Cian Etherington

Dublin, Leinster

Journalist at Extra.ie

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'Nobody really knew what to make of it'

3 days ago | extra.ie | Cian Etherington

2025 marks the silver jubilee of Ireland’s unofficial national anthem – Mark McCabe’s ‘Maniac 2000’ – The essential classic club track that every Irish person has shaken their booty to. Even if you think you haven’t, trust me, you have. For 25 years, the song has been blasted out at discos, clubs, pubs, weddings and sporting events – usually at night’s end, summoning delirious dancers to the dance floor at every shindig, blowout and jamboree like a Pavlovian klaxon.
Irish music stars to perform in defense of KNEECAP at court

3 days ago | extra.ie | Cian Etherington

Love Music Hate Racism have announced a protest in defence of KNEECAP’s Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, aka Mo Chara, for August 20 at the Westminster Magistrates Court, the day of his full hearing. It will welcome a number of speakers and artists, including Nadine Shah, Gurriers, Maverick Sabre, Ben Jamal, Gerry Carroll MLA, Ghassan Abu-Sitta and Samira Ali, with more to be announced.
U2’s The Edge becomes an Irish citizen

4 days ago | extra.ie | Cian Etherington

It was a proud day for U2 guitarist David Howell Evans, better known as The Edge, who officially became an Irish citizen during a naturalisation ceremony in Killarney, County Kerry, yesterday. Evans, 63, who was born in Essex to Welsh parents but has lived in Ireland since infancy, was among thousands to take the oath of allegiance at the event in Killarney on Monday.
The Prodigy announce 2026 Belfast and Dublin shows

4 days ago | extra.ie | Cian Etherington

The Prodigy have announced a brand-new UK and Ireland tour for April 2026, with stops in Belfasts SSE Arena on April 27 and in Dublin’s 3Arena on April 28. Welcoming Carl Cox as special guest, the tours set will comprise tracks from their 7 UK number one albums.
BREAKING: Tributes pour in as rock legend dead at 46

4 days ago | extra.ie | Cian Etherington

Patrick Walden, the former lead guitarist in the British rock band Babyshambles, has died at the age of 46, the band have announced. Writing in a statement also shared by Pete Doherty on Friday eve, the band said: “It is with deep regret and sadness that we share the news of Patrick Walden’s death. Today's top videos STORY CONTINUES BELOW “We feel very fortunate to have known, loved and worked with him and we kindly ask for respect and privacy during these difficult times.
Pete Doherty on fatherhood, crack houses and his favourite Irish pub

4 days ago | extra.ie | Cian Etherington

Resplendent in his Xmas jammies, Pete Doherty welcomes Stuart Clark onto his tour bus. Up for discussion are his cracking new album Felt Better Alive, parenthood, religion, his love affair with traditional Irish music and The Libertines’ holographic adventures.
Olivia Rodrigo Marlay Park Preview: 'Who among her peers shares Rodrigo’s love of 1990s indie rock – a passion forged listening to her parents’ Smashing Pumpkins and Hole records?'

5 days ago | extra.ie | Cian Etherington

When Olivia Rodrigo began her European tour in Dublin in April 2024, it was a performance resplendent with pop energy and punk-rock fervour. Opening with the Pixies-go-bubblegum ‘Bad Idea, Right?’ and then swerving into Gen Z emo bangers ‘Vampire’ and ‘Drivers License’, she showcased a pedal-to-the-floor stage presence and an irrepressible sense of fun. The atmosphere was somewhere between a mosh pit and the school disco.
FILM REVIEW OF THE WEEK: Lollipop

1 week ago | extra.ie | Cian Etherington

Daisy-May Hudson’s Lollipop is a fierce and necessary fiction feature burning with the truth of lived experience. In this impassioned story of one mother’s post-prison struggle to regain her children, Hudson lays bare the punitive systems that punish poverty, pathologise emotion, and criminalise the survival strategies of women who are already navigating impossible odds.
Christy Moore releases new track for Michael D. Higgins

1 week ago | extra.ie | Cian Etherington

Christy Moore has released ‘Music to Our Ears’, a spoken word tribute to President Michael D. Higgins. The track, written by poet Johnny Broderick and produced by Gavin Murphy, celebrates President Higgins’ life and legacy as he enters the last months of his second and final term in office. The tribute will also feature on the extended edition of Moore’s No.1 album A Terrible Beauty, set for release later this year.
WATCH: Oasis Reunite in New Adidas Ad

1 week ago | extra.ie | Cian Etherington

Oasis have reunited in a new Adidas Originals advert. The campaign ties in with the band’s upcoming Live ’25 reunion tour and features new Adidas gear worn by Liam and Noel Gallagher. The three-minute video is set to the band’s 1994 track ‘Live Forever’ and combines old footage with new clips of the brothers in Adidas outfits. It ends with both appearing on screen together.