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I received the terribly sad news yesterday that Paul had passed away on Thursday following a massive heart attack.
Paul was a massive fan of the band, a regular contributor on Citizens of Boomtown and who I met up with at the Rats County Cavan gig in 2022.
Paul started messaging me when I was Major of Boomtown, and as happens in life sometimes, we just clicked. He introduced me to the band Asian, fronted by Christie Dingam, someone Paul thought the world of. Paul messaged me last Monday asking how I was, and as often happened with Paul, I would reply and then Paul would respond some days or weeks later! Unfortunately, on this occasion, life has not given him the opportunity to do so.
I have received some lovely messages from his wife Lisa and daughter Leah, who are very supportive of sharing this news with the Rats community. Leah has told me his favourite song was Joey, so I post a fabulous live performance of that song in memory of Paul.
I’m sure the Boomtown community will join me in sending sincere condolences to Paul’s family.
The Boomtown Rats - Joey's On The Street Again (Self Aid)
And thank you Paul for introducing me to this wonderful song
The Script - Crazy World (Live from Dublin) (Lyric Video) ft. Christy Dignam
RIP Paul
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