Born Lionel Brockman Richie Jr Lionel Richie rose to fame in the 1970s as a songwriter and the co-lead singer of the Motown group Commodores writing and recording the hit singles Easy, Sail On and ...

A member of the judging panel in Ireland's Eurosong competition has defended it against criticism from the runner-up. The competition was won by EMMY, singing Laika Party, and the Norwegian singer ...

The Brixton-based charity has run programmes including, Mandem, Lets Talk, helping young boys to express themselves through ...

At any point in music time, there is space for a floppy-haired, fresh-faced, four-piece guitar band in the bloom of its youth ...

Cork singer-songwriter Cian Ducrot has won a Grammy Award for his ... In place since 1969, the 27-year-old Corkman is the ...

Quite frankly, Amaechi and El-Rufai were dead right. Nigerians are too docile and possess incredibly short-spanned memory. It ...

Ugandan officials are investigating the source of the country’s latest Ebola outbreak following the death of a nurse, marking the first recorded fatality since the nation’s last outbreak ended ...

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After 35 years on Grand Avenue, beloved Irish gift shop Irish on Grand will close its doors. Irish on Grand owners Maeve O’Mara and Liam O’Neill said while business is currently thriving ...

Some of Ireland’s best-known singers and musicians will perform at a ‘Music for Hope’ concert in Buncrana on February 16 to raise funds for a Ugandan school that educates children living in one of the ...

Thomas entered the transfer portal last week after the Irish fell in the College Football Playoff national title game to Ohio State. This past season, Thomas made 18 grabs for 167 yards and two ...