"new routes for audiences who may be unfamiliar with Irish culture. The IFI also provides a venue for debate and acts as a meeting place for a variety of groups. A series of public interviews has brought many international filmmakers and actors to IFI audiences over the years, including John Woo, Peter Greenaway, Dennis Hopper, Atom Egoyan, Sydney Pollack, Tim Roth, Joel Schumacher, Juliette Binoche, John C. Reilly, U2's Larry Mullen Jr. and Claude Miller. Evening courses offer opportunities to explore everything from Indian cinema and America independents to Spanish film, with lectures following each screening. Throughout the month, the"
"campaigns, Product Red, War Child, and Music Rising. In 1976, Larry Mullen Jr., then a 14-year-old student at Mount Temple Comprehensive School in Dublin, Ireland, posted a note on the school's notice board in search of musicians for a new band. Six people responded and met at Mullen's house on 25 September. Set up in the kitchen, Mullen was on drums, with: Paul Hewson (""Bono"") on lead vocals; David Evans (""the Edge"") and his older brother Dik Evans on guitar; Adam Clayton, a friend of the Evans brothers, on bass guitar; and initially Ivan McCormick and Peter Martin, two other"
"radio. He also provides the voice of the speaking clock in Ireland. He began acting after signed up for acting classes at the Brendan Smith Academy and shortly after that he headed to New York, to study acting at The Neighbourhood Playhouse for two years. In 2007, Mullen began playing the role of Chrissie Williams' abusive boyfriend Stuart McElroy in the BBC medical drama ""Holby City"". Mullen left ""Holby City"" in 2008 as his character was arrested and taken away by the police. Mullen is the first cousin of Larry Mullen, Jr. who is the drummer for Irish rock group,"
"led to the Smiths, who became very big in our lives later on."" ! Year !! Awards !! Work !! Category !! Result Current Former Touring musicians Studio albums The Cranberries The Cranberries are an Irish rock band formed in Limerick in 1989 by lead singer Niall Quinn, guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan, and drummer Fergal Lawler. Quinn was replaced as lead singer by Dolores O'Riordan in 1990. The band officially classify themselves as an alternative rock group, but noted incorporations of indie pop, post-punk, Irish folk, and pop rock into their sound. The Cranberries rose to international fame"
"The Cranberries The Cranberries are an Irish rock band formed in Limerick in 1989 by lead singer Niall Quinn, guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan, and drummer Fergal Lawler. Quinn was replaced as lead singer by Dolores O'Riordan in 1990. The band officially classify themselves as an alternative rock group, but noted incorporations of indie pop, post-punk, Irish folk, and pop rock into their sound. The Cranberries rose to international fame in the 1990s with their debut album, ""Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?"", which became a commercial success. The band has sold over 40 million records"
"Office Workers Band, which played orchestral melodies with percussion, along with marching band standards. He attended Scoil Colmcille, Marlborough Street, Dublin. He took the exams for Chanel College and St. Paul's, two Catholic schools his father wanted his son to attend. After the accidental death of Larry's younger sister in 1973, his father gave up the idea of pushing his son into those schools and sent Larry to Mount Temple Comprehensive School, the first interdenominational school in Ireland. Mullen's father suggested that he place a notice on the Mount Temple bulletin board, saying something to the effect of ""drummer seeks"
