After the departure of John Sheahan and the official retirement under the name of "The Dubliners" in late 2012, the remaining members of the group – Seán Cannon, Eamonn Campbell, Patsy Watchorn and guest musician Gerry O''Connor – formed a folk band called "The Dublin Legends" to keep The Dubliners'' legacy alive. In February 2013 they planned a UK Tour but it had to be rescheduled to June due to Eamonn Campbell having an operation. In November 2013 banjo player Gerry O''Connor joined Joe Bonamassa on his United States Tour, so Paul Kelly stood in for him on The Dublin Legends'' concerts in Germany.

The band released their first live album entitled An Evening With The Dublin Legends: Live In Vienna in January 2014. It features 18 songs, which were recorded in September 2013 at the ''Metropol'' in Vienna.

On 28 April 2014 Patsy Watchorn posted a message on his website, stating that he "decided to take a break from the music business for a while" and won''t be touring the rest of 2014 with "The Dublin Legends". However, he did not officially leave the band and plans to return to stage some day in the future. Patsy was replaced by his brother Paul Watchorn. Paul Kelly is still filling in for Gerry O''Connor as long as he is on tour with Joe Bonamassa.

Eamonn Campbell (29 November 1946 – 18 October 2017) died in October 2017.