British singer-songwriter Morrissey has announced a show in Killarney on Saturday September 24 - his only Irish date this year - as part of his major UK and Ireland tour.

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Morrissey has enjoyed 16 albums in the UK Top 10, plus nine Top 10 albums with his former group The Smiths, of which Morrissey was a founder member.

In the US, Morrissey has had two Top 10 albums, and eight Top 20 albums. In 1991, Morrissey broke The Beatles record for selling out the Hollywood Bowl, and in 2006 was voted the second Greatest Living British Icon as voted by viewers of BBC Television, with Sir David Attenborough first and Sir Paul McCartney third.

In 2007, Morrissey was voted The Greatest Northern Male in a nationwide newspaper poll.

In 2012, he was awarded the Keys to the City of Tel Aviv and in 2013, Penguin Classics published Morrissey Autobiography which became the second fastest selling autobiography in British history. The book spent six weeks at number one, five weeks at number two, four weeks at number three, and is a continuing British best seller.

Morrissey's songs have been covered by David Bowie, Nancy Sinatra, the Killers, Marianne Faithfull, Chrissie Hynde, My Chemical Romance, Thelma Houston, Christy Moore, amongst many others.

Morrissey was the singer and lyricist of The Smiths for six years and has been a successful solo artist for 35 years. In 1994 his album 'Your Arsenal' was Grammy nominated. Born in Manchester, England, Morrissey is of Irish parents and, specifically, Dublin lineage.

Tickets for the INEC, Killarney are priced from €48.05 (including booking fee) and go on sale this Thursday at 9.30am from www.ticketmaster.ie.