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 ...

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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When Luke Kelly died in 1984, the folk world lost a gravel-voiced storyteller whose work with The Dubliners helped define a generation of Irish song. His powerful recordings, from rousing anthems to ...

“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 ...