Perhaps Gay Byrne said it best. Back in 1987 he was fond of playing a song called Town to Town by Cork band Microdisney on his morning show on RTÉ Radio 1. The track, an upbeat tale of the daily grind ...

Irish group Microdisney were only together for a few years in the mid-1980s, but for a time were critical darlings with their mix of biting lyrics (courtesy Cathal Coughlan) and smooth, shimmering ...

Cathal Coughlan, who fronted Irish cult band Microdisney in the ’80s and Fatima Mansions in the ’90s, is set to release new solo album Song Of Co-Aklan on March 26 via Dimple Discs. (Preorder.) It’s ...

SINGER Cathal Coughlan of Microdisney has sadly passed away at the age of 61. The Cork native died peacefully in hospital following a long illness. Cathal found fame alongside Sean O’Hagan in the ...

Colm works in RTÉ Television and writes regularly for The Blackpool Sentinel. Ahead of their forthcoming reunion gig at Dublin's National Concert Hall, Colm O'Callaghan looks back at the career of ...

It was March 26, and a real red letter day for Cathal Coughlan last week. It was record-release day for the former anchor of overseas cult outfits Microdisney and Fatima Mansions, and his latest ...

As Cork legends Microdisney re-form to play their classic album in Dublin and London, Ed Power chats to the band and some of their early champions As Cork legends Microdisney re-form to play their ...

In advance of Paul McDermott's radio documentary on the Sultans Of Ping, he talks about his efforts to pay tribute to the music of his home town Clockwise from left: music journalist and historian ...

Microdisney National Concert Hall, Dublin ★★★★ There was a subtle difference between Microdisney's Saturday night's "official" return show at the National Concert Hall, Dublin, and the invite-only gig ...

Where there is an end, there might also be a cautious beginning. Cathal Coughlan, the Cork man perhaps best known for being the vocalist and lyricist of Microdisney, is wrapping up the group, setting ...

Singer celebrated for versatile, sometimes confrontational songcraft had suffered a long illness Cathal Coughlan, frontman with acclaimed indie bands Fatima Mansions and Microdisney, has died aged 61.

I will see the band back home in Cork for their last concert ever. If it’s a time to take stock for them, it is for me too To cross the planet once to see a band is indulgent. Twice might be a bit mad ...