Afghan Dreamers Cuala Foundation

Join us for Fran O’Toole: The Man & His Music

Afghan Dreamers

Cuala Foundation was fortunate to be able to secure special refugee visas to Ireland for Lida Azizi, Fatemah Qaderyan, Kawsar Roshan, Maryam Roshan & Iqbal Kakar when the group fled Afghanistan for Pakistan in July 2021.

Lida, Fatemah & Kawsar are the original members of the Afghan Girls Robotics Team known as the Afghan Dreamers who have traveled the world and are now pursuing their academic careers in university in Dublin.

Afghan Dreamers Website

Thursday 31 July 2025 at 8pm

The Mermaid Arts Centre

Bray, Co. Wicklow

Phil Lynott Fran O’Toole “Ireland’s best soul singer”. At age 29 Fran had opened for The Who, recorded a solo TV special for RTE and was the star vocalist and songwriter of The Miami Showband. He was killed when the UVF ambushed the band on their way home from a show in Banbridge.

To mark the 50th anniversary of his death Cuala is producing a documentary about the beloved singer and songwriter who was on the verge of launching a solo career. The documentary will be screened at a special event at the Mermaid Arts Centre in Fran’s hometown of Bray, accompanied by an evening of song to celebrate his life and music.

Family photos courtesy of David O’Toole