"Performance at the 2009 Meteor Awards. They were nominated in the category of Best Irish Pop Act at the 2010 Meteor Awards. The Blizzards The Blizzards are an Irish band from Mullingar in County Westmeath. They were formed by Niall Breslin and Killian Egan (vocals) in late 2004, and also feature Dec Murphy (drums), Justin Ryan, Anthony Doran, Louize Carroll (bass) and Aidan Lynch (keyboards). They have achieved multiple platinum record sales and have won numerous awards. Their debut single, the self-released ""First Girl to Leave Town"", entered the Irish Singles Chart at number 11 in 2005. The band were"
"The Remission Flow The Remission Flow was an Irish Christian rock worship band from Monaghan, Ireland, and they formed in 2010 and disbanded in 2014. Their members are Darren Mulligan, Trevor Brimage, Mark Allister, Raymond Douglas, Mark Mulligan, Lorraine Brimage, and Heidi Mulligan. They released, ""The Light That Floods"", with 7Core Music, in 2012. The same label released, ""Rhythms of Grace"", in 2014. The Christian rock worship band formed in Monaghan, Ireland,in 2012. The band members was leading vocalist and guitarist, Darren Mulligan, guitarist and background vocalist, Trevor Brimage, bass guitarist, Mark Allister, keyboardist, Raymond Douglas, drummer, Mark Mulligan, and"
"that features his musicianship. He passed away on April 29th 2018 after a long battle with heart disease. The Saw Doctors The Saw Doctors are an Irish rock band. Formed in 1986 in Tuam, County Galway, they have achieved eighteen Top 30 singles in the Republic of Ireland including three number ones. Their first number one, ""I Useta Lover,"" topped the Irish charts for nine consecutive weeks in 1990 and still holds the record for the country's all-time biggest-selling single. Renowned for their live performances, the band has a cult following, especially in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United"
"traditional Irish music, and reggae. The band was formed in the fall of 2006. It features Jarrett Conner on drums; Jared Forgues on bass guitar and mandolin; Jim Lang on piano, accordion, and tin whistle; Matt Robert on electric and acoustic guitars and harmonica; Ed Whalen on acoustic guitar and piano. Robert and Whalen share lead vocal duties. Lang, Robert, and Whalen all write songs for the band, sometimes individually and sometimes in collaboration. The band's live shows are marked by members frequently swapping lead vocals, harmony vocals, and instruments, as well as extended passages of lyrical improvisation. The band's"
"By Me Now (Paul Cleary)"" (1985) CD ""Smalltime"" EP-Reekus Records RKCD 157 (2015) CD Raytown Records RAYCD1 ""The Great Wall of America/ Kingfisher Blue"" (2016) CD Raytown Records RAYCD 2 ""Modernised"" (2016) The Blades (band) The Blades are an Irish new wave band who formed in the late 1970s in the South Dublin neighbourhood of Ringsend, with Paul Cleary on bass and vocals, his brother Lawrence on guitar and friend Pat Larkin on drums. The band currently consists of Paul Cleary, Brian Foley and Jake Reilly. As uncompromising as they were gifted as pop songwriters, the original line-up released two"
"The Blades (band) The Blades are an Irish new wave band who formed in the late 1970s in the South Dublin neighbourhood of Ringsend, with Paul Cleary on bass and vocals, his brother Lawrence on guitar and friend Pat Larkin on drums. The band currently consists of Paul Cleary, Brian Foley and Jake Reilly. As uncompromising as they were gifted as pop songwriters, the original line-up released two seven inch singles: Hot For You and Ghost of a Chance, the latter of which they performed on ""The Late Late Show"" in 1981. The Blades began in the summer of 1977"
"Remo Heads, and Promark Sticks. Tim Mullen (drummer) Tim Mullen is an American rock drummer. He was the member of the well known metal band- Himsa from 2000 to 2003. Mullen joined the Seattle punk rock band, Sledgeback in the year 2009. Tim Mullen was a member of Seattle heavy metal outfit, Himsa. He accomplished several US and European tours as member of the band, supporting acts like Lamb of God, Avenged Sevenfold, AFI and Hatebreed.Tim Mullen departed Himsa in 2004 and has not played in a notable project until February 2009, when he joined Sledgeback. Tim Mullen uses Gretsch"
