Aslan after Christy Dignam: Rock band talk grief, rebirth and an upcoming Cork gig

A year after the death of Christy Dignam, Aslan are back. Ahead of Joy in the Park, they talk new beginnings with Noel Baker

Joe Jewell, Alan Downey, Lee Tompkins and Billy McGuinness of Aslan at the announcement of their concert at Joy in the Park on July 21st at Fitzgerald's Park, Cork. Picture: David Creedon

Billy McGuinness laughs as he says it, but there’s no doubt he believes it. “When the nuclear bomb goes off, there’ll only be cockroaches and Aslan left,” he laughs.

When it comes to Aslan, one of the country’s most beloved rock bands, nobody can say they’ve done it the easy way.