Tom is most renowned for his time as the lead singer and co-songwriter in the Irish band Something Happens, who achieved significant success on Virgin Records in the early 1980s, with two number one Irish albums, sold-out Irish tours, numerous foreign tours (including 14 in the US), and a string of hit singles.
He later transitioned into radio and enjoyed huge success with the alternative music show “Pet Sounds” on TodayFM and a series of best-selling albums – “Tom Dunne’s 30 Best Irish Hits” – that achieved multi-platinum status. He had since presented talk shows on Newstalk Radio and currently hosts the stations sole music show which continues to champion the very best new Irish and International music.
He also presents TV and writes for The Irish Examiner and The Sunday Times. Tom continues to write music and perform live shows both with Something Happens and Fiachna O’Braonain and from Hot House Flowers.