Big Tom McBride's death announced on RTÉ News (17th April 2018)

RTÉ News announces the death of the undisputed king of Irish country music, Big Tom McBride. The pride of Oram in County Monaghan, Big Tom enjoyed a more than 50 year career in show-business, and achieved 19 hit singles in the Irish charts, including three number-ones. Big Tom died in the early hours of 17th April 2018, aged 81, at a hospital in Drogheda following a short illness. His wife Rose, to whom he was married for 52 years, predeceased him in January 2018, aged 72.
R.I.P. Big Tom McBride (1936-2018)

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A great singer and a great voice @ entertainer. Irish through @ through. GODBLESS you Big Tom and @ your beloved wife Rose forever @ ever Amen .ELIZABETH in SCOTLAND 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰RIP TOGETHER❤❤❤ FOREVER❤❤❤❤ ELIZABETH ❤❤❤❤

[@JohnDowlingCarlow]

Big Tom, great singer of lovely songs. Unique…. May Big Tom Rest in Peace…

[@ianinnes8063]

A man very much missed . R i p Tom .

[@josephwickham6042]

Rest in peace rip Amen 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏

[@petermoloney7533]

Big Tom Mcbride R.I.P. misssed world wide and all over the world . Peter Moloney Tipperary Ireland

[@smurfsmurf2295]

Greatly missed

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