It was fitting that Dolores Keane’s funeral in Co Galway on Friday began an hour early with a céilí in her memory. For almost an hour before mass, mourners streamed up the nave of the small country ...

Dolores Keane used her talent to bring ‘joy and comfort to the hearts of so many,’ her funeral has heard. The singer, who performed with the De Dannan group, died at home on Monday at the age of 72.

The passing of a hugely talented and much-loved entertainer who made Rarotonga his adopted home, marks the end of an era for ...