Gardai say the tragic incident happened in the Jobstown area of the Capital at around 2pm on Tuesday | FILE PHOTO
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The Nomads
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Formed on Easter Sunday, 1964, by Jim Cantwell, the original members of The Nomads included Noel Power (vocals), Fergie Hogan (trombone/vocalist), Paddy O'Keeffe (trumpet/vocalist), Paddy Dooley (guitar/vocalist), Jim Dwyer (guitar/vocalist), Jim Cantwell (saxophone) and Dermot Delaney (drums). During September/October that year, vocalist Paddy Hanrahan joined and guitarist Pakie Dwyer joined in 1965.
They toured Britain on several occasions, sometimes three or four times a year, and 25 years ago in May, 1967, they played in New York and Chicago.
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That same year they released Lough Sheelin and during their career, The Nomads played all 32 counties in Ireland.
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