Comic Ardal O'Hanlon drove around in a VW camper van, as many of the showbands did Showbands were distinct from the four-man beat combos elsewhere; they were larger for a start, typically numbering ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. EXCLUSIVE: Rock star Adam Clayton will explore the unique phenomenon of the Irish showband in doc series Ballroom Blitz. The show, ...

Dickie Rock at the dress rehearsal for the Eurovision Song Contest in 1966 - Smith Archive/Alamy Dickie Rock, who has died aged 88, was a singer who became a huge favourite in Ireland with the Miami ...

Ronan Collins sings his renowned tributes to The Great Joe Dolan and Dickie Rock and more! Joining Ronan is ‘The King’ himself Brendan Bowyer. He is simply a living Legend of showbiz for the past 40 ...

FOR music lovers, there is a special night in store at University Concert Hall (UCH) this Valentine's Day. Reeling in the Showband Years will be in Limerick on February 14. READ A ...

Joe Dolan, one of Ireland's first pop music stars, who entertained audiences for decades with Vegas-style showmanship, has died, his family said Thursday. He was 68. By The Associated Press DUBLIN, ...

Tributes have been paid to Dickie Rock, a star of Ireland’s showband era, after his death at the age of 88. Rock was a former singer with the Miami Showband and went on to enjoy a successful solo ...