It’s hard to believe Richie Egan released his first album as Jape two full decades ago. This stalwart of alternative Irish music – a former member of the Dublin bands Black Belt Jones, Sir Killalot ...

Dublin Irish electronic–rock band artist Jape play a live performance of two of their key albums at the National Concert Hall, Dublin on 14 September. We asked Jape the BIG questions . . . We need ...

Jape has just won their second Meteor Choice Music Prize award for his album Ocean of Frequency, at tonights awards at the Olympia, Dublin. Richie Egan and co. previously won the award for their 2008 ...

When an album achieves the widespread acclaim from music fans, the press, and just about everywhere else really that Ritual did, a band is oftentimes presented with two options when considering its ...

Dublin musician Jape has won this year's Choice Music Prize for his third album, Ritual. The 32-year-old Crumlin man, whose real name is Richie Egan, was crowned winner at a live awards show in Vicar ...

DUBLIN'S Vicar Street venue was pulsing with the best of Irish musical talent last night as the fourth annual Choice Music Prize awards went off with a bang. One man band Jape walked away with the ...

Richie Egan, of Jape, on his new record 9K HI, Vol 1: ‘I think it sounds very emotional and nostalgic’ ...

Richie Egan, the man behind – and in front of – Jape, is rarely lost for words, and so, one after the other, they tumble out in a stream. Unlike some people, however, who only talk so they can hear ...

Crumlin trailblazer Jape has announced a new album, Endless Threads, an Irish our and the release of his new single, Heal These Wounds. We asked him (Mr Ritchard Egan) the BIG questions . . . Endless ...

It's hard to quite explain why, because Ocean Of Frequency is as lovely as it is accomplished. Aptly for an album fascinated by the connections between scientific certainties and the mysteries of the ...