Undertones mural derry

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Enjoy our award winning photos and picture galleries taken in Derry and County Derry. Enjoy our latest and up to date motoring review and news in Derry and County Derry. Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist. An Undertones mural is to be completed in Derry this week, commissioned by two local men who say 'it's time something was done' to honour the iconic group in the city. I certainly would have been a regular at their gigs in the late 70s. Mr McCartney said the project has been years in the making with a few setbacks and scheduling issues pushing the project back.

Undertones mural derry

TERRI Hooley, the man who released their iconic debut single Teenage Kicks, got his very own mural in Belfast earlier this week - so it's only right that Derry pop punks The Undertones should now be adorning a wall in their native city. It's a rendering of a photo by Laurence O. Doherty from the late s which captured the young Feargal Sharkey-fronted band in the city's Bull Park. Another photo from the same session was used for the cover of the band's eponymous debut album. The former Undertones man and solo singer turned environmental campaigner gave the mural his seal of approval yesterday with a post on X, formerly Twitter, in which he described it as "an absolute honour". Mr Sharkey enthused: "WOW! How fantastic is that, what an absolute honour. My applause and appreciation to everyone involved, never thought for one second I would ever see myself staring down from Derry walls. Totally brilliant bit of work", before capping the statement with a trio of 'clapping hands' emojis and a 'smiling face with sunglasses' emoji. Totally brilliant bit of work. I have the answer, ladies and gentlemen meet Karl uvartscic creator and painter of The Undertones mural.

The Undertones mural recreates the cover of the band's debut album - released 45 years ago - in Londonderry city centre.

Some of Northern Ireland's best known punk era figures have been immortalised in new street art. In Londonderry, the cover of The Undertones' eponymous debut album has been recreated on a city centre wall. In Belfast, Northern Ireland's 'godfather of punk' Terri Hooley is now looking over the site of his original Good Vibrations record shop. Former Undertones frontman Feargal Sharkey has tweeted his approval for the "totally brilliant bit of work". This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. Mr McCartney said the idea started to take shape back in , when he and Mr Casey were having the office painted.

Enjoy our award winning photos and picture galleries taken in Derry and County Derry. Enjoy our latest and up to date motoring review and news in Derry and County Derry. Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist. An Undertones mural is to be completed in Derry this week, commissioned by two local men who say 'it's time something was done' to honour the iconic group in the city. I certainly would have been a regular at their gigs in the late 70s. Mr McCartney said the project has been years in the making with a few setbacks and scheduling issues pushing the project back.

Undertones mural derry

Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist. An Undertones mural is to be completed in Derry this week, commissioned by two local men who say 'it's time something was done' to honour the iconic group in the city. I certainly would have been a regular at their gigs in the late 70s.

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Accept and continue. Derry Now. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. How punk music created a riot during the Troubles. By David Roy. A tumultuous round of applause please. The photo coincided with the launch of the record Teenage Kicks, which propelled The Undertones on the road to stardom. TERRI Hooley, the man who released their iconic debut single Teenage Kicks, got his very own mural in Belfast earlier this week - so it's only right that Derry pop punks The Undertones should now be adorning a wall in their native city. Image source, Linen Quarter. Die Toten Hosen - who have sold 19 million records since they formed in - have recorded their own version of Teenage Kicks. Skip twitter post by Feargal Sharkey Allow Twitter content? Contribute Free Newsletter Maybe Later. View original content on Twitter. Police pictured at the scene of the security alert on the Foreglen Road. How fantastic is that, what an absolute honour.

TERRI Hooley, the man who released their iconic debut single Teenage Kicks, got his very own mural in Belfast earlier this week - so it's only right that Derry pop punks The Undertones should now be adorning a wall in their native city. It's a rendering of a photo by Laurence O.

Iconic Media is Ireland's largest independently owned regional newspaper and media group, with an unrivalled audience in print, online and mobile. Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive. A tumultuous round of applause please. How punk music created a riot during the Troubles. The hope is they enhance "the streetscape and encouraging urban ecology". Die Toten Hosen - who have sold 19 million records since they formed in - have recorded their own version of Teenage Kicks. Follow us on. The Undertones mural recreates the cover of the band's debut album - released 45 years ago - in Londonderry city centre. The city, she added, is developing a "modern and vibrant new visual legacy that will take visitors on a unique journey". This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Mickey Bradley of The Undertones at the newly unveiled mural of the band. Greg said he's glad the Derry icons will finally be honoured in a public space in Derry. What's On. Excitement builds as Tullamore Show entries are 'on par' with record-breaking event.