Mark Sheehan

Mark Sheehan. Mark Sheehan, co-founder of and guitarist for the Irish rock band the Script, has died after a "brief illness," the group announced Friday. The Script co-founder and guitarist Mark Sheehan has died after a brief illness, the band has said.

Mark Sheehan, the musician who co-founded the band and served as its guitarist, has died, the band announced Friday on social media. A former member of short-lived boyband group Mytown, Sheehan is best known for his work as a founding member of , and lead guitarist for , Irish pop-rock band The Script. Tributes from across the music industry are flooding in following the death of The Script's co-founder and guitarist Mark Sheehan.

A statement posted on the band's social media pages said Sheehan died in hospital on Friday after a short illness.

Mark Sheehan, who played lead guitar for the alt-pop group The Script, died Friday after a brief illness.

The band announced the news on social media Friday, writing: "Much. Mark Sheehan, the musician who co-founded the band and served as its guitarist, has died, the band announced Friday on social media. T he band's official social media accounts confirmed the tragic news this evening.