THIS IS ‘40’: U2, EAMON COGHLAN AND DONEGAL, 1983.

40 years ago today, U2 played a memorable live show at The Phoenix Park in Dublin. It was the band’s biggest ever Irish concert to date. In this guest post, Kieran Cunningham recalls that day – 14 August, 1983 – when U2, Eamon Coghlan and the Gaelic footballers of Donegal were all kicking for home... Continue Reading →

THE MARLAY PARK CONCERTS: DOING IT FOR THE KIDS

Every summer, one of the many public spaces in the area in which I live in South Dublin, is temporarily colonised by live music producers. Vast quantities of trussing and tarpaulin are off-loaded into what is normally a sprawling, sedate setting around Marlay Park, in the foothills of the Dublin Mountains, and unsettle it for... Continue Reading →

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