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Thin Lizzy fans are only now learning what band's name means after 57 years
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Irish rock legends Thin Lizzy became one of the most successful bands of all time, but the meaning behind their iconic name is unknown to many. It's taken 57 years for some to learn its meaning
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'Philo took me under his wing and I tried to do the same with Professor Brian Cox'
Phil Lynott
Former Thin Lizzy man Darren Wharton recalls life on the road with icon Lynott and making music with famous physicist
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Thin Lizzy fans stunned after realising what legendary Irish band's name actually means
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Iconic rock band Thin Lizzy have been a household name for more than 50 years - but some fans were left stumped after discovering the true meaning behind their name
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Thierry Henry, Steve Collins, U2 and Thin Lizzy - how France are preparing for Ireland showdown
Thierry Henry
Antoine Dupont talking about the most famous handball in Irish football history and Shaun Edwards name-checking U2, Thin Lizzy and Steve Collins made France's pre-match press conference an interesting affair
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Man told he was Phil Lynott's secret son 'tormented' he couldn't prove it with DNA test until his death last week
Phil Lynott
It had been believed that Phil Lynott had fathered only one son until Kevin Finnie, who died last week, broke his silence in 2019
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Rock ’n’ roll tributes flood in for Irish rock band Thin Lizzy’s legendary guitarist John Sykes
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Sykes hailed Lizzy singer Phil Lynott as his “hero” and said the band did not want to split
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Palestine and Ireland prove Heaven Knows no Frontiers at joyous, fun, shouty occasion
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Ireland's president receives huge ovation at fund-raiser
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Bohemians’ Thin Lizzy jersey release is sure to be another big seller for League of Ireland side
League of Ireland
Bohemians have paid tribute to legendary Irish band Thin Lizzy on their latest away jersey - and once again a charity will benefit from the sale of the shirt.
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RTE viewers were all saying the same thing after 'powerful' Phil Lynott documentary
Phil Lynott
It aired less than a week after what would have been Lynott's 72nd birthday
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Tim Bowness on asking 'grumpy' Gary Moore of Thin Lizzy for an autograph
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'Phil Lynott and Scott Gorham couldn’t have been nicer, Brian Downey couldn’t have been quieter and Gary Moore couldn’t have been grumpier!'
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Thin Lizzy's first manager recalls band's fateful first gig in Dublin on 50th anniversary
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EXCLUSIVE: The band played to an audience of around 100 people in Cloghran School Hall in Dublin and were paid around IR£25
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Phil Lynott's secret son comes face-to-face with half-sisters for the first time
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Macdara was born to his then teenage parents and later adopted to the Lambe family in Co Galway
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Phil Lynott commemorative coin launched to mark 70 years since Thin Lizzy frontman's birth
Phil Lynott
The coin was designed by numismatic artist Sandra Deiana and pays tribute to Lynott with a depiction of the frontman in a characteristic pose with his bass guitar
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Man says he is Phil Lynott's secret son after breaking 30-year silence
Thin Lizzy
The 37-year-old father-of-four bears a close resemblance to the Irish rock icon and now wants to undergo a DNA test
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An Post releases two new Thin Lizzy stamps marking band's anniversary
An Post
The two national rate €1 stamps were designed by Steve Averill and feature Thin Lizzy’s Black Rose album cover and a portrait of Phil Lynott
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Philomena Lynott remembered as 'beautiful woman inside and out" at funeral in Dublin
Philomena Lynott
Retired RTE star Anne Doyle said she attended the funeral to ensure Philomena got the send off she deserved
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Oscar nominated director Jim Sheridan in talks over making film about Phil Lynott and mum Philomena
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The Dubliner is hoping to make a movie about the Thin Lizzy rockstar
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Jason O'Toole: 'Philomena Lynott told me she affectionately kicked Phil's grave for doing drugs'
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Jason O'Toole reveals how Philomena Lynott affectionately kicked Phil's grave to tell him he was a 'naughty boy for taking drugs'
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Larissa Nolan: 'Ireland will always remember you and your son, thank you Philomena Lynott'
Thin Lizzy
Philomena gave Ireland its greatest ever rock star
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Funeral details announced for Phil Lynott's mum Philomena
Thin Lizzy
Philomena passed away on Wednesday at the age of 88 after a long battle with lung cancer
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Thin Lizzy fans pay tribute as Philomena Lynott passes away
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We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story
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Heartbroken Carlow mam pens emotional letter to her two kids killed by their dad in 2013
Carlow
Her two boys, aged five and ten, were strangled to death by their father
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Philomena Lynott unveils waxwork of herself at the National Wax Museum in Dublin
Philomena Lynott
The 87-year-old was in fine spirits despite her on going battle with lung cancer
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Phil Lynott's mum Philomena reveals cancer is back - but she's refusing chemotherapy
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Late rocker's mother jokes he is telling God to keep her out of heaven as 'she'll batter me'
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