He chose McCoubrey, Dixon and King, and initially they did vocal backings for showbands on singles such as "Old Man Trouble" by The Royal Blues, "Nora" by Johnny McEvoy, "Quick Joey Small (Run Joey Run)" by The Real McCoy, "Cinnamon" by The Trixons, "Joys Of Love" by The Dixies and "Papa Sang Bass" by The Ranchers.
[1][2] They performed on Hughie Green's British TV showcase Opportunity Knocks and had a thirteen-week stint on Irish television series Steady As She Go-Goes.
The group toured Ireland and Britain before travelling to Canada in the freezing winter of 1970 with one of the top Irish bands of the time, The Bye-Laws; together they were known as 'The Toybox'.
She released a solo album Take All Of Me in 1979 under her married name Barbara Law, as well as becoming an actress, including a Genie Award-nominated appearance in the thriller film Bedroom Eyes.
She represented Ireland twice in the Eurovision Song Contest: in 1973 singing "Do I Dream";[4] and again in 1981 with "Horoscopes", as part of another all-girl trio, 'Sheeba' with Marion Fossett and Frances Campbell.