But as a description of a certain kind of male, the term was already threatened with extinction then, alongside “mean old ...

The 40th anniversary of Phil Lynott’s death was marked this weekend by fans, musicians and artists celebrating the life and ...

Elsewhere over new year, I also attended the Vibe for Michael Furey, or James Joyce’s The Dead, as it’s better known. This ...

Violence in the North, a failed divorce referendum, and the Chernobyl disaster marked 1986. On a lighter note, Gay Byrne ...

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Top axeman, Col McSherry, is a founding member of famed Guns n Roses tribute, Mr Brownstone, and latterly GnR. Col takes on ...

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Roz Purcell is a wealthy woman in her own right, but the Tipperary woman's soon-to-be in-laws are in a league of their own.

From closing the first ever Bowie Symposium in Limerick University to headlining the Dublin Bowie Festival since its ...

Remember when Thin Lizzy delivered a fiery version of the band’s classic tune “Jailbreak” on ‘The Midnight Special’?

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Rolf Adlercreutz / Alamy Stock Photo Phil Lynott was 36 years old at the time of his death. The death of Phil Lynott in ...