Death announced of Cork music legend Cathal Coughlan

The former lead singer of Microdisney and Fatima Mansions passed away in the UK

Cathal Coughlan has passed away at the age of 61.

Mon, 23 May, 2022 - 14:40

Des O’Driscoll

The death has been announced of Cork music figure Cathal Coughlan, the lead singer of such bands as Microdisney and Fatima Mansions. A statement from the 61-year-old’s family released today, Monday, said Coughlan had passed away on May 18. “He slipped away peacefully in hospital after a long illness.”

A stalwart of a thriving post-punk scene in Cork in the early 1980s that was based around the Arcadia ballroom, Coughlan rose to prominence with Microdisney, a band he formed with Luton immigrant Sean O’Hagan.