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  • 23 Nov 17

Fifteen '80s Irish rock bands that should have conquered the world (or at least parts of it)!

Fifteen '80s Irish rock bands that should have conquered the world (or at least parts of it)!
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The Hot Press Newsdesk

Tuesday Blue, Auto Da Fe, The Fountainhead, The Fat Lady Sings & In Tua Nua are among them...

Spurred on by the premiere tomorrow of Microdisney’s Iron Fist In Velvet Glove radio doc, the, ahem, more mature members of the Trinity Street massive have compiled a totally off the top of our heads, by no means exhaustive list of ‘80s Irish bands that should’ve been ginormous. We may well be adding some more... any ideas?

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