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Tributes paid to singer Dickie Rock after death aged 88

Tributes have been paid to Dickie Rock, a star of Ireland’s showband era, after his death at the age of 88. Rock was a former singer with the Miami Showband and went on to enjoy a successful solo career. The Dublin-born singer represented Ireland in ...

06 Dec 2024 at 23:17

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Showbands Exhibition re-opens this Saturday

The famous Rainbow Ballroom of Romance, Glenfarne, will reopen its Showband Exhibition on this coming Saturday, May 6. The exhibition will be open every day from 12.00pm to 4.00pm. Come visit the newly extended display of the Big Bands from that ...

04 May 2017 at 13:00

Lifestyle

Leitrim man's story features in unique book on history of the Showband era

A story by a Leitrim man features prominently in a new book recalling the halcyon days of the showband era which was launched this week. 'From The Candy Store to the Galtymore' chronicles the late 1950s to the 1970s in rural and urban Ireland ...

14 Oct 2017 at 12:06

Northern Ireland

Miami Showband attack was ‘worst sight anyone could ever imagine’, says survivor

The aftermath of a loyalist ambush in which three members of the Miami Showband were killed 50 years ago was “the worst sight anyone could ever imagine”, a survivor of the attack has said. Des Lee said he remembers “every single thing in the ...

31 Jul 2025 at 09:37

Northern Ireland

Legacy of Miami Showband ‘is more than music, it is bringing people together’

The legacy of the Miami Showband is about more than just music, it is bringing people together, a survivor of the loyalist ambush which targeted its members has said. Singer Fran O’Toole, guitarist Tony Geraghty and trumpeter Brian McCoy ...

31 Jul 2025 at 15:41

National News

Plot targeting Miami Showband would have impacted Irish everywhere – survivor

A loyalist plot to paint the Miami Showband as transporting explosives would have impacted Irish people across the world, a survivor of the atrocity has said. Stephen Travers said he is not only relieved to have survived the atrocity, ...

31 Jul 2025 at 15:34

Northern Ireland

No evidence of collusion in UVF bombings of Dublin and Monaghan

There is no evidence that UK security forces colluded with the UVF to bomb Dublin and Monaghan in 1974, a review has found. The final Operation Kenova report also said there does not appear to be “any realistic opportunities” for a ...

09 Dec 2025 at 14:49

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