President Michael D Higgins paid tribute to the musician, saying: “The loss of Paddy Cole is the loss of one of the founding icons of the great period of the Irish showbands. “From the Capitol ...

SHOWBAND legend Paddy Cole is being remembered ... was one of the leaders of Irish showbusiness for the last 70 years. He was receiving hospice care at the time of his death.

Legendary Irish saxophone player and singer Paddy Cole has passed away at the age of 85. The musician and radio presenter had been battling incurable lung cancer since 2022 and had been receiving ...

Wesley Somerville died when his own bomb exploded as he attempted to murder members of the Miami Showband in July 1975. Three members of the band also lost their lives when the minibus they were ...

Jiving is a way of life for some and something that every young Irish rural person will have to learn one way or another but how did it become so popular in Ireland?

The Monaghan music man, who was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2022, was one of the leaders of Irish showbusiness for ... “From the Capitol Showband to his own Superstars, Paddy Cole’s ...

"What we witnessed today was the subversion of the Irish constitution ... This has never happened in the history of the state before," Martin told a hastily arranged press conference. "The most ...

“I was drunk from the feet up,” said Colm Oates, laughing. We were sitting in the corner of his Belfast pub, The Garrick, as he recalled his first taste of poitín. “I tried to stand, but my ...

However, despite these trends and the increasing centrality of immigration to Irish life, the far-right failed to make an electoral breakthrough. Unlike in various European Union countries where ...

Showband icon and “beloved entertainer” Paddy Cole has died aged 85. The saxophone player and singer who packed dancehalls across Ireland and met Elvis Presley had just celebrated his 85th ...

The veteran music impresario who promoted The Miami Showband’s ill-fated dance at the Castle Ballroom in Banbridge before the massacre has revealed its date was changed at the request of the ...