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Author Elaine Feeney returns with Let Me Go Mad In My Own way

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Rory Gallagher first bought the guitar in 1963 for £100

Gallagher guitar to go on display at Collins Barracks

Rory Gallagher's 1961 Fender Stratocaster is to go on display at Collins Barracks in Dublin, the National Museum of Ireland has said.

visual arts • 05 Feb

5 acts that left Ireland to pursue fame and fortune

With each wave of emigration, Ireland has lost talented musicians. But many of them made an impact in their new homes. Some were even inspired by the emigrant experience...

History • 03 Aug 22

Listen: Rory Gallagher & Jerry Lee Lewis cover The Rolling Stones

A new compilation celebrating the music of Rory Gallagher features a previously unreleased collaboration with rock n'roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis.

Music • 21 Aug 20

Poet and writer Eamonn Wall on Irish-American threads and connections

Reviewed: From Oven Lane to Sun Prairie by Eamonn Wall

Resident in America since 1982, Eamonn Wall has been a keen student of the literary currents that ebb and flow between his native Ireland and his adopted land, as these perceptive and engaging essays testify.

Culture • 16 May 19

The Rory Gallagher statue, by David Annand, in Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal

Rory Gallagher rocks - celebrating his life and legacy

On the 70th anniversary of his birth, Rory Gallagher's biographer Marcus Connaughton pays a fond tribute to Ireland's greatest guitar hero.

Culture • 02 Mar 18

Competition - win classic Rory Gallagher albums on vinyl

March 2nd 2018 would have been Rory Gallagher's 70th birthday, and to celebrate the occasion, the man's entire solo catalogue is being reissued on remastered CD and 180-gram vinyl LP - better still, we've got some Gallagher vinyl to give away!

Music • 28 Feb 18

Rory Gallagher at 70 - watch 5 classic performances

Irish guitar hero Rory Gallagher was born in Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal 70 years ago this week - and to celebrate the occasion, we've compiled a quintet of classic Gallagher moments.

Culture • 27 Feb 18

Introducing... Dave Fanning's Story of Irish Rock

Dave Fanning's new ten-part series tells the story of Irish rock, from Dave's perspective.

Music • 05 Jul 17

Rory Gallagher