"June 2009. Other bands they have supported include Kaiser Chiefs, The Prodigy and AC/DC during their Black Ice World Tour. A headline show at Dublin's Olympia Theatre on 12 December 2009 was their last before they went on hiatus. In May 2010 as frontman Niall Breslin (Bressie) was away in London pursuing his career as a music producer, the other four members formed an 80's cover band entitled ""House Party"" playing shows in Dublin's Crawdaddy venue and Sligo's Garavogue Bar. Bass player Anto Doran and Drummer Dec Murphy can now be seen behind the bar of John Daly's Bar in"
"The Flaws The Flaws are an Irish indie-rock quartet, hailing from Carrickmacross in County Monaghan. The band released their debut EP in Summer 2005 and have since released three full-length studio albums. The Flaws consist of: Paul Finn on Vocals/Guitar, Paul Mallon on Bass/Backing Vocals, Shane Malone, Lead Guitar and drummer Colin Berrill. The group originally went to school together in Carrickmacross but only formed a band in Spring 2004. The Flaws had their most extensive tour to date during Summer 2005 around Ireland with Dublin band Delorentos and Belfast indie outfit Fast Emperors. In early 2007 original drummer, founding"
"The Driven The Driven were an Irish rock band, possibly best known for their 1996 single ""Jesus Loves You More If You Can Drive"". From 1995 to 1998, the band consisted of Brendan Markham (vocals, guitar), Darrin Mullins (lead guitar), Ned Kennedy (drums) and Paul Power (bass). After 1998, Ned Kennedy was replaced by Christian Best. Three of the members later went on to form a group called Citizen. Prior to forming ""The Driven"" in 1987 (then known as ""The Drive""), Brendan had been the driving force behind the town of Rathkeale's first modern rock group, ""A Clockwork Orange"". This"
"The Belly With A Hammer Loopy Lou Meet Jimmy Joe OK Frenchie Pat Sherrill's Jokes The Redneck Manifesto (band) The Redneck Manifesto is an instrumental rock band from Dublin, Ireland. Its members are Mervyn Craig (drums), Richard Egan (bass), Niall Byrne (guitar), Matthew Bolger (guitar), Neil O'Connor (keyboards, percussion), and Glenn Keating (keyboards, percussion). The Redneck Manifesto formed in August 1998 as a four-piece composed of members of several prominent Dublin bands - Niall Byrne came from ""Jackbeast"", Richie Egan from ""Black Belt Jones"" and Matthew Bolger from ""The Waltons"". Mervyn Craig came from the Dundalk band ""Hylton Weir"". Neil"
"Kieran Kennedy, Paul Tiernan and Maurice Roycroft. Kevin has toured the world with Gavin Friday and formed a new band ‘Igloo’ with Cian.. Colm became a Television News-cameraman but continues to play fiddle, doing a 5-year residency with the Blades frontman Paul Clery in the Cajun Kings in Whelans until they decided they wanted their Sunday’s back.. James went back to architecture and builds stuff and Justin continues to be a session drummer while still working away with various pop and rock combos, Lir being one regular gig. Paul returned to solo work and is dividing his time between Ireland,"
"Laurence O Keefe filled in temporarily on bass until Brian Hogan assumed that position prior to recording ""Tóg É Go Bog É"". In 2003, in a review of their album ""Luna Park"", Kíla's blend of Irish traditional music and world music with a modern rock sensibility was credited with breathing new life into contemporary Irish folk music. In 2009, Donegal guitarist Seanan Brennan joined the band to replace Lance who was on a sabbatical. He has remained with the band since then bringing an electric guitar to the line up for the first time since Eoin O'Brien was a member."
