Lifetime award for Dubliners

THE Dubliners are to be honoured for their lifetime achievements at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.

The winners of the awards were announced by presenter Mike Harding on his Radio 2 show.

The Dubliners have been among the most recognisable names in traditional Irish music since they formed 50 years ago.

The band, who have collaborated with the Pogues, among others, to win a new generation of fans, are famed for tracks such as Whiskey In The Jar, The Wild Rover and The Rocky Road To Dublin.