A 2021 documentary examined how the Dubliners' iconic song "Seven Drunken Nights" was once banned by national broadcaster RTÉ because of its sexual nature. Released in 1967, the song "Seven Drunken ...
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It was half way through “The Boarding House,” a story from James Joyce’s collection Dubliners, published exactly 100 years ago, that I realized what good writing really was. In the story a young man ...
Born on this day in 1940, Luke Kelly rose from Sheriff Street, Dublin, to become the gravel-voiced heart of The Dubliners. His renditions of "Raglan Road" and "The Auld Triangle" remain touchstones of ...
“Eamonn was a true legend and brilliant guitar player. He passed away peacefully surrounded by his wife and family. “He will be greatly missed by all his friends and fans around the world. We are ...
With his huge bushy beard, trademark gravelly voice and a gift for stripping a song down to its soul, Ronnie Drew was one of Ireland's musical heroes. He was a founder member of the folk group the ...
American Pie singer Don McLean and veteran Irish band the Dubliners are to be honoured for their lifetime achievements at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. The Dubliners are celebrating their 50th ...
"For Dublin can be heaven with coffee at eleven and a stroll in Stephen's Green." – from the Dublin Saunter I love Dublin. You may also have this condition. It’s called civic pride. Broadly defined as ...