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The Fureys are an Irish male folk band. They also sometimes record as the The Fureys and Davey Arthur.

The group formed in 1978 and consisted initially of four brothers. They mixed their traditional Irish musical roots with mainstream Anglo-American pop. The band later met Davey Arthur and had their biggest commercial successes working with him.

Prior to the band two of the brothers toured as a duet known simply by their names as Eddie and Finbar Furey. Paul had together with Davey Arthur and Brendan Leeson a band called "The Buskers". Both were part of a very succesfull tour through Germany first in 1974 called the "Irish Folk Festival", where they perform as "The Furey Brothers" and "The Furey Family". Here they were joined by their father Ted, a famous fiddler, who was 73 at that time.

The single "When You Were Sweet Sixteen" reached number fourteen in the UK Singles Chart and number one in Ireland, whilst "The Green Fields of France" also gave them an Irish number one, remaining in the single charts for twenty-eight weeks. They also had two Top 40 British albums called Golden Days and At the End of the Day.

Other notable songs include "Gallipoli", "The Red Rose Cafe", "Steal Away" and "The Green Fields of France". As of January 2008, the band is still recording and touring. 2008 also saw the band celebrate their 30th anniversary.

Finbar left the band to begin his own solo career and Eddie, George and Paul formed wth Davey Arthur and became a successful band. They will release their new cd in 2009.