Irish Charts: Rising DJ Ryan Ennis on breakthrough hit Close and Dublin's house music scene: "You've always got to have a back-up plan!"

COVID pandemic.Musicians, visual artists, writers, dancers, actors and those working in film are among the anonymous recipients who have been chosen at random from a pool of more than 9,000 people. News of the scheme was first shared in January.The Basic Income for the Arts scheme will run for three years at a cost of €25m (£22million), reports the BBC.As was the case in Northern Ireland, arts and entertainment venues in the Republic of Ireland were closed for long periods due to COVID restrictions which affected artists’ income.The payment is not means tested so the 2,000 people selected may still be eligible for social welfare payments and will still be able to earn other money from their work.

Aer Lingus has cancelled all UK flights scheduled to leave Dublin Airport after 2pm as an ongoing IT issue wreaks havoc.

Lewis Capaldi is sharing with the world that he has Tourette’s syndrome.

The hunt identify a woman who washed ashore in Scotland 16 years ago has taken a new turn following a breakthrough by cold case investigators.

A hero sister babysitting her younger siblings died trying to save them in the Dublin machete attack. Lisa Cash, 18, and her eight-year-old twin siblings Christy and Chelsea Cawley were killed at their home in the early hours of Sunday (September 4), Birmingham Live reports.

Kerry Katona feared it would be "awkward" reuniting with Brian McFadden at their daughter's 21st birthday party after she made a joke about their sex life on a podcast. The former Atomic Kitten star - who was married to Westlife's Brian for four years from 2002 until 2006 - attended their daughter Molly's bash in Dublin, Ireland on Saturday (03. 09.

Ekin-Su fever has continued to spread in the weeks following the reality starlet’s Love island victory, with fans in Dublin being brought to tears upon meeting her. Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlua , 28, won the reality dating show Love island alongside now-boyfriend Davide Sanclimenti, 27. And while the pair have recently faced cheating rumours , the craze surrounding them only seems to have continued, with Ekin-Su being mobbed by fans upon arrival in Dublin, where she was opening a new BPerfect store.

Love Island lovebirds Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti are back in each other's arms after their busy new work schedules kept them apart. Since being crowned winners of the ITV2 dating show, the pair have been busy planning their next business moves, meaning they haven't had much time for one another.

Three members of the same family who were the victims of a horrific triple killing in Dublin have been named and pictured.

Manori Ravindran International Editor Variety can reveal a first look at Maggie Smith and Laura Linney in the new drama “The Miracle Club,” which has wrapped production in Ireland and is now in post. The Dublin-shot film, which also stars Kathy Bates, centers on four Dublin women who come together on a pilgrimage to the holy city of Lourdes in France, where they discover the solidarity in their friendship and unveil their own personal miracles. Directed by Thaddeus O’Sullivan, “The Miracle Club” wrapped over the summer at Ardmore Studios in Dublin. The film also features Oscar nominee Stephen Rea (“The Crying Game,” “The Usual Suspects”) and up-and-coming star Agnes O’Casey (“Longbourn,” “Ridley Road”).

Love Island fans were quick to flood Dami Hope's latest post with compliments as he reunited with girlfriend Indiyah Polack. The pair have reminded quiet on social media than their fellow finalists but were finally seen back together this week - just as Indiyah shared two major announcements.

Tonight (August 31), Arcade Fire will perform in Dublin's 3Arena, the band's first concert since frontman Win Butler was accused of sexual misconduct (Butler has denied these claims).

Two radio stations in Canada have confirmed that they will not be playing Arcade Fire music following news this week of multiple allegations of sexual misconduct by four separate people against frontman Win Butler. Ottawa City News reports that CBC will “pause” playing Arcade Fire on both CBC Music FM and the SiriusXM CBC Radio 3 station "until we learn more about the situation." Toronto's Indie88 also confirmed that “a quick decision" had been made to pull the band’s music with a "fulsome internal conversation about the permanence of this decision" to follow.

Right at the beginning of The March On Rome, a special screening in the Venice Days section of the Venice Film Festival, Mark Cousins draws our collective gaze to a piece of graffiti saying that cinema is most powerful weapon of all. It isn’t clear — to me, anyway — whether that joyful proclamation dates back to 1922, when Benito Mussolini led a Fascist march from Naples to Rome, or to some other eruption of historical optimism. Cinema isn’t as powerful as all that — if it were, Fascism would have been clobbered to a pulp by Chaplin, Lubitsch and all the other filmmakers who lampooned its vainglorious leaders. But images do matter. They certainly mattered to Italian Fascism.

Arcade Fire appear to be moving ahead with their ‘WE’ tour – despite frontman Win Butler facing allegations of sexual misconduct (all of which he has denied) – and began the UK leg in Dublin last night (August 30). Feist opened for the show as planned, but has committed to donating all proceeds earned from her merch sales to the local chapter of Women’s Aid.As shown in a photo making the rounds on social media, Feist’s merch stall was adorned with a flyer that read: “All proceeds from Feist merchandise will be donated to Women’s Aid Dublin”.

Fascism – its roots, legacy and contemporary manifestations – is a leitmotif running throughout the 79th Venice Film Festival as Italy marks the centenary of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini’s fateful power grab in 1922, in an era when totalitarian leaders are once again on the rise.

Madonna earns the biggest new album of the week in Ireland with greatest hits collection Finally Enough Love.