Cecil Nolan, the well-known DJ of the Grove social club on Dublin’s northside, has died. Nolan was the DJ at the teen disco, known for playing alternative music, for the three decades of its existence. The Grove opened in 1967 in the Belgrove Football Club in Clontarf, north Dublin, before moving to St Paul’s College, Raheny, in 1975, and shutting in 1997. The Grove ran on Saturday and Sunday nights, later adding a Wednesday night disco during the school holidays. In recent years a number of reunion nights have been organised, with Cecil Nolan as a special guest.

Source: The Irish Times November 16, 2020 18:33 UTC