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# songs - Monday 15 April, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Ding Dong This post contains audio

LISTEN: The BBC explains why ‘Ding Dong’ Thatcher song made number 2

‘Ding! Dong! The Witch is Dead’ made number two in the UK singles charts; here’s how the BBC treated the news…

# songs - Friday 12 April, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Thatcher

Updated: BBC to play ‘short clip’ of Oz song after ‘ding-dong’ with Thatcher fans

The broadcaster is under pressure to ban the song which has surged up the charts in the wake of Margaret Thatcher’s death on Monday.

# songs - Wednesday 3 April, 2013

14 moments to remind you how amazing movie soundtracks used to be

Anyone for a bar of Take My Breath Away?

# songs - Tuesday 2 April, 2013

Sexy Twitter This post contains videos

# songs - Friday 8 February, 2013

Friday Flashback This post contains videos

On this night in 1993 you were listening to… 2 Unlimited

A musical flashback to get your weekend started…

# songs - Wednesday 5 December, 2012

Budget Break This post contains videos

Best Whitney Houston cover you’ll hear today

And it was recorded in a moving van!

# songs - Thursday 4 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: We need to make the Irish language cool again

We have a love/hate relationship with Irish – but the only way to get young people speaking it is to take it out of the classroom, writes Traic Ó Braonáin.

# songs - Thursday 5 July, 2012

It’s a long, long way to Tipperary: inspiring peace, not war

The annual Tipperary Peace Convention takes place this week as the song which inspired it celebrates its 100th anniversary.

# songs - Sunday 20 May, 2012

Eurovision 2012 This post contains videos

VIDEO: Every Eurovision song you’ve ever heard, ever.

Jedward who? Dermot and Dave of 98fm came up with the winning formula for taking the Eurovision crown…

# songs - Tuesday 6 March, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Eurovision This post contains audio

Irish songwriter hoping for Eurovision success – with Moldova

Aidan O’Connor’s track Live Forever is in the running to become Moldova’s national entry to Azerbaijan.

# songs - Sunday 18 December, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Read Me

Column: I found the heart of Ireland in the Fairytale of New York

Englishwoman Sarah Franklin had heard the classic Pogues song many times – but she had never truly experienced its magic until she saw it performed by a club full of emotional Irish people at Christmas.

# songs - Saturday 10 September, 2011

9/11 This post contains videos

9/11 in music: Seven tribute songs inspired by 2001 attacks

From Interpol to Slayer, a wide range of artists reacted to the events of 9/11 in their music and lyrics. Here’s a selection of those tributes.

# songs - Tuesday 6 September, 2011

From TheJournal.ie 9/11 This post contains videos

9/11 on the web – the virtual memorials

Celebrity pledges to do good, portraits of 9/11 rescuers and rescue dogs, flag tributes and a ‘living museum’ app – some of the ways the September tragedy is remembered online.