Northern Irish electronic act Bicep score this week’s highest new entry on the Official Irish Albums Chart with Isles.
10.01.2021 - 03:44 / officialcharts.com
Dermot Kennedy’s Giants was the biggest song released in 2020 by a homegrown artist.
The singer-songwriter from County Dublin released Giants in June, which is inspired by the poem ‘What if 2020 Isn’t Cancelled?’ by Leslie Dwight. Its message of hope was taken to Ireland’s hearts, especially after Dermot’s surprise performance of the track with superfan Michael Maloney on The Late Late Toy Show in November.
Giants spent twenty consecutive weeks in the Official Irish Singles Chart Top 10, before
Northern Irish electronic act Bicep score this week’s highest new entry on the Official Irish Albums Chart with Isles.
Neil Lennon remains as boss. The influential Association of Irish Celtic Supporters' Clubs have ramped up pressure on Parkhead chiefs to act with a strongly worded statement.
Tolu Makay is on course to make her first appearance on the Official Irish Singles Chart with her cover of The Saw Doctors' N17 with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra.
It seems like a lockdown split was on the cards for Sherlock actress Amanda Abbington and her boyfriend, Irish actor Jonjo O’Neill.
Naman Ramachandran U.K.-based distributor DCD Rights has acquired international distribution rights, excluding Australia, for the third and final season of drama series “Jack Irish.”DCD has already pre-sold North America to AMC Networks’ streamer Acorn TV.The third season, titled “Jack Irish: Hell Bent,” sees Guy Pearce (“A Christmas Carol,” “Mildred Pierce”) return in the eponymous role of the criminal lawyer turned troubleshooter, and the cast also includes Marta Dusseldorp (“Stateless”),
Irish outfit Cartoon Saloon has established itself as one of the world’s most consistently excellent animation studios, having received Oscar nominations across projects including Song of the Sea, The Secret of Kells and The Breadwinner.
Children and the young at heart were thrilled to see a flurry of snow envelop the country on Sunday with many people heading out to take it all in.
Ayrshire ‘romeo’ who crossed the Irish Sea on a jet ski to see his girlfriend has said he'd do it all again. Dale McLaughlan, from Irvine, hit the headlines after travelling for four-and-a-half hours over choppy waters to visit his girlfriend Jessica Radcliffe on the Isle of Man.
US boyband Why Don’t We score this week’s highest new entry on the Official Irish Albums Chart with The Good Times and The Bad Ones.
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Olivia Rodrigo – star of Disney+ show High School Musical: The Musical: The Series – speeds in at Number 1 on the Official Irish Singles Chart with Drivers License.
Despite the closure of physical stores through lockdown and delays to the manufacturing process because of the COVID-19 pandemic, albums consumption increased overall in Ireland in 2020, with Dermot Kennedy claiming the biggest album of the year.
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Despite the unprecedented challenges of 2020, overall consumption of recorded music in Ireland rose year-on-year, the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) can confirm today.
‘The nicest porter in Ireland’ John Doyle was among the frontline workers to receive the COVID vaccine on air during Friday’s Late Late Show leaving viewers ’emotional.’
Dermot Kennedy retains the top spot on this week’s Official Irish Albums Chart, taking out a 17th non-consecutive week at Number 1 with Without Fear.