Legendary Waterford singer and songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan is set to receive the Freedom of Waterford at a special ceremony next week.
The honour will be bestowed on the Cork Road native on Wednesday next March 27th in the Council Chamber, City Hall at 6.30pm.
In December, the decision to confer the Freedom of the City & County upon Gilbert O’Sullivan was unanimously adopted by councillors.
Born in December 1946, he shot to global stardom in the 1970s, achieving six Number One singles and 16 hits in the Top 40.
He is a three-time winner of the Ivor Novello Award - and is known for hits such as ‘Nothing Rhymed’, ‘Clair’, ‘Get Down’ and ‘Alone Again (Naturally)’.
O’Sullivan moved to Swindon, England in the 1950s when the family emigrated. His mother, May, ran a sweet shop in Waterford, and his father was a butcher with Clover Meats.
In 1972, O’Sullivan’s record sales surpassed ten million worldwide, and he was named as the number one male singer of the year.
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