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Tributes paid to RTÉ broadcaster Donncha Ó Dúlaing

Taoiseach Micheál Martin is among those who have paid tribute to veteran RTÉ broadcaster Donncha Ó Dúlaing, who has died at the age of 88.

Television • 05 Sep 21

Charlie Watts at the Humphrey Lyttelton Celebration Concert at the Hammersmith Apollo, London on 25 April 2010

Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies aged 80

The Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has died at the age of 80, his publicist has said.

Music • 25 Aug 21

Jagger: "So, I just said 'I can't be bothered with this', and gave the money back to my publisher, and said that I'd do it another day."

Jagger says writing memoirs "was dull and upsetting"

Mick Jagger has said he stopped writing his memoirs because he found the whole process "simply dull and upsetting".

Music • 14 Apr 21

Jagger and Grohl: eazy sleazy does it every time

Mick Jagger and Dave Grohl release surprise new song

Rolling Stones and Foo Fighters front men Mick Jagger and Dave Grohl have released a new song together entitled Eazy Sleazy.

Music • 14 Apr 21

Keith Richards: new Stones' music "is on the horizon"

Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has said that new music from the veteran band is on the way following last year's single Living in a Ghost Town.

Music • 09 Feb 21

Rory in studio with Jerry Lee Lewis in London in 1973

The day Rory Gallagher met The Killer

Donal Gallagher, the brother of late guitar hero Rory, has been reliving the day Rory recorded a version of The Rolling Stones (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction with Jerry Lee Lewis in London in 1973.

Music • 11 Oct 20

Ronnie Wood on sobriety: "Nothing was working"

"Nothing was working," says Ronnie Wood in the forthcoming documentary about his life. "The coke wasn't working. The drink wasn't working."

Music • 20 Sep 20

Rolling Stone guitarist Ronnie Wood with wife Sally

Mike Figgis-directed Ronnie Wood film out next month

Somebody Up There Likes Me, a new documentary film from director Mike Figgis, is due out in mid-September and will get up close and personal with 73-year old Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood.

Music • 31 Aug 20

The bromance that fans probably didn't realise they needed!

Mescal and Jagger's bromance blossoms for Stones video

Normal People star Paul Mescal and the Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger teamed up on Thursday night to premiere the band's new video for the song Scarlet, featuring the Kildare actor in the lead role.

Music • 06 Aug 20

Marianne Faithfull thanks medics who saved her life

Singer Marianne Faithfull has thanked the doctors and nurses who she reckons saved her life after she was admitted to hospital with coronavirus symptoms.

Marianne Faithfull • 20 May 20

The Beatles versus The Stones: Jagger has his say

Mick Jagger has responded to Paul McCartney's recent claim that The Beatles were a better band than The Rolling Stones.

Music • 25 Apr 20

Jagger's pension plan question recalled by memoirist

Rolling Stones front-man Mick Jagger was reportedly thinking about a pension plan as early as 1964 as he believed his career would not endure past the age of 60, according to his former accountant.

Music • 07 Oct 19

Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood

Ronnie Wood labels Mick Jagger a 'medical marvel'

Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood has hailed frontman Mick Jagger as a "medical marvel" following his recovery from heart surgery.

Music • 25 Jun 19

Mick Jagger onstage in Chicago on Friday night - "It feels pretty good!"

Mick Jagger back onstage after heart surgery

Mick Jagger was back onstage with The Rolling Stones in Chicago on Friday night, less than three months after undergoing heart valve replacement surgery.

Music • 22 Jun 19

Mick Jagger feeling 'pretty good' after heart surgery

Mick Jagger has said he's feeling "pretty good" after undergoing heart surgery.

Music • 11 Jun 19

Ashcroft regains rights to Bitter Sweet Symphony

The Verve's Richard Ashcroft has regained the rights to his song Bitter Sweet Symphony, more than two decades after forfeiting the royalties to The Rolling Stones.

Music • 23 May 19

Mick Jagger back on feet and dancing after heart op

Mick Jagger appears to be back to full health judging by a video clip of him dancing around in a studio just weeks after undergoing heart surgery.

Music • 15 May 19

The momentum and atmosphere Aretha creates with her voice are truly remarkable and lead this movie

Amazing Grace a beautiful posthumous tribute to Aretha

Amazing Grace is rich in gospel, but that doesn't mean you need to be religious to enjoy its meaning. It warms your heart and was very much worth the 47-year wait.

Movie Review • 09 May 19

U2 - The quartet's wealth is estimated at £583 million (€678m) by the paper

Beautiful pay. U2 No 3 on Sunday Times music rich list

U2 are in at number three on the new Sunday Times Rich List of performers in Ireland and the UK.

Music • 09 May 19

Mick Jagger: on the mend, according to pal Ronnie

Jagger doing "really well' according to Ronnie Wood

Rolling Stones' guitarist Ronnie Wood has revealed that singer Mick Jagger is doing "really well" as he recovers from a heart operation.

Entertainment • 29 Apr 19

Mick Jagger posts photo after heart surgery

Mick Jagger has shared an image of himself out and about after undergoing heart surgery.

Music • 11 Apr 19

Mick Jagger recovering after heart valve surgery

Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger is recovering after undergoing successful heart valve surgery.

Music • 05 Apr 19

Mick Jagger - Is "expected to make a complete recovery"

Mick Jagger 'to undergo heart surgery this week'

It is reported that Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger will undergo surgery later this week to replace a heart valve.

Music • 02 Apr 19

Ronnie and Keith: wishing a speedy recovery for pal Mick

Keith and Ronnie lend support to Mick Jagger

Mick Jagger's Rolling Stone bandmates have given their affectionate support to the 75-year-old singer after he announced he was withdrawing from a tour of the US and Canada due to an undisclosed medical problem.

Entertainment • 01 Apr 19

David Bowie: second thoughts about Never Let Me Down album

Bowie in 1987: "I'm doing it for me"

Marking three years since the death of David Bowie this week, the Observer magazine ran an interview on Sunday from July 1987 when the musician had just turned 40.

Music • 08 Jan 19