Noel Duggan

The Duggans
Noel and Pádraig Duggan
Background information
Origin	Donegal, Ireland
Genres	Folk, Celtic
Years active	2004–2016
Labels	MDM.ie
Associated acts	Clannad Moya Brennan Brídín Brennan Norland Wind
Website	www.clannad.ie/rubicon.html
Past members	Noel Duggan Pádraig Duggan

The Duggans (Irish: Na Dúgáiní) (pronounced the doogans) were an Irish musical duo from Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland.

The twin brothers Noel and Pádraig Duggan came to prominence in the 1970s with the folk group Clannad, and took a ten-year break after winning a Grammy Award for their 1998 album Landmarks. They later toured extensively with their band Norland Wind. They were identified and introduced to television by Tony MacMahon, and in 2005 released their first studio album Rubicon, which featured Moya Brennan, Finbar Furey and Órla Fallon among others. It was met with critical acclaim and sold well throughout Ireland. Pádraig Duggan died in 2016.

Twins Pádraig and Noel Duggan were born Ó Dúgáin on 23 January 1949 in Gweedore, County Donegal. Pádraig died in Dublin on 9 August 2016.

In 2005, the Duggans recorded their début studio album, made up of traditional songs and ballads in the Irish language along with self-penned songs in English. The album features long-time collaborators Thomas Loefke and Kerstin Blodig of Norland Wind fame, Moya Brennan, Brídín Brennan and Celtic Woman's Órla Fallon.