GILBERT BECAUD, who has died aged 74, was a popular French singer-songwriter whose dynamic stage act and charismatic crooning earned him the soubriquet "Monsieur 100,000 volts"; he also wrote more ...

Singer-songwriter Gilbert Becaud, known as “Mr. 100,000 Volts” for his electrifying stage performances and who became internationally famous for songs later made into English-language hits such as ...

The Aran Islands have inspired all kinds of artistic endeavours down through the years. We need only read JM Synge’s plays or look at Seán Keating’s paintings depicting island life to appreciate how ...