A popular choice. Fifty experts involved in the Irish music industry have ranked their ‘Fifty Best Irish Songs of All Time’ and the results have been totted up. The Irish Independent-ran feature mixes tunes from heavy hitters such as Thin Lizzy and U2 with alternative favourites from the likes of Whipping Boy and For Those […]

1 year ago

A popular choice. Fifty experts involved in the Irish music industry have ranked their ‘Fifty Best Irish Songs of All Time’ and the results have been totted up. The Irish Independent-ran feature mixes tunes from heavy hitters such as Thin Lizzy and U2 with alternative favourites from the likes of Whipping Boy and For Those […]

1 year ago

Songs For While I’m Away will be in cinemas this autumn. If you were to compile a list of Irish people whose lives are worthy of a documentary, Phil Lynott would certainly be near the top. He personified the term rock star, and created music that is still recognised as brilliant, years after it was […]

6 years ago

The coins are back in town. A €15 commemorative coin bearing the likeness of legendary Irish musician and Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott was launched today. The coin was revealed on Tuesday morning by President Michael D. Higgins at St. Kevin’s College, Crumlin, the former school of the Dublin icon. Lynott was born in 1949, making […]

6 years ago

“We love Thin Lizzy so f**king much.” One legend honours another. Right from the opening chords of ‘The Pretender’, Dave Grohl had the entire RDS in the palm of his hand and once again, the Foo Fighters didn’t disappoint during their most recent Irish gig on Wednesday night. In fact, the inclusion of tracks from […]

7 years ago

“We love you Philip. Thank you.” The came, they saw, they left people with their ear drums shaking. Another Slane is now in the history books but it’s likely that we’ll never see another band quite like Metallica. After first playing in Dublin on September 14, 1986 at the SFX – anyone there? – James […]

7 years ago