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Joe Dolan visits centre for young cancer victims
Whilst in Northern Ireland, Joe drops into the Shimna Valley Holiday Home and meets staff and families there. Pictured here with a young fan.

Gonna turn my white suit black
"When I’m working there’s no partying. I only party when I’m off the road. I’m not so serious about myself but I’m serious about what I do. You have to be. "You can’t become complacent at all, because if you do, people will see through it. They’ll know that ‘this guy doesn’t really care.’ I do care actually, because I enjoy what I do.

Mad For It
Now that the pencil marks at the top and bottom limits of Dolan's repetoire range have been casually but thoroughly erased, there's no telling what else he might do.

The Amazing Joe Dolan
The door opened and Joe Dolan stuck his head out and said "Hiya, come on in ". He must have been able to read my feelings because he started talking straight away. "We love being in Cork" he said "The people in Cork are great, we always get a kick out of being here". I noticed he said "We" and not "I", there are no airs and graces about this man, and if you met him in a pub for a drink you'd probably describe him as "one of our own".

Money Matters
Mullingar minstrel Joe Dolan would love to buy a yacht, and feels that the price of petrol is a major rip-off.

Gay? Married?
That's basically what it's at, it's a bunch of jealousy out there. I'm a straight, straight guy and if I wasn't I wouldn't have any qualms about it. But I'm not. I'm a straight guy. People can say what they want.