The him is Rory Gallagher. Blues virtuoso, check shirt wizard, prodigal son of Cork and Donegal, Ireland’s first rock star and guitar hero to many around the world, including Smiths legend Marr.

Johnny Marr (left) and the late Rory Gallagher (right) ... He owns another of his hero’s old guitars – a bronze Silvertone 1415 which Gallagher used on A Million Miles Away.

More than 60 years after Rory Gallagher bought his infamous 1961 Fender Stratocaster from Crowley’s Music Store in Cork, Ireland, Joe Bonamassa has followed in his footsteps. On the eve of three Rory ...

Rory Gallagher performs on stage, London, 1973, L-R Rory Gallagher, Gerry McAvoy, Rod de'Ath. (Image: (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)) ... He owns another of his hero's old guitars – a bronze ...

Bath sealed an historic treble at Twickenham after battling through the blazing heat to secure a 23-21 Gallagher Premiership final victory over Leicester at Allianz Stadium. Their tries came from ...

At the unveiling of rory Gallagher Avenue at Cork Airport on Saturday were, L-R, Minister of State, Jerry Buttimer TD ; Lord Mayor of Cork, Councillor Dan Boyle ; Eoin Gallagher, nephew of Rory ...

Instruments belonging to the world-famous blues guitarist Rory Gallagher have been brought back to life in his birthplace of Ballyshannon, Co Donegal.

Eddie Van Halen is the guitarist most people think of when the word ‘Frankenstein’ is uttered in guitar circles, but Rory Gallagher had one of his own, and it’s just sold at auction for $50K.

The exhibition, Rory’s Early Impact - Rory Gallagher's Early Years in Cork up to Taste MK2, is at the Atrium, Cork City Council offices, June 14 to July 4, as part of the Cork Rocks For Rory event.

To mark the 30th anniversary of his death, Cork City Council, Cork City Libraries and Gallagher’s estate are holding a series of commemorative events this weekend, Cork Rocks for Rory.