Kildare legend to play four gigs in Dublin

Singer Christy Moore has confirmed he will play four gigs at Dublin's Vicar Street later this year and into 2017.

The folk legend will play December 19 and 20 and January 2 and 3.

The Newbridge native has now produced more than 25 solo albums, from Paddy on the Road in 1969 to his latest, Lily, which was released back in May.

Christy Moore: Journey, a documentary on 50 years of song, also aired on RTE in April, and showed the Co Kildare troubadour as busy as ever on the gig circuit.

Tickets for his Dublin shows are priced from €39.50 to €49.50 and go on sale on Thursday at 9am through ticketmaster.ie and other outlets.