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
M. J. Nolan by the Agricultural Panel at a by-election in December 2001. He regained his Dáil seat at the 2002 general election, and was re-elected in 2007. He is married to Mary Forde and has two sons and two daughters. He retired from politics at the 2011 general election. M. J. Nolan M. J. Nolan (born 25 January 1951) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency from 1982 to 1997, and from 2002 to 2011. Nolan was born in Muine Bheag in County Carlow, and educated at De La Salle school