Philip Ryan (@philipryan.bsky.social)

‘We’ve got to release the dead hand of the past’: how Ireland created the world’s best alternative music scene Irish indie acts used to be ignored, even on Irish radio. But songs confronting the Troubles, poverty and oppression are now going global – and changing how Ireland sees itself https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/nov/21/ireland-worlds-best-alternative-music-scene