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  1. "Once" star becomes a Hare Krishna
    April 01, 09

    Krishna, Krishna, Hansard, Hansard! The Frames lead singer gives a remarkably candid interview about his faith to a group of Columbia University journalism students on board a Dublin-New York flight in late March

  2. Five great Irish bands to see before you die
    March 12, 09

    If there is one thing that Irish people do really well, it's music. And what can be better than seeing a great Irish band live? So, check out this list – and go and see these bands right now. Before you die. (Or in the case of The Pogues, before Shane MacGowan dies.)

  3. Best Irish movies of all time
    March 10, 09

    See where "The Crying Game," My Left Foot" and "The Commitments" rank on a countdown of the best films out of Ireland.

  4. Irish Oscar-worthy performances
    March 10, 09

    Daniel Day-Lewis has two Oscars, while Peter O'Toole, Richard Harris and Liam Neeson don't have any. See the roles for which they could have, and perhaps should have, won.

  5. Once More With Feeling
    March 10, 09

    Once, a stunning new Irish film opening nationwide on May 18, tells the tale of a Grafton Street busker and a Czech immigrant who come together over an eventful week to write, rehearse and record songs that bring their unique love story to life. CAHIR O'DOHERTY reports.

    AS the two lead roles in the exciting new Irish film Once get to know each other, sparks fly and new songs are written.

  6. A Wee Bit of Geary
    March 10, 09

    THE eighth annual Wee CRAIC festival is presented by Jet Blue Airways this year, and it is fitting as the festival boasts a soaring lineup of musical and cinematic talent! It's called the Wee CRAIC because it is a one-night offshoot of the larger three-day music and film festival The CRAIC held every March in New York.

    Held at DUMBO's Powerhouse Arena on Saturday, September 20, A Wee Craic features live acoustic sets from musicians such as Mark Geary, Mundy and Colin Smith of the band Mr. North.

  7. Things Are Just Swell
    March 10, 09

    Success hasn't spoiled Irish Oscar winning singer/songwriter Glen Hansard. Fresh from his walk up the red carpet in LA, he returned to Dublin to give the coveted golden statue to his mother to show off in the bingo hall. This week the star of the hit indie film Once joins his co-stars on stage for a one night only concert in New York.

  8. HIGH ON GEARY
    March 10, 09

    OPIUM is an appropriate name for the music of Dublin singer-songwriter Mark Geary's new album. It's dark, sometimes dangerous, and no less addictive.

    The set opens with "Cold Litte Fire," a song about seduction that, like many of these songs, can also speak to the temptations of chemically-induced euphoria.

  9. 'Once' Getting the Once Over
    March 09, 09

    "FALLING Slowly," the Oscar nominated song by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova from the hugely successful Irish film Once, may be ruled ineligible for the nomination. According to Greg Mitchell, the editor of Editor and Publisher journal, the song appeared on two albums before the movie came out, which is strongly disapproved of by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.But the question is, was the song written for the movie first and then ended up on CDs as the film made its slow way to release? Mitchell acknowledged that Hansard was definitely asked to write original songs for the movie, but whether "Falling Slowly" was one of them is not yet known for sure.

  10. Once More With Feeling
    March 09, 09

    THIS is the year of the Oscar musical hiccup. Just this week, after a lengthy process of consultation, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has finally ruled that the song "Falling Slowly," the signature track from the breakout hit Irish film Once, is again eligible for Oscar consideration. Written by the Frames lead singer Glen Han-sard and Marketa Irglova, stars of Once, the song's road to Oscar glory has been long and winding.

  11. Oscar joy for Once and Day-Lewis By Declan O'Kelly It was a victorious night for the Irish in
    March 09, 09

    Oscar joy for Once and Day-Lewis

    By Declan O'Kelly

    It was a victorious night for the Irish independent movie Once, as its stars and songwriters Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova picked up an Oscar for best original song for "Falling Slowly" at the ceremony held at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles on February 24. It was the first nomination and win for both, and Hansard could hardly believe what was happening as he accepted the famous statue.

    "What are we doing here? This is mad," said the 37-year-old Hansard, who is also the lead singer of the Irish band The Frames.

  12. Who Will Win an Irish Grammy?
    March 09, 09

    AS the February 15 ceremony draws nearer, details on this year's Meteor Awards show are leaking out. This is the equivalent of the Grammys on the Emerald Isle. The Blizzards, Cathy Davey and Future Kings of Spain are among the nominees for this year's Meteor Ireland Music Awards, which will take place in the RDS on Friday, February 15.

  13. A Ballad for Drew
    March 09, 09

    According to Hot Press magazine in Ireland, U2, Simon Carmody and Kila have led a collaboration on a special tribute to The Dubliners' legend Ronnie Drew, which was recently recorded in Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin.

    Sinead O'Connor, Christy Moore, Andrea Corr, Shane McGowan, Bob Geldof, Damien Dempsey, Gavin Friday, Jerry Fish, Paul Brady, Paddy Casey, Mundy, Chris de Burgh, Ronan Keating, Mary Black and the Chieftains were among the acts that streamed through the studio, according to spies at the magazine, which added that Frames singer Glen Hansard recorded his vocals on a telephone from the Czech Republic.

    The song, entitled "The Ballad of Ronnie Drew," is a collaboration, written by the Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter, with Bono, the Edge and the former Golden Horde singer and songwriter Simon Carmody.

  14. Shaz Has What It Takes
    March 09, 09

    A black lesbian Irish activist who shaves her head. Uh-huh. Yeah, right.

  15. A Gem of a Singer
    March 09, 09

    Young, blonde, and hotter than donut grease - musical careers have been made (and, in Britney Spears' case, derailed) on much less than this. On her new CD "The Hollow of Morning," Tipperary-born Gemma Hayes proves that she is much more than just a pretty face.

    She is an Irish sister-in-arms to Jewel and Dido, offering an enticing package of lilting poetry, catchy acoustic melodies and a come hither persona that comes at you loud and clear, despite her penchant for whispering throughout The Hollow of Morning.

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