Don Henley

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The Eagles performing at the 3Arena, Dublin, on Saturday night. Photograph: Crispin Rodwell for The Irish Times
The Eagles in Dublin: Irish audiences are ‘the feckin’ best’

“We don’t stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing.” The George Bernard Shaw quote was delivered by chief Eagle Don Henle(...)

You need the umbrella, the togs, the wind breaker and don’t forget the chips on the way home. Photograph: iStock
51 ways to survive the Irish summer

1: Get wet We rely far too much on good weather for summer fun and it almost always lets us down. But what if you tried your hand at something that d(...)

Little Mix are one of the acts scheduled to play this year’s Live at the Marquee concert series in Cork. File photograph: Ryan Phillips/PA Wire
Live at the Marquee to bring 80,000 music fans to Cork

The country may be going soccer mad over the Republic of Ireland’s appearance in Euro 2016 in France, but not even the boys in green can quell Cork’s (...)

Taylor Swift accepting the award for the Album of the Year onstage during the 58th Annual Grammy music awards in Los Angeles. Photograph: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images
Taylor Swift wins album of the year at the Grammys
  • Music
  • February 16, 2016

Pop star Taylor Swift has become the first woman to win album of the year twice at the Grammy Awards - and appeared to use the stage to respond to ra(...)

Glenn Frey: the guitarist and singer was co-writer of some of the Eagles’ most memorable songs. Photograph: Benoit Tessier/Reuters
Linchpin of the huge success of the Eagles
  • People
  • January 23, 2016, 01:00

Glenn Frey, who has died aged 67, had success as an actor and solo performer, but leaves a huge legacy above all in his earlier body of work with the (...)

Glenn Frey of the Eagles performs at Madison Square Garden in New York on May 28th, 2008. Photograph: Chang Lee/The New York Times
Musicians pay tribute to The Eagles guitarist Glenn Frey

Tributes have been paid to Eagles frontman Glenn Frey after he died at the age of 67. He died in New York from complications of rheumatoid arthriti(...)

Glenn Frey performs at a concert in honour of Monaco’s Prince Albert II and his fiancee Charlene Wittstock in Monaco in 2011. Photograph: Reuters
The Eagles guitarist Glenn Frey dies aged 67
  • US
  • January 18, 2016

Glenn Frey, the prolific guitarist, singer, songwriter and founding member of the Eagles, died on Monday at age 67, the American rock band known for (...)

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny jokes with buskers on Jones Road on the way to the All-Ireland semi-final. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho
In New York, the sons and daughters of Mayo prepare to bring it all back home for Sam

It is after ten in the morning at 238th Street station and down below, Gaelic Park is lit by sunshine and its playing field is empty. Along the(...)