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Interview: Roe McDermott hears from PEAKY BLINDERS: THE IMMORTAL MAN creator Steven Knight, plus stars Cillian Murphy and Barry Keoghan "By the end of the film, I think he begins to realise what he actually stands for" hotpress.com/culture/cillia…

Interview - They Will Kill You (@theywillkill) director Kirill Sokolov: "I'm a huge fan of Martin McDonagh’s gallows humour and irony, and that whole Irish existential dread" hotpress.com/culture/they-w…

T'PAU announce new album after eleven years. hotpress.com/music/tpau-ann…

Live Report: Aisling Bea explores expectations with Older Than Jesus at Vicar St. hotpress.com/culture/live-r…

Dermot Kennedy announces North American leg of The Weight of the Woods Tour. hotpress.com/music/dermot-k…

New outdoor concert venue announced for Ireland. hotpress.com/music/new-outd…

Album Review: @TheNewPornos - The Former Site Of "...a gorgeous, meditative collection of songwriting about life in the 21st century...." hotpress.com/music/album-re…

MOBO Awards 2026: Olivia Dean among winners. hotpress.com/music/mobo-awa…

Check out some of our favourite Irish releases from the past week below! @howibecameawave, First Class Rebel, @Rory_The_Island, @CarolineKMusic, J Shields, @AEMAKofficial, Rita Perry, @MeganBurkeMusic, @TCullenMusic, @LemoncelloIE, @Florence_Road, @CableBoy3, Dead Goat, Somewhere North, Chase Nova Band, Wallfella & hikii, Mother of Pearl, The Wran, Forg. ie, Soft Rules, @WineMom_band, Asylum Road, @Sacktheband, @GildoKing, Cicada, Lyterian, TV People, Cabin, Jeorge II x Dok Beats, @conorrbyrne, @lemonade_shoe8, @SeanFeenyMusic. hotpress.com/music/new-iris…

FILM OF THE WEEK: Splitsville - Reviewed by Roe McDermott hotpress.com/film-tv/film-o…

The Wran have announced their debut album The Stone Man, along with a string of Irish tour dates. hotpress.com/music/the-wran…

Transgender athletes have responded to the Olympics' ban on transgender women competing in women's events. hotpress.com/opinion/transg…

Want to learn more about how the music industry works? Enrol now for our Music Industry Xplained (M.I.X) course – a 12-week lecture series kicking off next month, delivered by top specialists from the Irish and international music industries... hotpress.com/music/music-in…

Album Review: Kanye West, Bully hotpress.com/music/album-re…

Brendan Gleeson wins Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Actor. hotpress.com/film-tv/brenda…

.@daviefurey has teamed up with former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams on new single 'Donegal/The Swallow's Tail', out Friday, April 10. hotpress.com/music/davie-fu…

Album Review: @DavidGray - Nightjar "...perpetually mysterious and moving..." hotpress.com/music/album-re…

Album Review: @snailmail - Ricochet "Electric, eclectic and euphoric, it’s a searing salvo of old-school indie rock upholstered with an affecting thread of Gen Z melancholy – an LP that moshes and wipes away a tear at the same time" @matadorrecords hotpress.com/music/album-re…

Album Review: How I Became A Wave - How I Became A Wave "...understated yet resplendent – and deeply compelling..." hotpress.com/music/album-re…

Album Review: Dead Goat - Dead Goat "Hailed by this very mag as the north’s answer to the Traveling Wilburys, supergroup Dead Goat live up to their impressive pedigree with their life-affirming debut..." hotpress.com/music/album-re…