Ronnie Drew Has Passed Away

Volvoboy

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/mhqlmhidojkf/




RIP Ronnie, I'll always remeber you.

stovelid

Volvoboy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGYjDXJTa48

lee_baby_simms

RIP

Random

ballad of ronnie drew
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGNxz7zeU10

BaRcOe

Volvoboy wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGYjDXJTa48

would bring a tear to your eye

miju

RIP will be sadly missed. Of all the gigs I've been to the Dubliners in the Gaiety was my all time favorite.

Ronnie was a great storyteller and had a unique oul voice to boot

Seaneh

He'll be missed but that ****ing song won't be!

"here's to yooooooou, ronnie dreeeeeew"

**** off bono, you're a C*nt!

stovelid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op7pCQebV3A

Steve

RIP Ronnie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg-2GDSKi-4

BaRcOe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMoo84qjt8Q

Heres to you, Ronnie Drew.

ronano

tis a sad day

Jimbo

RIP.

The timing of the release of that ballad couldn't have been better

Seaneh

BaRcOe wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMoo84qjt8Q

Heres to you, Ronnie Drew.

Thats the ****ing song i was talking about you absolute coconut!

entropi

R.I.P Ronnie you done alot for music

kerash

Very sad news indeed.
RIP

lorweld

RIP Ronnie, one of the true Irish greats!:(

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis!

stovelid

SteveC wrote: »

RIP Ronnie.

Great to see him with the 'rug' there.

It was heartbreaking to see him with no hair and beard. Didn't seem right somehow.

Loopy

Dyr

been listening to a lot of the Dubliners recently, RIP oul Ronnie..Dublins voice is gone

Simply Red

R.I.P. Ronnie:(

rccaulfield

R.I.P.

Run_to_da_hills

R.I.P. I will play a tribute for him tonight,

Hagar

The man was a legend in his own lifetime. R.I.P.

Anfield

R.I.P Ronnie. One of the Greats

Steve

stovelid wrote: »

Great to see him with the 'rug' there.

It was heartbreaking to see him with no hair and beard. Didn't seem right somehow.

Yeah, until I heard him speak I couldn't believe it.

I reckon (hope) he's up there somewhere, in the corner of a bar, sitting beside Luke Kelly having a few pints and getting a an auld session going.

Jello

RIP

Duff

R.I.P

gogglebok

A great man.

PrivateEye

Dublins loss.

Very sad to hear the news, actually have tears in my eyes Met Ronnie twice in my lifetime, and my mam and dad would have seen Luke and Ronnie back in their time.

Ní bheidh a leithid arís ann

Thanks for the music Ronnie, and for telling the tales of our city better than anyone before or since. Terrible news, a very sad day for ordinary Dubs in particular, but indeed people all over Ireland.

Will never forget hearing him sing Viva La Quinte Brigade in Liberty Hall, and knowing I was watching something special. Seeing him at the Point with the Pogues, and even seeing him sitting in O' Donoghues...and me only 18.

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=XER2fnoHM4s
Never mind the whack for a widdle music, the beauty of Ronnie and his sort is they capture the peoples history perfectly.

dixiefly

Very sorry to hear of the death of one of the greats of Irish life and culture.


http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0816/drewr.html

entropi

You got here a little late, another thread a bit further down the page:)

swingking

RIP Ronnie Drew

A great man and a brilliant inspiration for all Irish musicians

Dyr

This city should do something to give the man a proper send off, he was dublin personified. A night of Beer and dubliners songs around the city or something.

35notout

A true legend and an absolute gentleman. I had the pleasure of meeting Ronnie of a couple of occassions and he joined in a sessiun with us one night. Great memories.

He will be sorely missed

Ní bheidh a leithid arís ann. Slán abhaile Ronnie

Chong

Absolutely gutted, RIP ronnie, LEGEND!

PrivateEye

I hope it's marked across Dublin, my Granddad put gigs on in Ballyfermot back in the day and told me Ronnie was an absolute gent and a true character. There's some people you convince yourself will always be there, and they've long been staples of our city or whatever else.

Will be sure to pop into O' Donoghues in the next few days, and I know what we'll be listening to tonight.

Saying he was "dublin personified" sums it up perfectly in two words.

I remember seeing that TV show too and it being obvious how heartbroken he was without his wife, and life didn't seem to be too kind on him at the end...still,I'm glad he was shown so much respect by everyone from U2,Elvis Costello,The Pogues,Damo Dempsey and so many others while alive. Too often these kind of people have to be lost first to even become appreciated.

Dord

RIP.

Volvoboy

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=kCYO4PoHPT0&feature=related

I feel like crying.:o

Ruu_Old

Rest in peace. An Irish legend.

J.S. Pill

BaRcOe wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMoo84qjt8Q

Heres to you, Ronnie Drew.

If I hear this song on the radio I'm going to punch the person standing next to me - I suggest your all avoid Tesco on Paul St. in Cork as I'm going shopping now.

Agent Smith

RIP big man,

i gave you a light once. My claim to fame.

misty76

Seaneh wrote: »

He'll be missed but that ****ing song won't be!

"here's to yooooooou, ronnie dreeeeeew"

**** off bono, you're a C*nt!

No need for that post, its a good song and a fitting tribute. Bono and the dubliners all know each other years and i think it was brilliant the way the song came about and all the money it has raised for charity,,

Not the time and place for you to post a horrible statement like that, R.I.P ronnie, we will all miss you and long may that song be around.. i seen how happy you were that night on the late late show..

Will toast you when i have a drink tonight..

earlyevening

Sorry to see him go. A great voice. R.I.P.

NewApproach

RIP Ronnie

Heisenberg.

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Denis Irwin

RIP Ronnie

It really puts Dublin's defeat into perspective.

AckwelFoley

Rest in peace.

irish folk legend.

Dr Strange

Another good man gone. Rest in peace.

PrivateEye

Dublin lost more than a match today!

More I think about it, the main was in failing health and was completely heartbroken. His family said he passed on peacefully, and that's good to hear. Rather than mourn, we'd do better to remember.

Will toast him tonight no doubt.

as the light declines

Agamemnon

RIP, he was a musical legend.