Singer Imelda May and her guitarist husband Darrel Higham have announced that they are expecting their first child.
In a statement on her official website, the couple said the baby is due in August.
May said: "I'm very happy, healthy and feeling great. I'm just over three months pregnant now and am enjoying every second. Darrel and I are over the moon!"
May and Higham are currently writing new material and will go back on tour in April.
They are due to play the Marquee in Cork on June 9.