More than just a party band with a "weird little sound", The Scratch's third album Pull Like A Dog is out now ...

A 2021 documentary examined how the Dubliners' iconic song "Seven Drunken Nights" was once banned by national broadcaster RTÉ because of its sexual nature. Released in 1967, the song "Seven Drunken ...

Like many Irish of my generation, I grew up on the Dubliners and Ronnie Drew, not to mention bandmate Luke Kelly, whose voice was harsh as cut glass but it touched you to the bone. I saw Kelly once, ...

Tv producer, Ceoladh Sheahan writes about a very special gig The Dubliners played in one of Dublin's most iconic buildings and how the recording very nearly never made it to television but will have ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Barney McKenna, the last founding member of the Irish folk band the Dubliners, has died aged 72. It is understood McKenna collapsed at his Dublin home on Thursday morning and was pronounced dead at ...

“Eamonn was a true legend and brilliant guitar player. He passed away peacefully surrounded by his wife and family. “He will be greatly missed by all his friends and fans around the world. We are ...