The late Alf McCarthy and local radio in Cork in the 1980s. Via TheBlackpoolSentinel.
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Christy Moore and The Stardust Tragedy. Via TheBlackpoolSentinel.

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Delighted to announce I'm comin out from under my rock to play some much needed Simple Kid shows around Ireland and the UK. Hoping to have some vinyl with me too, fingers crossed, courtesy of Stolen Toy. Watch this space...

Our latest post, comes courtesy of Paul McDermott Paul McDermott where explains the background to his documentary, Get That Monster Off the Stage, which has now been given a full visual treatment....

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First TheBlackpoolSentinel post of 2024: Colm remembers his former colleague, the late Ian McGarry. theblackpoolsentinel.com/2024/01/22/ian…

'Together Alone' by Crowded House at 30. An old piece via TheBlackpoolSentinel about that record and those heady times.
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I'm down to 10 followers now, but I implore each of you to follow TheBlackpoolSentinel
This occasional column is a must read, beautifully told, record of the other side of the Irish music&entertainment scene & those involved.
No prior experience required. Grab a cuppa & enjoy 👌

This is 30, No Disco, Donal Dineen and Cork 1993… Colm O'Callaghan on the beginnnings and more of one of the key Irish tv shows theblackpoolsentinel.com/2023/09/30/thi…

A big welcome back to Kieran Cunningham who returns today to Irish Daily Star duty after major surgery. Lovely piece from Kieran Cunningham a few weeks back via TheBlackpoolSentinel

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Eamonn Crudden features prominently in any credible history of the Irish underground during the 1990s & beyond.
In our latest guest post Eamonn writes about his involvement with The Wormholes, whose long-lost ‘Parijuana TK1’ album is launched this week. theblackpoolsentinel.com/2023/09/09/hea…

25 years on, a remarkable coming together of talent in West Cork recalled. Nick Cave, Patti Smith, Lou Reed, John Martyn, Mary Coughlan, The Frames & a young David Gray spent a few magical days at Liss Ard 97. Read Tony McCarthy's brilliant account here.. theblackpoolsentinel.com/2022/09/20/lis…

The Smiths in Cork, 1984. Some homework in advance of today's RTÉ Documentary On One about The Smiths from David Coughlan . RTÉ Radio 1. Via TheBlackpoolSentinel.
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It’s been a blast working on this with Donal O'Herlihy and RTÉ Documentary On One team. Documentary about the eventful November, 1984 tour by The Smiths goes out this Saturday at 2pm on RTÉ Radio One.
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You are invited to An Evening of Spoken Word with john robb

📍Creative Zone, UCC Library
📅 Tuesday 19th September
⏰ 7-9 pm

The event is free to attend, but Registration is required

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Do yourself a favour and take 10 minutes to enjoy Kieran Cunningham’s hymn to 1983 in TheBlackpoolSentinel: it’s Sunday Miscellany & Reeling in the Years mixed with The South Wind Blows, topped with a fair dash of john creedon and John Kelly tweets much lamented ‘Mystery Train’: an absolute joy!

The ties that bind Bono and Eamonn Coghlan, Brian McEniff boiling his head, dodging the gauger in Killybegs freezer boats, Mama's Boys' killer riff, Annie Lennox losing the head.
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Our latest long read is a guest post from Kieran Cunningham “This is 40: U2, Eamon Coghlan & Donegal, 1983” theblackpoolsentinel.com/2023/08/14/thi…

The Sunday World at 50, Irish indie, war memorials and Bawl/Fixed Stars/Pony Club. A long-read via TheBlackpoolSentinel.
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Springsteen at Páirc Uí Chaoimh ? A history of live music in the Páirc via TheBlackpoolSentinel.
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