In 2013 Sheahan went on tour with Jane and Shane in Denmark playing classical music and some famous Irish jigs such as
The Irish Washerwoman. He also joined in some informal sessions in pubs in
Dublin featuring other Irish musicians and
Luke Kelly's brother Jim Kelly. In April 2013 he had his own documentary on
RTÉ about his life and career with
The Dubliners the programme being titled
John Sheahan – A Dubliner. In May, he went into
Dundalk Primary School to talk about his career with
The Dubliners. In October 2013, Sheahan was on
The Late Late Show on
RTÉ with
Paddy Moloney of
The Chieftains and performed a jig together on the
tin whistle. He has also said that the is developing a book containing his poetry. He played at Templebar Tradfest in Dublin City Hall in January 2014. In April 2014, Sheahan was awarded two
Irish Film and Television Awards for the television documentary
John Sheahan – A Dubliner. On 10 April 2014 Sheahan was part of
Ceiliúradh at which he and other Irish musicians performed at the
Royal Albert Hall for the Irish presidential visit to the
UK. He sang a verse of "
The Auld Triangle" and played the fiddle to accompany other musicians. In June 2014 he performed at a special fundraising concert in
Dublin raising money in aid of
cystic fibrosis. In September 2014, he performed with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra conducted by Gearoid Grant, live in Meeting House Square for Culture Night 2014. In 2020, at the age of 80 Sheahan released his first solo album, which contains a collection of unrecorded compositions he had written over the past 50 years. On September 13, 2024, Sheahan and
Phil Coulter announced a new live stage show on
The Late Late Show. The show, entitled
The Dubliners Encore, is being produced by Coulter, and will tour Europe in 2025. In December 2024, Sheahan suffered a stroke which has since limited his mobility and ability to speak. ==Other contributions==