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NO ENCORE: THE REVISIT turns back the clock yet again to assess Irish music past, discussing albums from Mary Black, Stano, The Pogues, Gilbert O'Sullivan and The 4 of Us. This time out it's 1989 as Dave Hanratty and Kieran McGuinness…

Happy Christmas, it's the podcast. NO ENCORE is back with an absolutely stuffed episode, so let's act accordingly and see what's going down in the music world, shall we? ACT ONE: Dave and Colm report back from Wolf Alice in the…

NO ENCORE returns to put the music world to rights with a full house and a packed episode. On the agenda; Morrissey, Coldplay, Wolf Parade, the NO ENCORE Quiz of the Year and a great deal more... ACT ONE: Dave goes to a gig and…

NO ENCORE returns to tackle this week's musical happenings as Fionnuala Jones makes her grand debut alongside Dave and Colm, with Craig once again succumbing to the horrors of college work. With everything from impromptu gigs to the new…

NO ENCORE returns from a successful Galway encounter only to be met with a wild news agenda that honestly feels like we decided to make the whole thing up at the last minute. There's also a report from Tandem Felix's triumphant return to…

A particularly strong year for Irish music comes into focus as NO ENCORE gets stuck into 1991 as part of the ongoing Revisit project. Dave Hanratty and Kieran McGuinness are joined by Hot Press Deputy Editor Stuart Clark and…

The show goes on the road as Dave Hanratty and Colm O'Regan take NO ENCORE to Galway for the first time to close out this year's National Student Radio Conference. In the absence of Craig Fitzpatrick, local heroes Daithi and Gugai step up…

There's a full house for NO ENCORE this week as Colm returns (with a tan), along with Tandem Felix frontman and erstwhile roving reporter David Tapley. It's a busy one, so let's get to it... ACT ONE: Billy Corgan's close encounter,…

NO ENCORE hits up the year 1998 to take the temperature of the Irish music scene at the time, finding fresh debate, overlooked gems, intriguing stories, 'difficult' sophomore efforts, and all the usual happenings that occur during a Revisit…

It's that little bit colder and darker, yet one-third of the podcast is working on their tan. In the meantime, Dave and Craig welcome back George Morahan to the dance as they tackle a jam-packed episode that takes in The Horrors, St.…