Brendan Shine
ActingBiography
Shine originally started off a barman, he set up a pub in Baylough in Athlone, across from St.Comans Park, 'Shine's Bar', He let his wife run the pub, recently Shine has sold the pub but the name remains 'Shines Bar'. He lives now in Moore, on the main road to Shannonbride in an ordinary old two story farm house, with a large farm attached to it. Shine has released more than fifty albums and has had over forty-five hit singles.He began by playing in his father's country band while still at school, played in Kieran Kelly’s Ceili Band along with schoolfriend Johnny Dawson (who still performs ...