Comic Ardal O'Hanlon drove around in a VW camper van, as many of the showbands did Showbands were distinct from the four-man beat combos elsewhere; they were larger for a start, typically numbering ...

Analysis: The showband and cabaret star was a versatile singer, but he selected the songs he wanted to record and perform with great care To his many fans Dickie Rock could sing anything. His vocal ...

Joe Dolan, one of Ireland's first pop music stars who entertained audiences for decades with Vegas-style showmanship, has died from a brain hemorrhage, his family announced. He was 68. By The ...

Joe Dolan, one of Ireland's first pop music stars, who entertained audiences for decades with Vegas-style showmanship, has died, his family said Thursday. He was 68. By The Associated Press DUBLIN, ...

Joseph Francis Robert Dolan (16 October 1939 – 26 December 2007) was an Irish entertainer, recording artist, and pop singer. Chiefly known in Ireland for his association with showbands and for his ...

"The Portable Theatre," a portrait of the McCormick players, one of the last travelling theatre groups in Ireland in the late 1960s, is now available to stream via the Irish Film Institute's Archive ...

DUBLIN, Ireland — Joe Dolan, one of Ireland's first pop music stars who entertained audiences for decades with Vegas-style showmanship, has died from a brain hemorrhage, his family announced. He was ...