The story of Omar Rasool the Laois man who played cricket for Bulgaria! So glad to get the scoop. ZDdkYjQ1YmYxZGNiZDc1YzNmZDcxYzRlNDY4NjVhMjlkZTgyZmQ5YTM1YjEz In 2016 the band performed at RT's Centenary Concert to mark the 100-year anniversary of Ireland's Easter Rising. 1. The band consists of Finbarr Clancy, Brian Dunphy, Martin Furey and Darren Holden. In June 2016 the band played all 3 stages at the Isle of Wight Festival, followed by a performance at Glastonbury Festival 2016 on the Acoustic Stage. [4], On 12 March 2013 The High Kings announced a forthcoming third studio album produced by Sharon Shannon and John Dunford, consisting of eight original songs and a selection of classic ballads. They strive for the return of Irish folk music to the airwaves across Ireland, and they want to do more with their own original work, to cultivate more hometown response to their output as songwriters. When the room went black, the band got off the stage and went down into the audience. MmZhZDVjNWZkZmQzMDA2MDA2ZjQ1MmQzNGI3YWVlYTdjNzUxNGM0ZWY0NWY1 Bishop raises concerns about overcrowding and drugs at Mountjoy Prison, Garda investigate after man found dead in Cork town, Tom Hanks to appear in Dublin next month for Dalkey Book Festival, Call for ban on sale of over-the-counter codeine products after man dies from apparent overuse, Man charged over armed robbery of south Dublin bookmakers this weekend. We have no other than Martin Furey who is the eldest son of Ireland's 'Prince of Pipers' Finbar Furey. Dear Mary: My marriage was sexless for 37 years, now Im my wifes carer. We wanted to take all of that, that quaintness, and our whole old Irish charm and bring it to arena-sized stages.. -----END REPORT-----. But to define the High Kings solely in terms of the past is a mistake. His happiest moment was when Jody Dillon scored THAT goal in the Laois senior football final in 2016. He also does vocals, guitar andlow whistle for The High Kings. The High Kings is an Irish folk group formed in Dublin in 2008.