Very Good Irish Music

Happy St. Patrick’s Day to those who celebrate, and happy birthday to my youngest daughter. Please enjoy some of my favorite new and old bangers from Irish artists, starting with a song title that gives me hope…

The Undertones – “It’s Going to Happen!”

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Glen Hansard – “Down On Our Knees”

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Fontaines D.C. – “Favourite”

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Gemma Hayes – “Hanging Around”

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KNEECAP feat. Grian Chatten – “Better Way to Live”

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The Clockworks – “The Future Is Not What It Was”

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Sprints – “Literary Mind”

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The Murder Capital – “Heart In The Hole”

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My Bloody Valentine – “you made me realise”

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Ash – “Girl From Mars”

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The Cranberries – “I Can’t Be With You”

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Snow Patrol – “Spitting Games”

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Stiff Little Fingers – “Alternative Ulster”

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Thin Lizzy – “Cowboy Song”

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Sinéad O’Connor – “I Want Your Hands On Me”

Power of Dreams – “The Jokes on Me”

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The Pogues – “If I Should Fall From Grace With God”

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Child of Prague – “Cooley’s Reel”

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The Kings of Connaught – “The Rocky Road to Dublin”

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Clannad – “Téir Abhaile Riú” (Go Home With You, Now)

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Luke Kelly & The Dubliners – “Whiskey In The Jar”

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Sinéad O’Connor & The Chieftains – “The Foggy Dew”

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Cactus World News – “The Bridge”

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Therapy? – “Screamager”

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Boomtown Rats – “Up All Night”

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Cardinals – “The Brow”

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Nerves – “Thirteen”

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U2 – “Two Hearts Beat As One”

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Pillow Queens – “HowDoILook”

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The Thrills – “Nothing Changes Around Here”

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The Frames – “Falling Slowly”

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A Burial At Sea – “Nice From Afar, Far From Nice”

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Richard Harris – “MacArthur Park”

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Horslips – “King of the Fairies”

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Remember those old Irish Spring commercials where the handsome Irish fella cut into a bar of soap with a pocketknife and the soap looked delicious. It wasn’t.

— Jeff (@gojeffgo.com) March 16, 2026 at 8:08 PM

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