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.

The musical tribute to Irish Rock 'n Blues legend Rory Gallagher is set to take place once again in Ballyshannon, Co Donegal this May.

In The Rocker: Portrait of Thin Lizzy’s Phil Lynott (Digital Classics, €14.99), Shay Healy looks at the man and his music.

DOZENS of black roses were laid in a quiet corner of a Dublin cemetery yesterday to mark the 20th anniversary of the tragic death of Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott.

Dozens of black roses were laid in a quiet corner of a Dublin cemetery today to mark the 20th anniversary of the tragic death of Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott.

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.

Secondary schools that fail to make the grade should be ‘‘culled’’, a leading representative of Northern Ireland’s business community said today.