Hi Quokka,
       Probably a bit late replying to your query but I've only seen it now.
       My name is Declan O'Donoghue and I wrote The Dublin Minstrel. I am the Irish horse racing correspondent for the Irish Sun.
       Paddy Reilly first recorded it many moons ago on The Gold And Silver Years and Celtic Collection CD/albums.
       Some years ago it enjoyed a revival, I think the Dublin City Ramblers were playing it and one night I heard The Dubliners singing it live on the Vincent Browne Radio Show which - a total coincidence I hope - was the last programme Vincent ever did on RTE!
       Next thing I knew The Dubliners had recorded it on their Live At Vicar Street DVD.
         
       Just one correction to the lyrics generally quoted as
    From Dublin's streets and roads and down the years
should read
      From Dublin's streets and roads all down the years
      
      Anyway thanks for the interest. The idea of the song came on the morning I heard on the radio that Luke had died, I was thinking of how the news must have swept across the city and how people would have reacted.
      Needless to say it's an honour to have a song about Luke recorded at all, let alone by people like Paddy Reilly and of course The Dubliners themselves.
      Hope this clears up some issues for you. Cheers