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Aslan are currently working on a new album due out later this year. Photo credit: Ray Keogh

Aslan "move forward" with new single, A Hand To Hold

Aslan are set to release A Hand To Hold, their second new song since the death of their former front man Christy Dignam in 2023.

Music • 19 Jun

Behind the music - Eddie Winston

Dublin singer Eddie Winston has released his second single, Build a Bridge. We asked him the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 15 Apr

Yeshua Bonadio, son of Sinéad O'Connor, Victoria Mary Clarke, wife of Shane MacGowan, David McRedmond, CEO of An Post, Kiera Dignam, daughter of Christy Dignam and Máire Uí Bheaglaoich, wife of Séamus Begley / Image: Maxwells

Irish musicians celebrated on new collection of stamps

Late Irish musicians Sinéad O'Connor, Shane MacGowan, Séamus Begley and Christy Dignam will all be celebrated on a new collection of four special stamps.

Music • 11 Sep 24

Aslan with new singer Lee Tomkins (second right) joined Oliver Callan on RTÉ Radio 1 on Monday

Aslan debut with new singer on Oliver Callan's show

Aslan, with new singer Lee Tomkins, performed for the first time when they joined Oliver Callan on his RTÉ Radio 1 show on Monday morning.

Music • 14 Feb 24

Aslan welcome new singer Lee Tomkins while announcing Irish tour. Photo by Denise McCormack

Aslan announce new singer and string of tour dates

Aslan has welcomed new singer Lee Tomkins to the group as they prepare to embark on an Irish tour this spring.

Music • 02 Feb 24

L-R Irish music greats Christy Dignam, Sinead O'Connor and Shane MacGowan passed away in 2023

The stars we said goodbye to in 2023

For many Irish people, 2023 will be remembered as the year we mourned the deaths of three irreplaceable Irish music greats - Christy Dignam, Sinead O'Connor and Shane MacGowan.

Entertainment • 27 Dec 23

2023 review: The year in entertainment

It was a sad year with the passing of a holy trinity of Irish music giants Christy Dignam, Sinéad O'Connor and Shane MacGowan; RTÉ was rocked by a series of financial scandals; and U2 took Vegas by storm - here are our top entertainment stories of 2023.

Entertainment • 28 Dec 23

Aslan photographed on The Late Late Show in 2022

Aslan to continue as a group with new lead singer

Aslan has confirmed that they will continue to perform as a band next year with a new lead singer.

Music • 15 Dec 23

The late Aslan frontman is to be celebrated in Vicar Street next May [Photo: Declan Roche]

Christy Dignam celebration concert announced

A major concert celebrating the life and music of Christy Dignam will take place in Dublin next year.

Music • 15 Dec 23

Kiera Dignam: "My dad got to hear the rough draft of the album before he passed. I know he'd be really proud seeing everything finally come together."

Kiera Dignam to release new album after tough year

Kiera Dignam, daughter of late Aslan frontman Christy Dignam, has said 2023 has been a difficult year but she "pushed through the grief process" to finish her new album Nepo Baby to honour her dad's legacy.

Music • 27 Oct 23

Christy Dignam passed away after a long battle with cancer in June

"I thought Christy was invincible", says Aslan's Billy

As they prepare to release their final song recorded with the late Christy Dignam, Aslan guitarist Billy McGuinness has said the band are finding it "surreal and emotional" as they adjust to life without their front man.

Music • 18 Jul 23

Dignam died on June 13 after a decade-long battle with amyloidosis

Aslan to release final recording with Christy Dignam

Aslan are set to mark the passing of their front man Christy Dignam with the release of their final studio recording with the singer - a cover version of Irish classic The Fields of Athenry.

Music • 13 Jul 23

Kiera Dignam: "I'm not trying to be Christy Dignam. There is only one Christy Dignam and nobody can replace him."

Kiera Dignam: 'There is only one Christy Dignam'

Kiera Dignam, daughter of the late Aslan frontman Christy Dignam, has said she is still "very numb" following the death of her father last month, but is determined to carry on his legacy through her own music.

Music • 08 Jul 23

What's on? 10 top TV and streaming tips for Wednesday

There's This is Christy, Bridget Christie stars in menopause dramedy The Change, new Marvel series Secret Invasion lands on Disney+, Brazil's the destination on Faraway Fields, and you sing along with some Glastonbury Anthems . . .

Television • 21 Jun 23

This is Christy, Wednesday, RTÉ One, 10:35pm

Christy Dignam documentary airs on RTÉ One on Wednesday

As a tribute to the late Aslan singer Christy Dignam, RTÉ One will air the 2017 documentary This is Christy on Wednesday at 10:35pm.

Television • 21 Jun 23

'Christy was magnificent' - Fans remember Aslan star

Singer-songwriter Christy Dignam is remembered by fans who travelled across the country to Finglas so they could pay their respects to the much-loved musician.

Music • 19 Jun 23

Christy Dignam: 1960 - 2023 / Image courtesy of Declan Roche

Watch: 'Christy Dignam – idol, legend, beloved'

Ryan Tubridy paid tribute to Christy Dignam in a special memorial video that was played as part of a public farewell for the Aslan frontman ahead of a private funeral.

Music • 17 Jun 23

Christy Dignam's funeral cortege makes its way through Finglas / Image: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

Thousands gather to say farewell to Christy Dignam

Thousands of people lined the streets of Finglas in North Dublin this morning to pay their respects to Christy Dignam.

Music • 17 Jun 23

'A working-class hero' - Imelda May on Christy Dignam

Singer Imelda May has paid tribute to Aslan frontman Christy Dignam describing the singer-songwriter as a "working-class hero" and a "true artist".

Music • 14 Jun 23

Finbar Furey and Christy Dignam on the Late Late Show in January 2017

Finbar Furey's Christy Dignam tribute captures hearts

Finbar Furey has paid tribute to his late friend and collaborator Christy Dignam, telling the Ryan Tubridy Show on RTÉ Radio 1 that "the people loved him all over Ireland".

Music • 14 Jun 23

Christy Dignam - A life in pictures

We look back at the life and rock 'n' roll times of Aslan front man Christy Dignam.

Music • 13 Jun 23

Christy Dignam - 'A true legend of Irish music'

Tributes paid to Aslan frontman Christy Dignam

President of Ireland Michael D Higgins has led tributes to Aslan frontman Christy Dignam, who has died at the age of 63.

Music • 13 Jun 23

Christy Dignam - the lionhearted survivor of Irish rock

When Christy Dignam released his debut solo album in 2021, it went by the typically deadpan and defiant title of The Man Who Stayed Alive.

Music • 13 Jun 23

Christy Dignam - Took part in a wide-ranging interview with Ryan Tubridy on RTÉ Radio 1 on Monday

Christy Dignam hopes daughter will carry on legacy

Aslan frontman Christy Dignam has said he would love for his daughter Kiera to carry on his legacy, declaring that she is "the only person on Earth who has the right" to sing his songs.

Music • 18 Apr 23

Christy Dignam: 'I'd like another ten years'

Singer Christy Dignam has said that he can look back on a full life with his family and much-loved Dublin band Aslan.

Music • 17 Apr 23