The Fureys to play farewell gig in Waterford

After decades of worldwide touring and recording, The Fureys will play their final 105 concerts throughout Ireland, the UK and the continent over the next eights months, with a stop off at the Theatre Royal in Waterford on the cards.

The Fureys are one of Ireland’s all-time most acclaimed and influential middle of the road, folk and traditional bands.

They are perhaps most well known for their songs 'I Will Love You' and 'When You Were Sweet Sixteen', which in turn helped bring Irish folk and traditional music to a completely new audience. 

The band made their Top of the Pops debut in 1981.

Joe Dolan, Chris Rea, Tom O'Connor, the Chieftains, Pete Seeger, Tom Paxton, Liam Clancy and Philomena Begley are just a few of those who have joined The Fureys for their spontaneous sessions over the years.

In May 2026, the Fureys will come to an end.

Members Eddie and George say “We will have very mixed emotions over the next number of months knowing our working lives as we have known them for so long will be coming to an end.

“We know we have been among the luckiest people on earth having a job we love and enjoy, traveling the world to places we would never have been to, meeting people and making many friends, we would never have met.

“However, time catches up with us all and we will look to a new future from the middle of 2026 playing at the odd music session and seeing the younger Furey generation playing their music.

“Our manager Joe McCadden will also be retiring from the business after 56 years, 39 of them with us” 

The Fureys will be performing at the Theatre Royal in Waterford city on January 9.

Tickets available at theatreroyal.ie