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Dave Moore

Behind The Scenes Of One Of Ireland’s Most Iconic Moments

When you think of iconic Irish moments, two tend to spring to mind. Italia 90 and Riverdance. From the moment the crowd cheers as Michael Flatley and Jean Butler finish their routine, it’s clear that history has been made. Now, the backstory of how...
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10:30 AM - 8 Nov 2022



Dave Moore

Behind The Scenes Of One Of Ireland’s Most Iconic Moments

Square1
Today FM

10:30 AM - 8 Nov 2022

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When you think of iconic Irish moments, two tend to spring to mind.

Italia 90 and Riverdance.

From the moment the crowd cheers as Michael Flatley and Jean Butler finish their routine, it’s clear that history has been made.

Now, the backstory of how Riverdance came to be has been documented in a brand new book.

Producer Bill Whelan has released his memoir ‘The Road to Riverdance’ which takes us from his home in Limerick in the 1950’s to the seven minutes that changed the world via working with U2 and Kate Bush.

Bill joined Dermot and Dave to take us on the road with him!


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