Highlights

7 online livestreamed gigs to watch this week
Denise Chaila & Martin Hayes on the government’s Arts and Culture Recovery Taskforce
Sault release brilliant second album of 2020 – UNTITLED (Rise)
EPIC share open letter signed by over 600 people in the Irish music industry
Nialler9 Podcast: Pillow Queens’ debut album reviewed & a chat with Niamh Regan
EPIC launch a 9-point pre-budget plan & an Uplift campaign for the survival of the Irish live music industry & its workers
Nightclubs are not coming back to Irish society this year, according to Irish government’s Living With COVID-19 plan
10 new Irish songs you should hear this week
And So I Watch You From Afar, Joshua Burnside & Ciaran Lavery for drive-in Belfast shows
National Campaign for the Arts outlines 9 measures needed to save the arts in Ireland in their Pre-Budget Submission 2021
Minister for Culture & Arts Catherine Martin says live music will be allowed in pubs, current restrictions on live events are “an anomaly” and an arts taskforce will be established
Nialler9 Podcast: Niamh Regan’s sublime debut album & the Irish hip-hop documentary
For Those I Love’s music video for ‘I Have A Love’ is a moving tribute to friendship
€6 million live & music industry support packages announced by Irish government
The 25 best songs of the month
Bicep are playing a special live streamed show this Friday
14 new Irish songs you should hear this week
Bandcamp Friday: Releases to buy from God Knows, Rush Hour, Ordnance Survey, Emma Langford & more
SZA returns with ‘Hit Different’ featuring Ty Dolla $ign & The Neptunes
Kean Kavanagh announces Dog Person LP & ‘Emma’ video