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Paul Mescal set to star in show in Watergate

The smash hit musical play Are Ya Dancin’? – A Showband Story, comes to Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny for a one-night-only on Saturday, August 24. This tale offers a snapshot in time when Ireland was finally starting to find its’ voice and when ...

21 Jul 2024 at 13:00

National News

Plot targeting Miami Showband would have impacted Irish everywhere – survivor

A loyalist plot to paint the Miami Showband as transporting explosives would have impacted Irish people across the world, a survivor of the atrocity has said. Stephen Travers said he is not only relieved to have survived the atrocity, but ...

31 Jul 2025 at 15:34

Obituaries

"We will never see his likes again" - Iconic Kilkenny figure remembered

Tributes have been pouring in for the late Billy Murphy who sadly passed away unexpectedly last Thursday (January 25). Mr Murphy was a well-known musician and broadcaster locally and his passing has left much of the Kilkenny community in ...

29 Jan 2024 at 13:10

Kilkenny City

Legendary Kilkenny figure Billy Murphy passes away

The death has occurred of William (Billy) Murphy, Maple Drive, Ardnore, Kilkenny. Unexpectedly at St Luke's Hospital, on January 25. Mr Murphy was a well-known musician and broadcaster locally and his passing has left much of the ...

26 Jan 2024 at 15:54

National News

Tributes paid to singer Dickie Rock after death aged 88

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 career. The Dublin-born singer ...

06 Dec 2024 at 23:17

Obituaries

Famed Kilkenny showband musician Tom Dullard has died

A well known Kilkennyman, famed as a lead guitarist with showband the Black Aces, Tom Dullard, has died. Tom, of Thomas Square, Kilkenny, and late of Knocknew, Ballyfoyle, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 20, in the ...

22 Feb 2023 at 12:18

Northern Ireland

Miami Showband attack was ‘worst sight anyone could ever imagine’, says survivor

The aftermath of a loyalist ambush in which three members of the Miami Showband were killed 50 years ago was “the worst sight anyone could ever imagine”, a survivor of the attack has said. Des Lee said he remembers “every ...

31 Jul 2025 at 09:37

Northern Ireland

Legacy of Miami Showband ‘is more than music, it is bringing people together’

The legacy of the Miami Showband is about more than just music, it is bringing people together, a survivor of the loyalist ambush which targeted its members has said. Singer Fran O’Toole, guitarist Tony Geraghty and ...

31 Jul 2025 at 15:41

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