FORMER Thin Lizzy guitarist Gary Moore has died at a Costa del Sol hotel just hours after checking in for a six-day stay.

MUSIC fans will today mark the 25th anniversary of the death of Phil Lynott, remembered by many as one of the country’s greatest rock stars.

Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott was finally back in town tonight after a five-year campaign brought a statue of the iconic figure onto a Dublin street.

A campaign by fans of iconic Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott to have a statue erected in his memory will come to fruition tonight when it is unveiled in Dublin’s city centre.

The Connacht squad announced today (Tuesday, August 6, 2002) for the upcoming Celtic League and Parker Pen Shield contains 24 players who have represented Ireland at underage or schools levels.