The County Clare town of Lisdoonvarna, following its succession of music festivals in the late seventies and early eighties, has long since been immortalised in song thanks to Newbridge bard Christy Moore. Now it seems only a matter of time before the Cathedral town of Thurles is destined to be the subject of a similar paean, due to the unqualified success of the second annual Feile held last weekend at Semple Stadium.
The youth (they'll tell you that you can't beat it converged on Durlas Eile from the four corners of Ireland. and in some cases beyond. for this musical celebration.
The weekend's line-up offered a curious mix of rock, rap and ribaldry. Highly-rated British acts like Happy Mondays, Elvis Costello and The Rude 5, The Farm and Transvision Vamp took top billing on Friday and Saturday evenings.
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