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Top five Irish music acts

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  • 19-04-2011 10:26pm
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    Kingdom Bhoy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,213 ✭✭✭Kingdom Bhoy


    1 Thin Lizzy
    2 U2
    3 Horslips
    4 Van the Man
    5 Bipolar Empire.


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    delbertgrady
    Registered Users Posts: 4,692 ✭✭✭delbertgrady


    Mellow Candle :D
    Planxty
    Horslips
    U2
    Van Morrison

    2024 Gigs and Events: David Suchet, Depeche Mode, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, The Smile, Pixies, Liam Gallagher John Squire/Jake Bugg, Kacey Musgraves (x2), Olivia Rodrigo, Mitski, Muireann Bradley, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Eric Clapton, Girls Aloud, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, The Smashing Pumpkins/Weezer, P!nk, Pearl Jam/Richard Ashcroft, Taylor Swift/Paramore, Suede/Manic Street Preachers, Muireann Bradley, AC/DC, Deacon Blue/Altered Images, The The, blink-182, Coldplay, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Nick Lowe, David Gilmour, Public Service Broadcasting, Crash Test Dummies, Cassandra Jenkins.

    2025 Gigs and Events: Billie Eilish (x2)



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    RC88
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    Thin Lizzy
    Rory Gallagher/Taste
    Gary Moore
    Van Morrison
    Bell x1


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    Bryan4president
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    Rory Gallagher
    The Dubliners
    Thin Lizzy
    Christy Moore
    Van Morrison


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    neil_18_
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    U2
    Rory Gallagher
    Aslan
    Damien Dempsey
    Thin Lizzy


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    ttoppcat
    Registered Users Posts: 254 ✭✭ttoppcat


    Rory Gallagher
    Sinead O'Connor
    Van Morrisson
    Henry McCullough
    Seamie O'Dowd


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    ClashCityRocker
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    The Undertones
    Rory
    Thin Lizzy
    Ash
    The Frames


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    Kingdom Bhoy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,213 ✭✭✭Kingdom Bhoy


    Bryan4president wrote: »
    Rory Gallagher
    The Dubliners
    Thin Lizzy
    Christy Moore
    Van Morrison

    Good shout with Rory I should have included him.


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    Nolanger
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    Virgin prunes
    Ash
    Undertones
    Bachelors
    MBV


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    Kingdom Bhoy
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    Nolanger wrote: »
    Virgin prunes
    Ash
    Undertones
    Bachelors
    MBV

    MBV ?


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    joulter
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    Kingdom Bhoy wrote: »
    MBV ?

    MBV = My Bloody Valentine

    My list:

    My Bloody Valentine
    Rory Gallagher
    Van Morrison
    Whipping Boy
    Ash

    If FIFA rules apply then i'll add Aphex Twin aswell


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    Nolanger
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    Well he was born here so FIFA rules needn't apply!


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    joulter
    Registered Users Posts: 115 ✭✭joulter


    Nolanger wrote: »
    Well he was born here so FIFA rules needn't apply!

    Ya you're right. I thought it was his parents were Irish


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    Kingdom Bhoy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,213 ✭✭✭Kingdom Bhoy


    That Petrol Emotion were a top band.


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    JerryHandbag
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    Rory Gallagher
    Bell X1
    U2
    David Kitt
    The Frames


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    Kingdom Bhoy
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    JerryHandbag wrote: »
    Rory Gallagher
    Bell X1
    U2
    David Kitt
    The Frames

    Good shout the Frames.


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    CiaranMT
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    Purely personal choice:

    Mike Slott
    My Bloody Valentine
    U2 in their hey-day
    Van Morrison
    A toss-up between Rory and Lizzy, I'd give it to Rory cos I've always listened to him more.


