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INTERVIEW: 'I can't f*****g wait' - Christy Dignam on life, legacy and 40 years of Aslan

"When I'm gigging, say there's a thousand people in the room and 999 are cheering and there's one person sitting there who's not, the whole gig is geared towards them, and I'll think 'I'll get this f****r by the end', and that's the type of thing ...

14 Mar 2022 at 17:39

Arts & Entertainment

Aslan to announce 'new singer' as they skip Christy Dignam tribute gig

The surviving members of legendary Dublin rock band Aslan have vowed to continue playing music and that they will announce a new singer "soon." The clarity comes as the band released a statement to confirm they would not be taking part in a ...

15 Dec 2023 at 16:51

Arts & Entertainment

Tickets for musical celebration of Christy Dignam's life go on sale next week

Tickets for a musical celebration of Christy Dignam's life are due to go on sale next week. According to Ticketmaster, the event will feature a variety of top Irish artists performing songs from Dignam's career to celebrate his life and ...

15 Dec 2023 at 20:05

Arts & Entertainment

Tickets for musical celebration of Christy Dignam's life go on sale next week

15 Dec 2023 at 10:06

Arts & Entertainment

Christy Dignam's daughter says dad didn't speak to Aslan bandmates before death

Late Aslan star Christy Dignam's daughter Kiera Dignam has released a statement condemning online abuse she says she has received after it was confirmed the surviving members of Aslan would not be part of a celebration concert for ...

19 Dec 2023 at 15:50

National News

'Mixed emotions' for Aslan as they unveil tour and new frontman to replace late Christy Dignam

Legendary Irish band Aslan has welcomed a new singer as they prepare for their first tour since the death of frontman Christy Dignam. Dubliner Lee Tompkins will replace the late Dignam who passed away last summer following a long ...

02 Feb 2024 at 18:53

National News

‘We cherished him’: Dublin bids farewell to rock singer Christy Dignam

Mourners have said they loved and cherished Christy Dignam, frontman of band Aslan, as thousands turned out to bid farewell to the Irish rock legend. His funeral was held in Dignam’s hometown of Finglas, Dublin. Dignam was ...

17 Jun 2023 at 16:41

National News

‘Farewell gathering’ for Christy Dignam will be held before private funeral

A “farewell gathering” will be held for Christy Dignam in the Finglas area of Dublin on Saturday before his private funeral. The rock legend, diagnosed with a rare blood cancer in 2013, died peacefully at home on Tuesday ...

14 Jun 2023 at 16:50

National News

President Michael D Higgins leads tributes as death of Aslan singer Christy Dignam is announced

PRESIDENT Michael D Higgins is leading to the tributes to Aslan singer Christy Dignam whose death has been announced. The 63-year-old singer entered palliative care earlier this year and he spent the last few months at ...

13 Jun 2023 at 18:03

National News

President leads tributes following death of Aslan singer Christy Dignam

Christy Dignam, the frontman of legendary Irish rock band Aslan, has died at the age of 63. He had been diagnosed with a rare form of blood cancer in 2013. The death was announced by Dignam’s daughter Kiera on ...

13 Jun 2023 at 19:38

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