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Following the release of her acclaimed memoir, Barefoot Pilgrimage, Andrea Corr reflects on sexism in the music industry, coming to terms with the Catholic Church’s crimes without losing her faith, the importance of Billie Eilish, and the future of The Corrs.
BRYAN BROPHY
REVIEWS
FEATURES HAYLEY K STUART
MIGUEL RUIZ
THE HOT PRESS ROUND TABLE... 28 Ed Sheeran, Dolores O’Riordan, Gay Byrne, Billie Eilish, Cher, ‘A Fairytale Of New York’, X Factor and much, much more are on the agenda as a selectionbox of Irish musos gather for our festive pow-wow, presided over by Stuart Clark.
PAT CARTY
THE DARKNESS… 34 When the pomp-rock supremos invited Pat Carty to join their Irish tour, it was an offer he couldn’t refuse. Amidst the partying and backstage craziness, he gains a remarkable insight into a band with an unconquerable belief in
FRONTLINES...66
ALBUMS...100
Lucy O’Toole reports on the country’s
We assess the latest offerings from
first citywide charity busking festival,
Harry Styles, Leonard Cohen, Gene
In her most revealing interview to
Waterford’s Buskaid, which aids
Clark and more.
date, Irish soccer star Stephanie
local homeless women and families
Roche discusses the ups and
through Tintéan Housing Association.
downs of her career, the Irish
In the run-up to its fourth year, we
women’s team’s battles with the
talk to founder Tadhg Williams about
FAI, sexism in football and more.
BuskAid’s remarkable journey.
the rock and roll dream. MARK HOGAN
THE HOT PRESS INTERVIEW… 64
• PLUS MCCANN AND THE HOG
Tracks... 104 Tech... 106
Movies... 108 Books... 112 Live... 116 TV...126