‘Belfast Cyclops’ Hooley had anything but a quiet life championing punk during the Troubles, from launching the Undertones to being a target for refuting sectarianism
He belted a Beatle, launched the Undertones and foiled armed kidnappers. Terri Hooley explains how he kept Northern Irish teens kicking as the Troubles escalated
When a little-known folk group comprising three sisters from New Jersey came to Ireland in 1979 they were rapturously received. Hot Press, among others, show.