Sad news: Cathal Coughlan, who led Microdisney in the ’80s and Fatima Mansions in the ’90s, has died. The Guardian reports that his family confirmed his death, saying he “slipped away peacefully in ...

Perhaps Gay Byrne said it best. Back in 1987 he was fond of playing a song called Town to Town by Cork band Microdisney on his morning show on RTÉ Radio 1. The track, an upbeat tale of the daily grind ...

Cathal Coughlan, who fronted Irish cult band Microdisney in the ’80s and Fatima Mansions in the ’90s, is set to release new solo album Song Of Co-Aklan on March 26 via Dimple Discs. (Preorder.) It’s ...

SINGER Cathal Coughlan of Microdisney has sadly passed away at the age of 61. The Cork native died peacefully in hospital following a long illness. Cathal found fame alongside Sean O’Hagan in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. '80s Irish rock band Microdisney performed together for the first time in 30 years last Saturday at the National Concert Hall in ...

Colm works in RTÉ Television and writes regularly for The Blackpool Sentinel. Ahead of their forthcoming reunion gig at Dublin's National Concert Hall, Colm O'Callaghan looks back at the career of ...

Singer celebrated for versatile, sometimes confrontational songcraft had suffered a long illness Cathal Coughlan, frontman with acclaimed indie bands Fatima Mansions and Microdisney, has died aged 61.

To their fans, Microdisney were one of the greatest bands of all time. But most people have never heard of them. This is the story of a huge talent that went largely unrecognised. Show more In 1980, ...

Where there is an end, there might also be a cautious beginning. Cathal Coughlan, the Cork man perhaps best known for being the vocalist and lyricist of Microdisney, is wrapping up the group, setting ...

As Cork legends Microdisney re-form to play their classic album in Dublin and London, Ed Power chats to the band and some of their early champions As Cork legends Microdisney re-form to play their ...