Radio reviews: A delve into On Raglan Road, Michael Healy-Rae on the Grand National protestors and Liveline's take on the Late Late race
The Lyric Feature (Lyric FM), The Hard Shoulder (Newstalk) and Liveline (RTÉ Radio 1)
Luke Kelly recorded iconic version of Raglan Road
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Perhaps the most remarkable thing about the sublime ‘On Raglan Road’ is that its origins are far from sublime – indeed they are bordering on the nightmarish.
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