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    Myla Bumpy Rambler
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    Rory Gallagher
    Thin Lizzy
    Van Morrison
    Paul Brady
    Planxty/Christy Moore/Dubliners/The Frames/Ash (select as you feel necessary)


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    Hannibal
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    U2
    Oasis (not born here but 4 out of original 5 were second generation)
    Rory Gallagher/Taste
    Thin Lizzy
    Wolfe Tones

    Just for note the five biggest selling Irish music acts are:
    U2
    Enya
    Van Morrison
    The Cranberries
    Westlife (not really a music act)


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    Kingdom Bhoy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,213 ✭✭✭Kingdom Bhoy


    Dotsey wrote: »
    U2
    Oasis (not born here but 4 out of original 5 were second generation)
    Rory Gallagher/Taste
    Thin Lizzy
    Wolfe Tones

    Just for note the five biggest selling Irish music acts are:
    U2
    Enya
    Van Morrison
    The Cranberries
    Westlife (not really a music act)

    The Cranberries, another quality band.


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    JerryHandbag
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭JerryHandbag


    Dotsey wrote: »
    U2
    Oasis (not born here but 4 out of original 5 were second generation)
    Rory Gallagher/Taste
    Thin Lizzy
    Wolfe Tones

    Just for note the five biggest selling Irish music acts are:
    U2
    Enya
    Van Morrison
    The Cranberries
    Westlife (not really a music act)

    Not really classed as irish in fairness, if we used that rule I would've picked The Smiths!


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    MsJenjers
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    Damien Rice
    Enya
    U2
    The Script
    The Cranberries


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    Cole
    Registered Users Posts: 1,492 ✭✭✭Cole


    Don't forget The Blades.


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    LordSutch
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    joulter wrote: »
    If FIFA rules apply then i'll add Aphex Twin aswell

    Aphex Twin

    Richard David James was born to Welsh parents Lorna and Derek James in St. Munchin's Limerick Regional Maternity Hospital, Ireland. He grew up in Lanner, Cornwall, England enjoying, along with two older sisters, a "very happy" childhood during which they, according to James, "were pretty much left to do what [they] wanted."[2] He "liked growing up there, being cut off from the city and the rest of the world".[3] James attended Redruth School, located in Redruth, Cornwall.

    Source, Wikipedia.


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    carrolls
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    If living in Ireland for most of your life counts, then Ill add Dead Can Dance and Chris De Burgh.
    Also Snow Patrol, The Thrills.


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    martybike
    Registered Users Posts: 58 ✭✭martybike


    Rory Gallagher
    The Blades
    Stiff Little Fingers
    The Undertones
    Ash


    So who are the best 5 current bands?


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    InTheTrees
    Registered Users Posts: 9,900 ✭✭✭InTheTrees


    Rory Gallagher
    Clannad
    u2
    BellX1

    and

    Dropkick Murphys

    (Yeah I know they're from Boston. They should be Honorary Irish)


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    lempsipmax
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    My personal list:


    A House (I am the Greatest)
    The Fat Lady Sings (Johnson)
    The Frames (For the Birds)
    U2 (Achtung Baby)
    Whipping Boy (Heartworm)

    This list is really based on best albums to be honest.


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    Ahoy hoy
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    U2
    Thin Lizzy
    Rory Gallagher
    The Cranberries
    Van Morrison


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    karaokeman
    Registered Users Posts: 3,328 ✭✭✭karaokeman


    Dotsey wrote: »
    U2
    Oasis (not born here but 4 out of original 5 were second generation)
    Rory Gallagher/Taste
    Thin Lizzy
    Wolfe Tones

    Just for note the five biggest selling Irish music acts are:
    U2
    Enya
    Van Morrison
    The Cranberries
    Westlife (not really a music act)


    That top five selling list is not really accurate because its from wikipedia, out of date and lacking citations. The Corrs have sold more records than Westlife but Westlife are the best selling Irish act of the 2000s, mainly because The Corrs were bigger in the 1990s.
    Here's my list;

    1. U2
    2. Jimmy MacCarthy
    3. The Script
    4. Christy Moore
    5. The Corona's


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    Hannibal
    Registered Users Posts: 1,815 ✭✭✭Hannibal


    karaokeman wrote: »
    3. The Script
    The Script have only got one song, and just seem to constantly reword the same melody

    On a serious level, no one has mentioned Daniel O'Donnell


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