The rumour mill is in over-drive as to whether U2 are indeed set to tour Australia and New Zealand this summer.
While promoters are staying tight-lipped on a trip down under, word on the street is that the Dublin legends may play here in November or December.
Tour dates on U2’s official website leave a gap between [...]

With 1.5 million tickets and over six million records already sold around the world, Celtic Woman have become a genuine Irish musical phenomenon. AARON DUNNE caught up with the group as they look ahead to making their Aussie debut later this year.
“Not bad this, eh?”, smile Celtic Woman stars Chloe Agnew and Lynn Hilary as [...]

Pádraig Collins caught up with bestselling Irish author John Connolly in Sydney on the eve of the release of his latest novel, The Whisperers, which hit the shelves in Australia this week.
THE WHISPERERS features Connolly’s regular hero – private detective Charlie Parker – investigating the death of an Iraq war veteran in the north-eastern US [...]

Cork singer/songwriter John Spillane has returned to Australia for a month-long tour, and he couldn’t be happier about it.
He has fond memories of his first trip to Australia in October 2008, just one week after the death of his mother Mary.
“I landed in Perth, the most isolated city on Earth, and started my tour with [...]

Award-winning Irish novelist Colm Tóibín was one of the feature attractions at the recent Sydney Writers’ Festival, but even the man himself says he was blown away by the level of interest in his appearances at a number of different events around the city.
The crowds flocked to see the author of the 2010 Costa Novel [...]

Ireland’s entry into this year’s Eurovision song contest, sung by 1993 winner Niamh Kavanagh, has bombed in the final.
Niamh and her Titanic-sized ballad finished third from the bottom on a measly 25 points which is only three points more than Dustin the Turkey polled when he failed to get out of the [...]

U2 have cancelled their headline slot at Glastonbury and postponed much of their world tour after singer Bono was told to rest for at least two months following emergency surgery on his back that almost left him paralyzed.
The singer said he was “heartbroken” after pulling out of the show, which had been booked to mark [...]

Boyzone star Ronan Keating has separated from his wife Yvonne after 12 years of marriage, it has been announced.
The split is said to be “amicable” and the pair said they would continue to provide the best for their children.
It comes just months after Keating, 33, lost his close friend and Boyzone bandmate Stephen Gately.
A statement [...]

Dublin rock band Aslan, who were forced to abandon their Australian tour in April as a result of the grounding of their flights, have announced a new set of tour dates for September.
The group were scheduled to fly to Oz the day after the ash cloud from the troublesome Icelandic volcano first closed Dublin airport [...]

The Saw Doctors performed live to a sold out Metro Theatre in Sydney on St Patrick’s night. You can watch the entire concert in full on-line, just click here.