Deciding for obvious reasons to dispense with the Gallagher part of his name, Rory has lined up an Irish tour that takes him to Barry’s Grange, Sligo (August 9); Electric Avenue, Waterford (14); HMV Grafton Street, Dublin (15); The Hub, Dublin (16); Tuam Arts Festival (17); Abbey Hotel, Donegal (20); Cleere’s, Kilkenny (22); Roisin Dubh, Galway (23); and Spirit Store, Dundalk (24).

After the demise of The Revs, Gallagher relocated to Lanzarote where he’s been plying his trade on the bar circuit and writing pop-rock gems like ‘Rain Dancer’, which suggest that a second bite at the cherry awaits.