Long before Noel and Liam Gallagher of Oasis sent the nation into a Britpop frenzy, there was only one rock and roll Gallagher that mattered. His name was Rory, and nearly 30 years after his untimely ...

The late Irish blues and rock legend Rory Gallagher has been honored in his adopted city of Belfast with a statue.

Barry McGivern, of the Rory Gallagher Statue Project Trust, said the statue was a "fitting tribute". "Rory came up to Belfast in 1967 and it was a vibrant music scene," Mr McGivern told BBC News NI.