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Is It Time to Rethink the Split Between Ireland’s Live Music and Club Culture Scenes?

Max HeyraudOctober 14, 2025

Traditionally, live music and club culture have existed in entirely separate orbits, not just in Ireland, but across the world. The two rarely cross paths, and... Read More...

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Has Dance Music in Ireland Become Festival-First and Club-Second?

Max HeyraudOctober 1, 2025

Over half a million people raved at festivals across Ireland this summer, but how many of them actually go to clubs? Never before have there been so many fe... Read More...

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Aero on How Ireland’s Restrictive Nights Have Taught Me About DJing

Max HeyraudAugust 29, 2025

Four Four Magazine Features Editor, Aero, reflects on how Ireland’s restrictive club hours have shaped the way DJs play and how we consume club culture, ahead ... Read More...

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No Means No: Club Culture Has a Consent Problem

Chloe MooreJuly 3, 2025

Why Irish club culture needs to confront groping, silence, and the myth of the ‘normal’ night out. Nightlife has always meant more to me than just mus... Read More...

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Why Pride 2025 Was One of the Most Culturally Defining Moments in Ireland This Year

Max HeyraudJuly 1, 2025

In a year marked by deep political divides and rising far-right backlash, Irish Pride 2025 emerged as a powerful celebration of identity, resilience, and hope.... Read More...

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How Galway Quietly Became the Electro Capital of Ireland

Max HeyraudJuly 1, 2025

In a country where four-to-the-floor still dominates the dancefloor, Galway has quietly emerged as Ireland’s unlikely epicentre for raw, underground electro. ... Read More...

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Why Everyone’s Still Talking About the Irish at Glastonbury

Max HeyraudJune 30, 2025

Glastonbury 2025 saw Irish artists, led by Kneecap, turn the festival into a bold showcase of political defiance and cultural pride. As Glastonbury 2025 dra... Read More...

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Last-Minute Ticket Buying is Killing Great Parties

Max HeyraudJune 9, 2025

Promoters across Ireland’s nightlife community are sounding the alarm as the culture of last-minute ticket buying is threatening their ability to produce high-... Read More...

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5 Must-Know Parties Defining Irish Club Culture

Max HeyraudJune 4, 2025

We shine a spotlight on five crews making their mark from Belfast to Cork, Galway to Limerick, and Dublin in between, each one carving out a space for their so... Read More...

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What We Learned from One of the Biggest Weekends in Irish Dance Music

Max HeyraudJune 3, 2025

This past bank holiday weekend felt like a watershed moment for Irish dance music, so we pulled together some key takeaways from a huge few days. Thousands ... Read More...

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