Tributes paid to Con Cluskey of Dublin group The Bachelors, who has died aged 80

Tributes have been paid out on-line subsequent information of the death of Con Cluskey, a person of the founding users of Dublin pop group The Bachelors.

The group initially shaped in the late ’50s under the name The Harmonichords, and performed on The Ed Sullivan Demonstrate in the US, prior to transforming their title  to The Bachelors at the commencing of the ’60s. The trio – built up of Con (aka Conleth), his brother Declan Cluskey,  and John Stokes – experienced a key strike with ‘Diane’, which went to No.1 in the British isles and No.10 in the US in 1964.

In accordance to the group’s website, The Bachelors managed to outsell The Beatles in 1964 and 1965.

Declan Cluskey told RTÉ News that Con handed away peacefully on Friday.

Robbie Williams’ father, Pete Conway, is between those people who have paid out tribute, noting that he “invested a lot of happy hrs in his business in excess of the yrs.”

So sorry to listen to of the passing of Con Cluskey of The Bachelors above the weekend. Used a lot of joyful hrs in his company above the several years. (Photograph with brother Dec). RIP Con🖤 pic.twitter.com/5zyI6Ex0zM

— Pete Conway (@poppapete299) April 11, 2022

See additional tributes to Con Cluskey beneath:

I was unfortunate to listen to that Con Cluskey of The Bachelors has handed away. I worked with Con and Dec on my 21st birthday. In truth, I ended up on stage with them, but that tale is for a further time. RIP, Con.

— Paul Burton (@paulburton73) April 8, 2022

Another mate gone…

Happy periods photobombing The Bachelor @ConCluskey at the Howard Keel Golf Common back in the day. pic.twitter.com/9fqvhnthVX

— Jess Conrad OBE (@Jessconradcom) April 9, 2022

I have just listened to we have shed yet a different great performer Con Cluskey brother of Dec Cluskey of The Bachelors. A.R.C. Entertainments would like to send our condolences to all his household and might he Rest In Peace. x https://t.co/vtOyiIoNZ6

— A.R.C. Entertainments (@ARCEntsCoUk) April 10, 2022

Unhappy to hear of the passing of Con Cluskey. The Bachelors have been an integral part of our loved ones record assortment as a child and usually liked watching their performances on Television set. RIP

— Frank McGroarty (@Frank_McGroarty) April 9, 2022