Self Aid: Rewind to the moment where Ireland tried to sing its way out of recession

In 1986, Ireland staged its own answer to Live Aid – but this time, the crisis was at home. With U2, Van Morrison and Thin Lizzy on stage, Self Aid aimed to tackle mass unemployment with music, but did it inspire change or just create headlines and high notes?

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Host: Fionnán Sheahan                             Guests: Tony O’Brien and Tony Boland

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