Showband legend Paddy Cole reveals that turning 85 is a gift he never expected to receive at Christmas. The veteran sax ...

He volunteered for the Royal Navy at 17 only when girls asked ... the McFlannels before a move London where he compered The Show Band Show. Archive tapes from it find him introducing his hero ...

THE news of the passing of Vincent Gill, Killiney, Dublin, was received with sadness in his native Mayo and in showband ...

Rather I noticed him because it was inevitable that one would come across his name. TJ was manager of the Royal Showband, and seemed to me to be ahead of his time in terms of the music business. He ...

Brendan, today, has the same high energy he was renowned for in the exciting days of The Royal Showband and The Big Eight. He will be joined on stage by his daughter Aisling as “special guest” fresh ...

Brendan, today, has the same high energy he was renowned for in the exciting days of The Royal Showband and The Big Eight. He will be joined on stage by his daughter Aisling as “Special Guest”, fresh ...

There was however the Drama Festival, bingo and the opera. Some of the most popular bands to play in The Premier were Brendan Boyer & The Royal Showband, Butch Moore & The Capitol, Dickie Rock & The ...

Vincent Gill, formerly of Murneen, who died peacefully on December 22nd, was a member of The Royal Blues, one of the most successful showbands to come out of the West of Ireland. The band was founded ...

The Adelphi [was] a household name because Dee and Jimmy were able to attract not just the best show bands in Ireland such as the The Royal Showband and The Dixies but [also] some of the top names in ...

Brendan Bowyer and the Royal were the headline act on opening ... who was involved in the showband business himself. “The Reynolds, you see, were great tacticians and they were buying this ...

The royal family has delighted fans by sharing a magical new photo ahead of their Christmas celebrations at Sandringham. The heartwarming image shows the Norfolk estate blanketed in snow ...

It all harkens back to the British royal family’s deep German roots Joe Giddens/PA Images/Getty The royal family Christmas is synonymous with tradition, and one tradition that steadfastly ...