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Co. Tipperary survivor of Miami Showband massacre is honoured in the US

Miami Showband massacre survivor Stephen Travers from Carrick-on-Suir has been honoured in Chicago for his tireless work for peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland. Mr Travers was presented with the Irish Book, Arts and Music (iBAM) Person of ...

08 Nov 2019 at 13:00

Northern Ireland

Legacy of Miami Showband ‘is more than music, it is bringing people together’

The legacy of the Miami Showband is about more than just music, it is bringing people together, a survivor of the loyalist ambush which targeted its members has said. Singer Fran O’Toole, guitarist Tony Geraghty and trumpeter Brian McCoy were shot ...

31 Jul 2025 at 15:41

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Plot targeting Miami Showband would have impacted Irish everywhere – survivor

A loyalist plot to paint the Miami Showband as transporting explosives would have impacted Irish people across the world, a survivor of the atrocity has said. Stephen Travers said he is not only relieved to have survived the atrocity, but also ...

31 Jul 2025 at 15:34

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Tipperary victim of Miami Showband massacre welcomes Emmy nomination for Netflix documentary about the loyalist atrocity

The Miami Showband Massacre Netflix documentary featuring Carrick-on-Suir man Stephen Travers recounting the loyalist atrocity that killed three of his bandmates, has been nominated for an Emmy award. The film, premiered in March last year, ...

05 Sept 2020 at 16:00

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Miami Showband massacre survivor teams up with fellow Carrick-on-Suir music man to record peace song

A recording of a poignant peace song composed by Miami Showband massacre survivor Stephen Travers and sung by fellow Carrick-on-Suir man Liam Dwyer was launched in Belfast last week. "The Calling" has become the signature song of the Truth ...

24 May 2018 at 10:46

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Tipperary deaths: sister of murdered Miami Showband singer Fran O'Toole is laid to rest

Tributes were paid this week to Rose O'Carroll from Nenagh who passed away over the weekend. Ms O'Carroll, (née Keane (O'Toole), who was originally from Bray in County Wicklow, was a sister of murdered Miami Showband star Fran O'Toole. A ...

11 Feb 2019 at 18:30

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Two Carrick-on-Suir men feature in new Netflix documentary on Miami Showband massacre

Liam Dwyer in the recording studio for the Netflix documentary. Miami Showband massacre survivor Stephen Travers from Carrick-on-Suir will recount the horrific loyalist atrocity that changed his life and ended the lives of three of his ...

21 Mar 2019 at 17:13

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Tributes paid to singer Dickie Rock after death aged 88

Tributes have been paid to Dickie Rock, a star of Ireland’s showband era, after his death at the age of 88. Rock was a former singer with the Miami Showband and went on to enjoy a successful solo career. The Dublin-born singer ...

06 Dec 2024 at 23:17

Northern Ireland

Miami Showband attack was ‘worst sight anyone could ever imagine’, says survivor

The aftermath of a loyalist ambush in which three members of the Miami Showband were killed 50 years ago was “the worst sight anyone could ever imagine”, a survivor of the attack has said. Des Lee said he remembers “every ...

31 Jul 2025 at 09:37

Northern Ireland

No evidence of collusion in UVF bombings of Dublin and Monaghan

There is no evidence that UK security forces colluded with the UVF to bomb Dublin and Monaghan in 1974, a review has found. The final Operation Kenova report also said there does not appear to be “any realistic ...

09 Dec 2025 at 14:49

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