President Michael D Higgins described Rock as an “iconic performer”. “The showband period in Irish popular culture made a huge contribution to the history of Irish music, and indeed to that ...

Indians are better paid than their Irish counterparts, earning €883.74 a week at the median. The British were also higher paid than the Irish, while Italians were the other country whose ...

From Beyoncé and Daniel to showbands and storytelling, here’s why Ireland loves country musicOpens in new ... “The showband period in Irish popular culture made a huge contribution to the ...

Legendary Irish showband singer Dickie Rock has died at ... He and the band filled ballrooms across the country, and were hugely popular with female fans in particular, with the phrase ‘Spit ...

Dickie Rock and The Miami Showband in 1964 "Less than 10 years after Irish independence, these bands were traveling the country and people were getting out and dancing. It was the social media of ...

Ruth O'Connor talks to Lorraine Keane, Alan Hughes, and Norma Sheahan about the most magical time of the year Lorraine Keane, ...

Irish legends from the world of music and showbiz are set to gather on Thursday morning to say their final farewell to Miami Showband star Dickie Rock. The singer died on Friday, December 6 ...

As whiskey consumption continues to soar in the country, Bacardi India will be launching a new variant of its Irish spirit -- Teeling Whiskey – the Small Batch classic crafted specially for the Indian ...

Ireland's Taoiseach Simon Harris says he is setting aside "significant funds" to protect the country from any economic ... He described Irish unity as his aspiration, and that of his party ...

Rock was the frontman of the Miami Showband in the 1960s and early 1970s. The band had seven Irish number one singles and their hit song To Whom It Concerns became the theme song of The Late Late ...