title: 2015 in Irish music
text: # 2015 in Irish music
  
  This article lists various songs, albums, festivals, and performances of the year 2015 in Irish music.
  
  ## Events
  
  * 23 May - Molly Sterling represents Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Playing with Numbers".
  
  ## Albums
  
  * Nathan Carter - Beautiful Life
  * HamsandwicH - Stories from the Surface
  * Kodaline - Coming Up for Air
  * Villagers - Darling Arithmetic
  
  ## Singles
  
  * Rob Smith - "Dale Boca Juniors"
  
  ## Deaths
  
  * 5 March – Jim McCann, 70, folk musician, throat cancer.
  * 11 March – Tony Fenton, 53, radio presenter and DJ, prostate cancer.
  * 13 April – Ronnie Carroll, 80, Northern Irish singer and political candidate.
  * 27 May – Dennis Sheehan, 68, Irish music tour manager (U2), heart attack.
  * 1 July – Val Doonican, 88, singer and television personality.
  