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Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born 29 May 1967) is an English musician and singer-songwriter, formerly the lead guitarist, occasional lead singer and principal songwriter of the rock band Oasis. He is currently fronting his solo project, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds. Raised in Burnage, Manchester, Noel began learning guitar at the age of thirteen. After a series of odd jobs in construction, he worked for local Manchester band Inspiral Carpets as a roadie and technician in 1988. Whilst touring with them, he learned that his brother Liam Gallagher had formed a band of his own, known as The Rain, which eventually took on the name Oasis. After Noel returned to England, he was invited by his brother to join Oasis as songwriter and guitarist.Oasis’ debut album, Definitely Maybe (1994), marked the beginning of the band’s rise to fame as head of the Britpop movement. Oasis’ second album, (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, reached the top of the album charts in many countries and their third studio album, Be Here Now, became the fastest-selling album in UK chart history. Britpop eventually declined in popularity and Oasis’ next two albums failed to revive it. However, the band’s final two albums, Don’t Believe the Truth (2005) and Dig Out Your Soul (2008), were hailed as its best efforts in over a decade and found renewed success. On 28 August 2009, following an altercation with Liam prior to a gig in Paris, Gallagher announced his departure from Oasis and on 23 October 2009, he confirmed he would embark on a solo career.
William Rory Gallagher March 1948 – June 1995 was an Irish blues-rock multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and bandleader. Born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal and raised in Cork, Gallagher recorded solo albums throughout the 1970s and 1980s, after forming the band Taste during the late 1960s. A talented guitarist known for his charismatic performances and dedication to his craft, Gallagher’s albums have sold in excess of 30 million copies worldwide.Gallagher received a liver transplant in 1995, but died of complications later that year in London, England at the age of 47.The Rory Gallagher International Tribute Festival is one of the most unique annual Music Festivals in Ireland, celebrating Ireland’s best loved Rock n Blues Guitarist, the Late Rory Gallagher who was born in Ballyshannon. Over 12,000 people attended the 4-day event in 2012 on the June Bank Holiday Weekend.
Seán Gallagher, is an Irish entrepreneur, businessman and 2011 presidential candidate from County Cavan, Ireland. He is the founder of the company Smarthomes and has featured as a panellist on RTÉ’s Dragons’ Den.Gallagher grew up in a family of six in Ballyhaise, County Cavan. Both his parents are deceased, his father John Gallagher came from Killygordon, County Donegal and his mother Anne (née Bracken) Gallagher from Tullamore, County Offaly. He was born with congenital cataracts. This meant that he was virtually blind, and at the time there was no treatment. He eventually had corrective surgery.
Pat the Cope Gallagher (Irish: Pádraigh Ó Gallchóir Cope;[1] born 10 March 1948) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He is currently a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the North–West constituency, having previously served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Donegal South–West constituency and as a junior minister.Gallagher was born in Burtonport, a small town in The Rosses in the west of County Donegal in Ireland. He is the grandson of Paddy ‘the Cope’ Gallagher, the famous businessman. He was educated at Dungloe Secondary School, St. Enda’s College, Galway, and University College, Galway (U.C.G.), where he graduated with a B. Comm in 1970.He worked as a fish exporter until 1982,becoming involved in local politics in 1979.Sponsors
