The
Coasters

There were a few "Coasters" dotted around Ireland, this was the Athenry version (formerly Finian & The Omegas). Frank Donoghue went on to play with The Astronauts and The Swingtime Aces. Frank passed away aged 57 in September 2006. Tom Howley played with the first incarnation of Rodney's Glory before retiring from the music business. Finian Thomas joined The Bandits, then The Fleet and latterly, Boys 'n' Girls. He died in Canada aged only 28. Francis Kennedy hosts this website having soldiered with Liam Ivory, The Swingtime Aces, The Works and Brendan Shine's Band.

Related: Astronauts, The Bandits, The Fleet, Boys 'n' Girls, The Works
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From left: Francis Kennedy, Frank Donohue, Tom Howley, Finian Thomas

Town/Village/County: Athenry, Galway
Vocals:
Lead Guitar: Frank Donohue
2nd Guitar: Finian Thomas
Bass: Francis Kennedy / Colm Kavanagh		 Drums: Tom Howley / Des Thomas
Piano/Organ: Richard Murphy
Other:
Manager: Christy Daly

Do you have any photos, flyers, posters, press-cuttings or any other memorabilia of The Coasters? If you do, please send us an email and we'll tell you what to do next. If you don't want to part with your cherished memorabilia, good quality scans or photos would be gratefully accepted so that we can update this page and the archive in general. Click on 'Contact' at the bottom of this page.
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