The Nolans throughout the 1990s and 2000s in Japan, while several budget-priced compilations of their Epic-era material (sometimes re-recorded) appeared in the UK. Coleen, who had married performer Shane Richie in 1990, and was now a mother of two, quit the group in 1994. In 1995, longstanding lead singer Bernie left to pursue an acting career; Anne and Maureen continued as a two-piece version of The Nolans. A re-recorded version of "I'm In the Mood for Dancing", released on the Living Beat label, reached No. 51 in the UK in 1995. From 2000, the line-up consisted of Maureen and Anne, together with
James Nolan website. Nolan was appointed head of athletics by the Paralympic Council of Ireland in 2009 and is also middle distance coach at his old university UCD for 2010/11. He is married to Afton whom he met whilst he trained regularly in South Africa between 2001 and 2005. James Nolan James Nolan (born 27 January 1977) is an Irish athletics coach and a former international runner for the Republic of Ireland from 1996 until 2008. He was a two time Olympian who specialized in the 800 metres between 1996 and 2000 before changing to the 1500 metres later that year. He