listen: Our top 10 Irish albums of 2021

Bono's son says his dad helped 'open a lot of doors'

Take a deep breath - Inhaler deliver killer debut album

U2 and Christy Moore releases set for Record Store Day

Dublin rock band Inhaler on BBC Sound of 2020 long-list

Inhaler front man says being Bono's son helps - sort of

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