Phil Lynott

Phil Lynott: ‘Being Irish meant everything to him’

Exclusive: Thin Lizzy guitarist Scott Gorham on his friend’s passion, drug abuse and death

Thin Lizzy members on the band’s rise and fall: ‘Heroin was the worst mistake we made’

The quintessential rock band made brilliant, dynamic rock’n’roll when they were fully committed

Fintan O’Toole: Bono at 60 – Why is Ireland so ambivalent about its most famous son?

He is a truly global celebrity but we might like him more if he did not try to be so good

The Boomtown Rats: Citizens of Boomtown review – not half good, not half bad

The best songs are slower, less prone to cliché but only in the first half of record

Players impressed with Bono’s Irish pride and desire

Presence of legendary O’Connell designed to galvanise Ireland squad

Film 2020: The 50 films to watch out for

The best biopics, documentaries, cartoons, features and award favourites of the year

Commemorative Phil Lynott coin launched by Central Bank

Collectors coin marks 70 years since famous musician’s birth

Pete Townshend: ‘I woke up with a needle in my arm and Phil Lynott standing there’

The Who guitarist on addiction, his new novel and why he’s still touring 40 years later

Thin Lizzy get stamp of approval for 50th anniversary

Brace of €1 stamps features the Black Rose album cover and a portrait of Phil Lynott

Dublin put in a champion performance to make Irish sporting history

Jim Gavin’s football team has broken the speed of sound, and look unbeatable

Five pubs in Dublin city centre to watch the match

Premier League gets underway this weekend, including Man United against Chelsea

In a Word: Memories

Man walked on the moon and Mayo drew with Galway on this day 50 years ago

Philomena Lynott ‘a force of nature’, funeral hears

‘Phyllis was not only beautiful on the outside she was also a beautiful soul’, recalls brother

Philomena Lynott, mother of Thin Lizzy frontman Phil, dies

Dubliner (88), described as a ‘formidable and brilliant woman’, had been sick with cancer

Daenerys Targaryen from Game of Thrones arrives in Dublin

The Mother of Dragons joins Donald Trump and Phil Lynott in Waxworks Museum

Irish film ‘The Farthest’ wins Emmy for outstanding science documentary

Emer Reynolds film about Nasa Voyagers tackles science ‘with awe and emotion’

Rory Gallagher €15 coin strikes right note for Irish Republic – President

Rock star represents a ‘creative, artistic freedom-loving country’, says Michael D Higgins

Special €15 coin honours late guitar great Rory Gallagher

Legal tender coin with €15 face value to be sold at €60 each as only 3,000 copies being minted

The best jazz gigs of the week ahead

From Susannah De Wrixon to Tommy Halferty’s Lifetime Group

First Look: Hard Rock Cafe Dublin reopens with splash of luxury rock den chic

Bar-restaurant gets a bunch of new memorabilia including Phil Lynott’s guitar and Cranberries’ lyrics but U2’s Trabant is out

Dublin’s success deserves to be lauded in more than the Ha’penny place

The city should look for ways to properly mark the achievements of Jim Gavin’s team

Rolling Stones, Ireland, 1982: ‘The Hells Angels ate Choc-Ices’

From the Archive. Memories of Rolling Stones Irish gigs in 1982 and 2007

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