"London Based Construction company. In 2010, Darrin and Paul formed ""Pavlov's Dogs"" and released their debut album in 2011. The Driven The Driven were an Irish rock band, possibly best known for their 1996 single ""Jesus Loves You More If You Can Drive"". From 1995 to 1998, the band consisted of Brendan Markham (vocals, guitar), Darrin Mullins (lead guitar), Ned Kennedy (drums) and Paul Power (bass). After 1998, Ned Kennedy was replaced by Christian Best. Three of the members later went on to form a group called Citizen. Prior to forming ""The Driven"" in 1987 (then known as ""The Drive""),"
"supported Ice Cube and Alabama 3. Their track ""Bags of Glue"" became an underground hit in 2008. Another track, ""Up Da Ra"" (a satirical song about Irish history) created much controversy on YouTube and MySpace. Nialler 9 of State magazine has listed the Rubberbandits as his number two international act ""to watch for 2009."" The Infomatics are an Irish hip hop musical ensemble from Dublin. They consist of Bugs, BOC, Steo (aka Konchus Lingo) and Mr. Dero. Steo's brother, Damien Gunn, was lead vocalist and saxman with DC Nien, a 1970s band who at one stage rivalled U2. The Infomatics"
"set for release in 2010. In October 2009 the band made available home footage from their recording sessions in Nashville, and further footage is set to follow. Recently, former WWE executive and wrestler Shane McMahon announced he was a fan, branding them 'the greatest Irish rock band of all time' Floyd Soul and the Wolf Floyd Soul And The Wolf were a rock band from Waterford, Ireland. Formed in 2004 between cousins Luke Heffernan (Floyd Soul) and Deano Moran, they soon recruited Simon Merriman who asked drummer Ciaran Delaney to join. The band's original influences were Neil Young, The Rolling"
"U2 U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin formed in 1976. The group consists of Bono (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), the Edge (lead guitar, keyboards, and backing vocals), Adam Clayton (bass guitar), and Larry Mullen Jr. (drums and percussion). Initially rooted in post-punk, U2's musical style has evolved throughout their career, yet has maintained an anthemic sound built on Bono's expressive vocals and the Edge's effects-based guitar textures. Their lyrics, often embellished with spiritual imagery, focus on personal and sociopolitical themes. Popular for their live performances, the group have staged several ambitious and elaborate tours over their career."
"""Titanic"" as part of the steerage band, performing ""An Irish Party in Third Class"". This appearance catapulted the band into the touring scene. Patrick Murphy (musician) Patrick Murphy (born 20 October 1970) is an Irish musician, best known as the lead vocalist of the Celtic band Gaelic Storm. Murphy was born in Ireland to his parents Noel Murphy and Nora Murphy. He was the fifth of eight children. After his studies in University College Cork, Murphy moved to the United States. He served as a manager of O'Brien's Irish Pub and Restaurant in Santa Monica, California. In 1996 he and"
"help meld together a stellar cast of Ireland’s finest musicians from the worlds of Classical, Folk and Rock music including Ken Rice, Kate Ellis, Sean Og Graham (of Beoga), Trevor Hutchinson, Eoghan Regan, Danny Byrt and Caoimhín Vallely. In recent years she has also been involved in collaborations with Bela Fleck, Lunasa, The Boston Pops Orchestra, The Dubliners & Imelda May, A Stór Mo Chroí (featuring John Spillane, Lumiere and Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh) and more. Karan is married to Irish concertina player Niall Vallely and has collaborated frequently with the Vallely brothers and their bands. She has two daughters (Muireann"
"The Cast of Cheers The Cast of Cheers are a four-piece indie/math rock band from Sligo and Dublin, Ireland composed of Conor Adams (vocals, guitar), Neil Adams (guitar, vocals), John Higgins (bass, vocals) and Kevin Curran (drums). The Cast of Cheers were formed in 2009 in Dublin, Ireland, by lead vocalist Conor Adams and bassist John Higgins, who recruited Kevin Curran on drums and, after the recording of their début album, they asked Conor's brother, Neil Adams, to play guitar live. They released their first album ""Chariot"" in February 2010 on bandcamp.com for free. It received over 150,000 downloads and"
