FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2009 file photo, Barney McKenna from Irish folk group The Dubliners performs on the main stage during the 15th Guinness Irish Festival, in Sion, Switzerland. Friends and ...

“Banjo” Barney McKenna died at his home in Howth, Dublin, on Thursday morning while enjoying a cup of tea with an old friend. He was the last surviving member of the much loved Dubliners Irish folk ...

DUBLIN -- It was only a year ago when the Temple Bar Trad Festival helped launch the 50th anniversary year of the Dubliners, the iconic music group that not only helped define Ireland’s capital city ...

DUBLIN -- "Banjo" Barney McKenna, the last original member of the Irish folk band The Dubliners, died yesterday while having a morning cup of tea with a friend. He was 72 and had just marked his 50th ...

DUBLINDUBLIN — “Banjo” Barney McKenna, the last original member of the Irish folk band The Dubliners, died Thursday while having a morning cup of tea with a friend. He was 72 and had just marked his ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. IN THIS AUG. 6, 2009, file photo, Barney McKenna from Irish folk group The ...

DUBLIN (AP) – Friends and authorities say “Banjo” Barney McKenna, the last original member of the Irish folk band The Dubliners, has died. He was 72 and had just marked his 50th year with the band.

“Banjo” Barney McKenna, the last original member of Irish folk band the Dubliners, died Thursday, April 5, while having a morning cup of tea with a friend. He was 72 and had just marked his 50th year ...