Cailíní Lua Release Single About Irish Revolutionary Tomás Malone

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On October 31, 2025, Irish band Cailíní Lua released their new single, “Brave Malone.” The single was recorded, mixed, and mastered at Wanderland Recording. Ben Wanders provided the drums for the song. The release of the single was announced in a Facebook video on October 27, 2025.

The song tells the story of Tomás Malone, who was an Irish republican and nationalist who fought in the 1916 Easter Rising, the Irish War of Independence, and the Irish Civil War. Not only was he passionate about Ireland from a political perspective, he loved all aspects of Irish culture, from music and dance to literature.

The inspiration for the song came when band member Tara Brady, who has a Master's in Public History and Cultural Heritage, was giving a lecture about Malone and his story. Someone came up to her afterwards and said she had not heard about him before, but his story needs to be shared widely.

Brady’s lecture took place on February 13, 2025, in The Roundhill Bar in County Tipperary, Ireland. It covered Malone’s life from the 1916 Rising and the years after. She is one member of Cailíní Lua, an all-women traditional Irish band.

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