Have I Got Rock 'n' Roll News for You
Stuart Clark looks back at the music stories that made the headlines in 2004.
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Meath County Council have received a formal licence application from Slane promoters, with the date - confirmed as "the Lord's Day" - drawing protests from the local parish priest and tabloid media
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