A STATUE of famous Irish tenor Josef Locke is set to be erected in Derry city and its all down to a Swords fan, Maurice Colgan.Nearly a year ago Maurice, from Mooretown in Swords village, contacted ...

Trust the Irish to take a true story and spin it into an enchanting tall tale. The film ”Hear My Song” is about the legendary Irish tenor Josef Locke. In the `50s, he fled England to avoid arrest for ...

Being synonymous with a single song, and earning an obituary in the New York Times would indicate a fair degree of celebrity. By those yardsticks, Josef Locke had it all. Hear My Song was the singer's ...

It's been talked about for some time now and this month the idea of a sculpture in memory of Josef Locke (right), is taking one step closer to reality. It's been talked about for some time now and ...

Josef Locke was born Joseph McLaughlin on March 23 in 1917 in Londonderry. Josef Locke was born Joseph McLaughlin on March 23 in 1917 in Londonderry. He was the son of a butcher and cattle dealer, and ...

Josef Locke was one of the most popular entertainers ever in Ireland and Britain in the 40s, 50s and 60s. His story was immortalised in the film Hear My Song which was a huge international success.

It was a pleasant surprise to read the correspondence from Roy J Banks about Josef Locke (Letters, August 20). I am 74 years old. When I was in my 20s, I used to work in shows and pantomimes with ...

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After its sell-out debut in Draíocht, Blanchardstown last October, ‘My Heart and I’ lands in the heart of the capital. This two-man show brings you the fellow artists, agents and marriage partners of ...

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