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'New York with The Pogues was a Fairytale'
Shane MacGowan
Legendary music writer Stuart Bailie on MacGowan, The Manics, Kneecap and the battle of Britpop
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The proper working-class sport with €300k on offer in Dublin, 100-year history and Parklife soundtrack
Irish Derby
"The Shelbourne Park 'Roar' that greets the start of the Derby is particularly loud and simply brilliant, it makes the hairs on the back your neck stand up and it is not just a Dublin thing for locals."
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King Carlos Spencer to Ireland, rock star incoming - God bless Terenure College RFC, good luck Caspar Gabriel
Rugby Union
"To me he was definitely a rock star. It was an exciting time for New Zealand rugby and All Black rugby"
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Blur star's ex-wife's devastating six last words from beyond the grave after ending life at Dignitas
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Paola Marra died at the Swiss clinic earlier this year having fought breast and bowel cancer. The 53-year-old former music industry and charity sector worker teamed up with renowned photographer Rankin beforehand to speak out about assisted dying
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Blur star's terminally ill ex-wife forced to travel to Dignitas alone to end own life
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Dave Rowntree, 60, has spoken out for the first time about the death of his ex-wife - who was diagnosed with a terminal illness - as he slammed the UK's current laws on assisted dying. Earlier this year, Irish parliamentarians recommended that the Government allow assisted dying for people with incurable diseases and just six months to live.
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Are Oasis definitely maybe the greatest Britpop band of all time? Have your say in our poll
Oasis
As Liam and Noel Gallagher put their differences aside to reunite for a tour - what better time to reignite the big debate of the 1990s... What band is Britpop's greatest?
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Blur's Alex James teases reality TV show as he gives his verdict on Clarkson's Farm
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Alex James, 55, has put his name to a new range of sparkling wines, Britpop, made by the same man who produces the legendary Champagne Salon
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Residents object to liquor licence to serve booze at next month's Malahide Castle concerts
Dublin
Depeche Mode, Paolo Nutini, Blur, Sam Fender, Florence and The Machine, Sting and Hozier will headline over seven nights from June 14th to 30th
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Britpop icons Blur reveal they were nearly AXED by record company before success
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New documentary Britpop: The Decade That Changed Music starts on Channel 5 hears Blur drummer Dave Rowntree admit the band were given their 'last chance' with record company bosses
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Blur to return to Ireland for 'very special show' in first headline gig since 2015
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Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree will come together as blur to perform their iconic and much-loved songs in the band’s first ever Malahide Castle show
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Blur fans in meltdown as iconic band will reunite for one-off Wembley show next summer
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Blur, who are often credited with helping define the Britpop genre, are joined in the line-up by singer-songwriter Self Esteem, British rapper Slowthai and electro-pop duo Jockstrap, next summer at Wembley
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'I'm sick of men discrediting Taylor Swift - she's one of the best songwriters out there'
Taylor Swift
Blur frontman Damon Albarn was recently quoted in the LA Times claiming Taylor Swift doesn't write her own songs - but that simply couldn't be further from the truth
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Jedward jump to Taylor Swift's defence after Damon Albarn songwriting row
Taylor Swift
The Irish singers hit back at the Blur singer after he claimed Taylor doesn't write her own songs
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Blur's Graham Coxon thinks he was alcoholic at 5 years old as he talks recovery
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Blur's Graham Coxon said he believes he was an alcoholic from the age of five or six as he reflects on battling his alcohol addiction and his recovery
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Damon Albarn bandages up mangled hand after bizarre kitchen blender accident
Damon Albarn
Damon Albarn took up cooking in quarantine, before hurting himself while making a Christmas feast for his family
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Liam Gallagher's savage dig at Matt Lucas as he mocks him over Bake Off stint
Liam Gallagher
Fans were left divided after Liam Gallagher took aim at Matt Lucas' Bake Off stint shortly after he revealed he once toured with Oasis rival Blur
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Why Oasis really despised Blur and girl 'at the heart' of historic Britpop beef
Oasis
For decades fans thought Oasis and Blur simply feuded over chart positions, but it turns out there may have been a much more to the beef...
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Blur's Dave Rowntree wants band to perform on Mars - even if it means a one-way trip
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Blur's Dave Rowntree has revealed he would love for the band to perform on Mars - even if it means he won't return home
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TedFest 2020 will see football match decide age-old Oasis v Blur argument
Father Ted
Another firm favourite Eoin McLove (Patrick McDonell) will also be back to TedFest this year to host Blind Date
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Father Ted actor Joe Rooney helps unveil Dougal McGuire waxwork in Dublin
Father Ted
The star, who played Father Damo, says his kids still haven't watched the mega hit show
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Damon Albarn announces he's QUITTING pop after three decades
Damon Albarn
The star of Blur, Gorillaz and The Good, The Bad & The Queen is done with the biz
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Blur's Alex James reignites battle of the bands in rant about 'grotesque' groups who get back together
Alex James
He believes the past should be left firmly in the past amid rumours Led Zeppelin will go on tour again
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From Damon Albarn to Noel Gallagher: How do the Britpop stars look 20 YEARS on?
Adele
Then and now...
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Blur bassist Alex James hasn't washed his hair in TEN YEARS
Alex James
The 47-year-old, who now lives in the Cotswolds and makes his own artisan cheese, says it's something he's never 'fussed over'
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