You know him as Detective Garda Ciarán Madden, the man who took Fran to down to Chinatown.
Kieran O’Rahilly is a real-life guard but he’s also the lead singer with Dublin band, Hail The Ghost.
The long arm of the law – useful for playing particularly difficult guitar chords
They release their new album, ‘Forsaken’ today and they’ve given JOE a stream to wrap your ears around:
https://soundcloud.com/hailtheghost/sets/forsaken/s-VQFPk
We’ve been blasting it out on the JOE boombox today and whilst The National influence is there for all to hear, Explosions In The Sky, Nick Cave and Snow Patrol have been bandied around too.
The production overall is consistently tasty and the melancholic songwriting is top notch.
The band headline Whelan’s (Dublin) on Thursday, April 2nd and will appear on The Saturday Night Show with Brendan O’Connor on March 21st.
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