Irish music for romance (and winter blues) playlist to get you through February. A short, cozy Spotify playlist of established and rising Irish artists for love, longing and nights by the fire.

Seven years ago, Irish singer CMAT (born Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson) received life-changing advice from a fellow rising pop star. Charli xcx urged her to dump her boyfriend and take making music ...

Shoegaze and dream-pop, two closely related genres that took hold in the 1980s and ’90s, have formed an especially strong connection with younger listeners in this decade. Debates about the precise ...

The Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) has published Ireland’s recorded music consumption data for 2025, which reveals a surge in homegrown Irish talent. IRMA said on Wednesday, January 7 that ...

At the Courthouse Tavern in Cork, Irish folk-rock band Kingfishr perch precariously on the world’s smallest stage while their fans, a few hundred strong, cram as close as they can to the front. They ...