The Script guitarist Mark Sheehan dies aged 46

The co-founder and guitarist of Irish stone set The Script, Mark Sheehan, has died.

The 46-year-old died successful infirmary connected Friday pursuing a little illness, the set announced.

Sheehan formed the radical successful 2001 alongside vocalist Danny O'Donoghue and drummer Glen Power.

A connection connected the band's societal media pages said Sheehan was a "much loved husband, father, brother, set mate and friend".

It asked fans to respect the privateness of his household and bandmates.

Sheehan was calved connected 29 October 1976 successful Dublin successful Mount Brown successful The Liberties area.

He was a singer, songwriter and guitarist, and passionate astir euphony from a young age.

From 1996-2001 helium was a subordinate of the set Mytown, alongside The Script's frontman O'Donoghue.

The Script started successful Dublin successful 2001 with Sheehan arsenic guitarist, O'Donoghue arsenic vocalist songwriter and Power arsenic drummer.

The set moved to London aft signing a grounds declaration with Sony Music Group.

It was determination that they released their archetypal afloat album, "We Cry", which went onto scope fig 1 successful some Ireland and the UK.

After that their adjacent 3 albums Science & Faith, #3 and No Sound Without Silence, each topped the medium charts successful some countries.

Science & Faith reached fig 3 successful the United States and fig 2 successful Australia.

Since past the set person continued to circuit the satellite and merchandise archetypal euphony albums, combining Irish themes with pop-rock nuances.

They person been known for their penning from the heart, including "If You Could See Me Now", addressing the decease of vocalist O'Donoghue's begetter and some of Sheehan's parents.

Fans implicit the past twelvemonth person wondered wherefore Sheehan had a abbreviated interruption from the stage.

In 2022, Sheehan missed the US limb of the band's tour. O'Donoghue told the media that his bandmate had taken a interruption to walk clip with his family.

He explained to Sunday World that the radical were supportive of Sheehan's determination and described them arsenic a "a set of brothers" who "stick unneurotic nary substance what".

The band's fans person been paying tribute to Sheehan crossed societal media, sharing their memories of their albums and performances.

Fellow Irish stone set Kodaline person besides paid tribute, posting connected Twitter: "So atrocious to perceive the passing of Mark Sheehan.

"We had the large luck of getting to walk clip successful his institution implicit the years and was ever specified a beauteous man. Deepest condolences to his household and his The Script brothers."