Mark Sheehan, the lead guitarist and co-founder of The Script, has died. Sheehan, who was born on October 29, 1976 in Dublin passed away in April 2023. He was 46.
Sheehan’s death was announced on Friday (14 April) by the Irish rock band from their official social media channels. He died in a hospital after a brief illness.
The statemeent announcing his demise read:
A year ago, Sheehan missed the US leg of the group’s tour, with The Script’s frontman Danny O’Donoghue told explaining to the Sunday World that Sheehan’s absence Sunday World was due to family commitments.
The Script were founded in Dublin in 2001 with Sheehan on guitar, his childhood friend Danny O’Donoghue as the lead singer, and Glen Power on drums.
Several of The Script’s songs have been featured in popular TV programmes, including 90210, Ghost Whisperer, EastEnders, Made in Chelsea and The Vampire Diaries.
The Script have won three Meteor Ireland Music Awards and two World Music Awards, and have been nominated two times for Brit Awards.
Their latest releases include their third acoustic EP in 2022, titled Acoustic Session 3 , followed shortly by 2022 single “Dare You to Doubt Me”.
Mark Sheehan is survived by his wife Rina Sheehan and three children.