"Paul Mullen Paul Mullen (born 6 September 1982) is an English musician, multi-instrumentalist & singer songwriter who first gained recognition for being vocalist and guitarist of the band Yourcodenameis:milo, who went on hiatus in 2007. Since their hiatus, Mullen has gone on to both join and form a number of bands, which he currently splits his time between – including The Automatic, Young Legionnaire, Losers, HorseFight and Bleach Blood. Mullen was born in Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear. He would go on to form YCNI:M in nearby Washington before relocating to Cardiff in 2007 when he joined The Automatic. Mullen has"
"Tim Mullen (drummer) Tim Mullen is an American rock drummer. He was the member of the well known metal band- Himsa from 2000 to 2003. Mullen joined the Seattle punk rock band, Sledgeback in the year 2009. Tim Mullen was a member of Seattle heavy metal outfit, Himsa. He accomplished several US and European tours as member of the band, supporting acts like Lamb of God, Avenged Sevenfold, AFI and Hatebreed.Tim Mullen departed Himsa in 2004 and has not played in a notable project until February 2009, when he joined Sledgeback. Tim Mullen uses Gretsch Drums, Zildjian Cymbals, Tama Hardware,"
"is Tim Brennan of the Irish-American punk rock band Dropkick Murphys. In addition to electric guitar, bass, and drums, the band uses several instruments associated with traditional Celtic music, including mandolin, tin whistle, and Great Highland bagpipes. The band explains that these instruments accentuate the growling sound they favor. The 1991 R.E.M. hit ""Losing My Religion"" was driven by a few simple mandolin licks played by guitarist Peter Buck, who also played the mandolin in nearly a dozen other songs. The single peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (#1 on the rock and alternative charts). The"
"album was shaping and in July 1997 ""Rhythm and Rhyme"" was released on the Grapevine label. In October 1996 Dave Early died in a car accident outside Dublin and never saw the release of the band's debut album. John McSherry had a parallel career for many years, being a member of Donal Lunny's Coolfin as well as co-founding the band Lúnasa along with Michael McGoldrick. Tamalin (band) Tamalin is a family-based band from west Belfast, Northern Ireland, who originally began playing Irish traditional music in the early 1980s under the name The McSherrys. Toward the end of the 1980s they"
"as the featured band, performing four songs in front of a studio audience. In 2009, the band's second single, ""Claigeann Damien Hirst,"" was shortlisted in the Nòs-ùr competition for a new song in a Celtic language or Scots. The song was inspired by the short story, ""An Claigeann aig Damien Hirst"", written by Maoilios Caimbeul and published by CLÀR as part of the Ùr-sgeul new Gaelic fiction series. The story was in turn a response to the work of art by Damien Hirst, ""For the Love of God"". The band was formed by Kathryn NicAoidh (drums), Tomaidh MacAilpein (bass), Greg"
"sing on it: Moya Brennan, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Neil Martin, Martin Crossin, Theresa Kavanagh, Donald Shaw, Ewen Vernal, Liam Bradley, Mary Crossin and Caitlin Nic Gabhann. Lunny had a gathering on 29 September 2018 (9pm) in Leo's Tavern in Meenaleck to mark the launch and also to play music for the occasion. Manus Lunny Manus Lunny (born 1962) is an Irish producer and multi-instrumentalist from County Donegal, Ireland, best known as a member of Celtic supergroup Capercaillie. He is the brother of multi-instrumentalist and producer Dónal Lunny. Manus Lunny was born in Dublin and reared in Newbridge, Co. Kildare in"
"The Blizzards The Blizzards are an Irish band from Mullingar in County Westmeath. They were formed by Niall Breslin and Killian Egan (vocals) in late 2004, and also feature Dec Murphy (drums), Justin Ryan, Anthony Doran, Louize Carroll (bass) and Aidan Lynch (keyboards). They have achieved multiple platinum record sales and have won numerous awards. Their debut single, the self-released ""First Girl to Leave Town"", entered the Irish Singles Chart at number 11 in 2005. The band were then signed to Universal Music Ireland, and soon had two top ten singles in Ireland with ""Trouble"" and ""Fantasy"". Their debut album,"