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‘This Time of Year’, released by Friends of Peter McVerry Trust, will raise money to support families living in homelessness this Christmas.

NICK CAVE, Leonard Cohen, Julian Lennon, Ray Davies, Louise Wener, Graham Parker, Gil Scott Heron...there is a tradition of singer-songwriters turning their hand to fiction via the novel or short story, and to that list we can now add Declan O’Rourke.

HIS MUSIC has been praised by Paul Weller and Pete Townshend; his songs have been covered by Josh Groban and Eddi Reader; while writer Pete Paphides has called him, “the Irish John Prine”.

“I AM excited. It’s been a long time coming,” says Tolü Makay, about the return to playing in front of live audiences again, after 18 long months where shows and concerts were deemed impossible.

“HE WRITES the sort of classic songs people don’t write anymore, songs that sound like they’ve been around forever. Listen to 'Galileo', possibly the greatest song written in the last 30 years.”

Athlone native, Rob Irwin, a 26 year old Indie songwriter has released his new single 'Puppets'.

There was great excitement in Gort Community School this week as a talented sixth year music student at the school won a prestigious international award.

‘GALILEO’ IS a song which has been good to Declan O’Rourke, opening many doors for him which remain very welcoming to this day - not least the door of Paul Weller.

Lemonade Marinade release their fourth single "Paradise Bay" today Friday, April 2 and once again all proceeds will go to mental health charities.

FOR THOSE who lived through it, 2020 was a year that will never be forgotten. It was also a year that few, if any, will remember with any trace of positivity. There may, though, be an exception.