2015 in Irish music
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This article lists various songs, albums, festivals, and performances of the year 2015 in Irish music.
- 23 May - Molly Sterling represents Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Playing with Numbers".[1][2]
Albums
- Nathan Carter - Beautiful Life
- HamsandwicH - Stories from the Surface[3]
- Kodaline - Coming Up for Air
- Villagers - Darling Arithmetic[4]
Singles
Deaths
- 5 March – Jim McCann, 70, folk musician, throat cancer.[6]
- 11 March – Tony Fenton, 53, radio presenter and DJ, prostate cancer.[7]
- 13 April – Ronnie Carroll, 80, Northern Irish singer and political candidate.[8]
- 27 May – Dennis Sheehan, 68, Irish music tour manager (U2), heart attack.[9]
- 1 July – Val Doonican, 88, singer and television personality.