The statue was green-lit in 2016, and recreates one of the late guitar great’s most famous poses from a 1972 Melody Maker ...
And it wasn’t just the anonymous online hordes. Thomas Walsh, the Irish musician best known for his band Pugwash and being ...
A statue of late blues-rock guitar icon Rory Gallagher drew mixed responses when it was unveiled in Ireland in January 2025.
Barry McGivern, of the Rory Gallagher Statue Project Trust, said the statue was a "fitting tribute". "Rory came up to Belfast ...
An eye-watering near €50m was raised for various causes across the country last year, with more than 15,000 fundraisers ...
A proposal by Green Party Councillor Brian Smyth, on behalf of the Wild Frontier Memorial Project, to locate a suitable site ...
Rory, Rory, Rory' – it was a familiar war cry at every Rory Gallagher gig, as the sense of anticipation and excitement ...
A statue honoring Rory Gallagher, the legendary Irish guitarist, has been unveiled outside Ulster Hall in Belfast. While fans celebrate, some criticize the statue’s design.