Expect the "house full" signs to go up early on March 20 when Lir reform for a one-off show in Whelan's, Dublin.

One of Ireland's Great White Hopes during the early '90s, the band amassed a huge live following in the States but never quite managed to crack the mainstream.

Their musical pedigree was in never doubt, though, with Rob Malone and John Boyle currently in David Gray and Marianne Faithful's respective bands. Completing the 2004 line-up are Ronan Byrne, David McGuinness and Colm Quarney.