Britney Spears

Greetings and salutations. Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick fly like trapped digital birds, bringing you a busy week in music news and a raucous Top 5 that examines the golden and the grotesque of the Irish Number Ones over the past…

This week on Up To 90 we chat Britney’s inferno and her recently confirmed secret Fair City sibling. We discuss friends’ penchant for older men and their Homevalue calendars, Julie reminisces on her singular dalliance with smoking, Fred is…

Physical distancing podcast vibes continue as NO ENCORE swings back into gear. This week, Craig and Dave do their best to work through the news, dive into the dark and moody return of The Weeknd and run down some songs they enjoy by artists…

Throughout the years, Miley Cyrus has been an undeniable presence in pop culture. Starting out as one of the key members of the Disney channel troop, we all watched in anticipation. What was she going to do next? Follow the likes of Britney…

“We decided to not write for radio, not write for a label, not write for anyone but ourselves.” - Aly & AJ in PAPER 'Potential Breakup Song' was huge. It was loud and bombastic. A moment-defining piece of pop music that vaulted…

'Julie, be honest, are you on or off the meds?' This week on Up To 90, the girls talk medication, mice, fake tan and queen of pop Ms Britney Spears. Having ascended to the throne of tweenie sensation as part of Mickey Mouse Cub, Britney…

The rumours are true - Dave and Colm stayed up til much too late/early to watch all seven hours of this year's WrestleMania spectacular. Craig, evidently much more of a grown man, did not. With things already tense between our intrepid…

Heard the one about Justin Bieber repeatedly asking a guy in a calm and measured fashion to please stop following and recording him on a Dublin street? It’s bloody hilarious, isn’t it? That Bieber, what a prick! He deserved it. How dare he…

My love of Britney Spears runs deep. It’s a love so strong that it reminds me that I have the ability to actually love at all. People are often bewildered by my love. She is seen as an act who is past it or irrelevant when the fact is that…

Welcome to THE PLAYLIST, where we pick a theme and, er, make a playlist around it. Sometimes you might get an essay, other times you might get just one sentence as a precursor to the laser-focused audio delights that await below. First up, …