Come Here To Me!

So Eamon Sweeney brilliantly summed up the state of Irish Drama on the Dave Fanning show earlier in the week. Sweeny, author of the recently published book Down Down Deeper and Down: Ireland in the 70s and 80s, was on the show to give his Top 10 Irish pop culture moments of the 1980s.

In particular relation to Dublin is No. 6:

The Atrix’s ‘Treasure On The Wasteland’ (1980). Readers and friends alike know that I’m a particular champion of this band. So, it was great to see them included in the list.

and No. 3:

The broadcasting of Strumpet City in 1980. Without a doubt, one of the best things ever to come out of Montrose. Anyone with an interest in Irish history or television drama should get their hands on a copy of the DVD.

The Radiator’s From Space’s Ghostown (1980) made it no. 9 while U2’s famous 1985 Croke Park gig was no. 1. The part on Dermot Morgan’s Scrap Saturday (no. 5) was particularly hilarious. Sweeney recalled how someone once asked Dermot Morgan ‘Why he supported UCD?’ in which he replied ‘Because I hate crowds’.

Listen back to the show here at the wonderful Fanning Sessions site.