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Thread #107276 Message #2222802
Posted By: Brendy
26-Dec-07 - 02:14 PM
Thread Name: Obit: Joe Dolan Has Died (26 Dec 2007)
Subject: Obit: Joe Dolan Has Died
"The singer and entertainer Joe Dolan has died at the Mater private hospital in Dublin.
He was taken ill at his home in Foxrock last night and died just after 3pm this afternoon from a suspected brain haemorrhage.
Mr Dolan, from Mullingar in Westmeath, had enjoyed musical success in Ireland and around the world for over 40 years.
With his band the Drifters his first chart success came in Ireland with 'The Answer to Everything' in 1964 but he is best perhaps known for songs 'Good Looking Woman' and 'Make Me an Island'.
Mr Dolan, who was in his late 60s and one of five children, was recently forced to cancel a number of Christmas concerts because of illness but he was at home in Foxrock in Dublin last night when he was taken ill.
Surrounded by his family he passed away after suffering a suspected brain haemorrhage just after 3pm."