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Landscape shot of irish singer Paddy Smith

Behind the music - Paddy Smith

Blues rocker Paddy Smith has released his new album, Could Have Found Grace. We asked him the BIG questions . . .

Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy performs in Chicago on 5 August, 1979

'There will be tears' at Phil Lynott tribute in 3Arena

Former Thin Lizzy member Darren Wharton has told The Ray D'Arcy Show that "there will definitely be tears" when the life and music of his friend and bandmate Phil Lynott are celebrated at Dublin's 3Arena next January.

Music • 03 Oct

40th Anniversary tribute to Phil Lynott to take place

Guitarist Eric Bell, the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, and a supergroup comprised of members of The Almighty and Whitesnake will take part in a fortieth anniversary tribute to late Thin Lizzy front man Phil Lynott in Dublin's 3Arena this January.

Music • 16 Aug

Fans to mark 20th anniversary of Phil Lynott statue

Thin Lizzy fans will gather in Dublin this August to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the unveiling of a statue dedicated to the memory of the band's late front man Phil Lynott.

Music • 28 Jul

Dr. Strangely Strange: "Folky psychedelia, sometimes funky but never dull."

Behind the music - Dr. Strangely Strange

Veteran Irish experimental folk group Dr. Strangely Strange launch their new album, Anti-Inflammatory, in Hyde, Dublin on 25 September. We asked front man Tim Booth the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 16 Jul

Brian Kennedy to play Oscar Wilde in Phil Lynott play

Belfast singer Brian Kennedy says he is "beyond thrilled" to be joining rock-theatre show Moonlight: The Philip Lynott Enigma to play the role of Irish wit and playwright Oscar Wilde.

Music • 16 May

Peter M Smith: "I'm never under the impression that this is about me. I'm just a jobbing actor."

Peter M Smith steps into the Moonlight as Phil Lynott

"At the end of the day, people miss Philo," says Drimnagh-born stage and film actor Peter M Smith. "They miss him as a person and being around Dublin and having a chance to pass by him on Grafton Street."

Music • 06 Dec 24

Phil Lynott on stage in Copenhagen in 1980

New Phil Lynott musical to premiere in Dublin

The world premiere of Moonlight: The Philip Lynott Enigma, a new musical about the Thin Lizzy front man, will premiere in Dublin next April.

Music • 04 Nov 24

Behind the music - Freddy Black

Emerging Dublin alternative artist Freddy Black has released his new single, Cloak and Dagger. We asked him the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 16 Jun 24

Thin Lizzy release video for Whiskey in The Jar

Veteran Irish band Thin Lizzy have debuted the first official video for their breakthrough hit Whiskey In The Jar - over half a century after it was first released.

Music • 29 May 24

Festive Five TV and streaming tips for Wednesday

Today's highlights include Dancing in the Moonlight - The RTÉ Concert Orchestra Plays the Music of Thin Lizzy, and a documentary about basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal . . .

Television • 28 Dec 22

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

Music leads the way tonight with Phil Lynott - Songs for While I'm Away and McCartney 3, 2, 1. Then there's the arrival of the Gossip Girl reboot, and the final episode of George Clarke's Remarkable Renovations . . .

Television • 25 Aug 21

Phil Lynott: rocker with a heart of gold

Phil Lynott doc proves why we're still in love with him

Emer Reynolds paints a poetic and loving portrait of the Thin Lizzy hero in Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away. The film is screened on RTÉ One tonight. Here's our review

Movies • 25 Aug 21

Phil in the video for Old Town in 1982: rocker with a heart of gold

Why Phil Lynott was Irish rock's coolest cat

After being delayed by the pandemic, new Phil Lynott documentary Songs for While I'm Away is finally hitting cinemas this week. Alan Corr spoke to the film's director Emer Reynolds

Movies • 09 Jun 21

At a cinema near you...

Whether it feels like 15 days or 15 years since you last paid a visit, there's a lot to catch up on as the lights go down again this week.

Movies • 07 Jun 21

True Tides: "Lockdown kind of forced us to approach things in a different way,"

True Tides pay tribute to Spice Girls and Phil Lynott

Cork act True Tides have paid tribute to classic pop promos by The Spice Girls and Phil Lynott in the new video for their recent single I Can't Wait - and you can watch it right here.

Music • 22 Mar 21

Peter Lynott at the unveiling of new plaque in honour of his nephew, Phil

New plaque unveiled for Thin Lizzy star Phil Lynott

A Dublin City Council commemorative plaque to Phil Lynott has been unveiled at the house in Crumlin, Dublin, where the late Thin Lizzy front man where grew up.

Music • 18 Dec 20

It was more ghost town than Old Town on Friday's Late Late

Phil Lynott gets a spooky last laugh on Late Late Show

It seemed as if Phil Lynott himself was having the last laugh when a picture of the late Thin Lizzy front man fell off the wall during an interview with his daughters on Friday night's Late Late Show.

Late Late Show • 17 Oct 20

This week's Late Late Show line-up revealed

Henry Shefflin, Arsene Wenger, Sarah and Cathleen Lynott, Piers Morgan, Dermot Bannon, and Rob Kearney are among the guests on this week's Late Late Show, with special performances from Loah and Wild Youth.

Late Late Show • 15 Oct 20

The film will be released in Irish cinemas in the Autumn

Phil Lynott trailer released on anniversary of birth

The full trailer for the feature-length documentary Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away has been released on what would have been the late Thin Lizzy frontman's 71st birthday.

Movies • 20 Aug 20

Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away will open in Irish cinemas in the Autumn

Phil Lynott documentary film trailer out this week

It has been announced that the full trailer for the eagerly-awaited, feature-length documentary Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away will be released on Thursday, August 20 ahead of the film opening in Irish cinemas in the Autumn.

Movies • 15 Aug 20

Thin Lizzy 'visual biography' is published in October

It has been announced that the first 'visual biography' of Thin Lizzy is to be published in October.

Music • 17 Jun 20

Phil Lynott, seen here in the iconic video for his solo classic Old Town

Phil Lynott documentary coming to cinemas in the Autumn

It has been announced that the feature-length documentary Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away will be released in Irish cinemas in the Autumn.

Music • 09 Jun 20

Phil Lynott - Fans can vote to have Thin Lizzy inducted as part of the "fans' ballot"

Thin Lizzy nominated for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Thin Lizzy have been nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the US next year.

Music • 15 Oct 19

Harry and Alfie with the Phil Lynott statue on Harry Street, Dublin

Hudson Taylor hail Thin Lizzy's lasting influence

Hudson Taylor have paid tribute to Thin Lizzy's lasting influence while marking the 50th anniversary of the band's formation by performing some of their biggest hits next to the Phil Lynott statue in Dublin.

Music • 09 Oct 19