Dolly Parton

The country singer announced the sad news on Instagram. Dolly Parton’s husband Carl Dean has died aged 82. The 79-year-old singer announced the sad news on Instagram that her husband of nearly 60 years passed away on Monday, March 3. The country legend wrote in the post: “Carl and I spent many wonderful years together. […]

1 year ago

Dolly Parton spoke to Irish mum Sandra about her daughter’s love of reading Icon Dolly Parton appeared on Liveline on Monday afternoon, yes really, and the singer shared a special moment with an Irish mum. The 77-year-old singer came on the airwaves to chat with Katie Hannon about her connection to Ireland through her philanthropy. Hannon highlighted that Dolly […]

2 years ago

It’s the bookish news we didn’t know we needed. Dolly Parton is set to publish her first novel in 2022 and it sounds absolutely incredible. The singer-songwriter has teamed up with author James Patterson for Run, Rose, Run. “I’ve combined my love of storytelling and books with the release of #RunRoseRun, a novel I’ve co-authored […]

5 years ago

YAS, DOLLY. Dolly Parton can simply do no wrong. She’s an incredible entertainer. She’s got wigs for days. She’s partially funding the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine research and going to save the entire world from the pandemic. And now she’s only mere days away from dropping her Christmas special on Netflix. Honestly, spoiled for Dolly choice, so […]

6 years ago

Dolly Parton will be reading bedtime stories to children for her new series, Goodnight With Dolly.  The series will begin on April 2 at 7pm EST (so, midnight IST) and will run for 10 weeks. “This is something I have been wanting to do for quite a while, but the timing never felt quite right,” she […]

6 years ago

A free book-gifting programme for children in Tallaght under the age of five has been launched by Dolly Parton. Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library (DPIL) works with local partners to gift books to young children across the world. And, beginning February 14, they have made new books available – for free – to all children aged 0-5 living in […]

7 years ago