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 ...

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 ...

Were it not for the pusillanimity of publishers and printers, we might have celebrated the centenary of the publication of James Joyce's Dubliners in 2006 or 2009. But Joyce's refusal to cut or edit ...

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This year started off so well for The Dubliners. In January they played, and recorded, two special concerts at Dublin’s Christchurch Cathedral attended by President Michael D Higgins and his wife ...

“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 ...

Some time in the late 1990s, I read Dubliners by James Joyce. I recall enjoying his collection of short stories and was struck by how readable they were. That was as far as my relationship with Joyce ...

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Irish folk combo The Dubliners are now in the amazing 44th year of a career that has seen them release a top 20 single or album in the 60s, 80s and even the 00s, proving that they still seem to be as ...