Tommy Leddy’s Sound Shop in Drogheda has been supplying musicians in the wee county of Louth and beyond for five decades.

The secret to a lasting career in the music industry is hard work, mineral water and early nights all the way, the Celtic Tenors tell Ciara McDonnell

Johnny Logan brought home the Eurovision trophy in 1980 with his heartfelt rendition of, ‘What’s another year?’

Supple had earned a call-up to the Ireland squad earlier this year.

But Israel imitated a chicken for their entry and nobody batted an eyelid.

Unless Sweden win this year’s competition, we’re still reigning champions with seven wins out of a possible 63.

They publish the state papers of 30 years ago around this time every year.

As the new Páirc Uí Chaoimh half opened last July for the All-Ireland quarter-finals, many would have seen it as an incredible chance to lay down a marker for the future of the GAA in Cork.

Michelle O’Brien, mezzo-soprano, was born and raised under the magic of the Shandon bells in Cork (hence her nickname ‘Shellybelles’).

AS we stand on the cusp of weeks 29 and 30 of 2017, it is sobering to realise that we are already nearly two thirds of the way through the year, but uplifting to know that the best is still to come, starting with this weekend.

Who doesn’t love a bit of barbershop?

Complete with white suit, black shirt and flawless 80s hair.

Louis Walsh was on the Late Late Show last night and he revealed who he is taking to next year's Eurovision.

At 73, the veteran singer still loves the buzz of playing to a live audience, writes Jonathan deBurca Butler.

Eurovision legend Johnny Logan shared a dingy flat with five students in England, months after his first taste of Eurovision glory, in 1981.

Talking publishing, writing, selling and reading in our sports book round-up.

HE has a string of hits to his name but Scottish singer-songwriter Midge Ure couldn’t be less interested in the hype about being a star. 

The funeral of Lorcán Miller has heard he was an extrovert who loved life and was a natural leader, Liberty Insurance is to let go a large number of their Irish based staff, and it’s been 25 years since the ’nation held its breath’ Just some of the latest and most read stories on irishexaminer.com.

Ireland must brace itself for a dementia tsunami, the final Berkeley funeral is to take place today, Joe Schmidt has revealed the preliminary World Cup squad and how Samsung has a clear edge on its competitors.  Here’s this morning’s irishexaminer.com catch-up.

Where was Johnny Logan when his country needed him most, asks Michael Clifford.

It’s almost here, the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest grand final.

Johnny Logan, still the undisputed king of the Eurovision stage belted out not one but two winning songs — ‘What’s Another Year’ in 1980 and ‘Hold me Now’ in 1987. And in between those dates, he wasn’t sitting on his laurels as his composition ‘Why Me’ performed by Linda Martin in 1992 earned us another accolade thanks to the white-suited performer.

Love it or loathe it, the Eurovision is back next month. To mark the occassion, we are looking back at our record-breaking seven winners to see how life after the Eurovision has treated them.

HB have re-launched classic 80's ice cream Funny Feet in response to a demand made by the Irish public.

Can-Linn’s Kasey Smith is set to become Ireland’s entry into Eurovision this year, despite controversy surrounding her connection to music mogul Louis Walsh.

Last weekend 17,000 people turned out in Limerick for the launch of the 20th anniversary tour of Riverdance. So where were you when Michael Flatley and Jean Butler took to the Eurovision stage that night in 1994?

Millstreet hosted the Eurovision 20 years ago, in an equestrian centre, for free. The town relished it, says Richard Fitzpatrick

It dominated Irish TV in the 1980s — and now Dallas is coming back. Suzanne Harrington on the return of JR and Bobby Ewing.

THEY call Porto ‘the Dragons’ and, even if it was all more huff than Puff, they lived up to their nickname by breathing just about enough fire to incinerate the dream of battling Braga in the Europa League Final.

LOOKING through your fingers as the nation’s artistic reputation is dragged further down the gutter?

Jedward are gearing up to seize their moment tonight in front of millions of viewers across Europe.

A TAOISEACH has to be many things but being a marriage counsellor or delivery boy for Johnny Logan probably wasn’t on Charles Haughey’s mind when he took office.

* January 6: Three members of UDR killed by an IRA landmine near Castlewellan, Co Down.

IRISH Eurovision winners Johnny Logan and Niamh Kavanagh are using their profiles to raise publicity for a mental health awareness campaign – particularly people suffering because of the recession.

Eurovision veteran Larry Gogan still loves every minute of it, says Dan Buckley.

TRIPLE Eurovision winner Johnny Logan has said Ireland should not give up on the international song competition after our entry was dumped out for a second year in a row at the semi-final stage.

IT IS much worse than we thought, the end must indeed be nigh: Fine Gael has gone into recession.

Ireland’s six Eurosong finalists are to be unveiled tonight on RTE’s Late Late Show.

Final preparations are under way today in the Irish camp at the Eurovision song contest in Helsinki.

EXCITEMENT is definitely in the air as rehearsals continue at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens for Eurovision 2006.