The singer, who is one half of Foster & Allen, also has two stepchildren - he opened up about his health issues and his recent appearance on RTÉ show Keys to my Life
The singer, who is one half of Foster & Allen, is a busy father of two and grandfather of two. He also has two stepchildren. Read more: Tony Allen says there's no fear of Foster & Allen breaking up anytime soon after releasing solo album
Tony told RSVP Country: "My eldest son is 44 and he has two kids. My other son is 43 and he’s getting married in October."One of them is married in Melbourne and he has a daughter and the other one is a music teacher in Liverpool."He said: "My two grandkids are in Moate, so see them every couple of weeks when I’m down there. They’re great kids."He said: "My son Ian is a great musician himself, but the kids are not very interested in music.
"I can’t complain too much, I’m still looking down at the daisies and not up at them. At 72, I think I’m doing alright."He said: "I really enjoyed it. Every home I visited is now gone, so I think I was a bit of a disaster from that point of view. "I lived next door for a good few years too, and now I live in Lurgan in Armagh. Brendan Courtney, who presents the show, is a gem and we had some great craic together.
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