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Eoin Sweeney

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76 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

Brendan O'Connor
The Watchlist

He grew up on Cedarwood Road, cheek to jowl with Bono and Bono's family.

Brendan O'Connor
The Watchlist

He was one of 10, his brother's Googie, his brother's Strongman, both of the Virgin Prunes, his younger brother's Paul, who was the...

Brendan O'Connor
The Watchlist

There's a great bit actually describes in the movie, kind of wandering down into Leicester Square and suddenly he sees this massive poster in 1979, 1980 of a boy and realises that's my brother, who was the front cover of the debut U2 album, Boy.

Brendan O'Connor
The Watchlist

So the Rowan family and the Hewson's grew up next to each other.

Brendan O'Connor
The Watchlist

Goch Rowan, Andy Goch Rowan, it's very poignant description.

Brendan O'Connor
The Watchlist

very deftly directed by Morris Sweeney, no relation.

Brendan O'Connor
The Watchlist

It is about his descent into heroin addiction and his recovery from it.

Brendan O'Connor
The Watchlist

He inspired not one, not two, but three U2 songs, principally Bad, as the title meant, but also Running to Stand Still on the Joshua Tree and then later Raised by Wolves.

Brendan O'Connor
The Watchlist

He was a prodigious youth.

Brendan O'Connor
The Watchlist

But he was a bright boy who got waylaid by heroin in the scourge of the 70s and 80s.

Brendan O'Connor
The Watchlist

It is very affecting.

Brendan O'Connor
The Watchlist

It begins with that quote from Luke that there is more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than 99 who are in no need of repentance.

Brendan O'Connor
The Watchlist

And that is the story in a nutshell.

Brendan O'Connor
The Watchlist

Well worth watching.

Brendan O'Connor
The Watchlist

for a binge Owen how much World Cup are you watching so far maybe some recommendations for the casual punter of matches jeepers or no anything I got up well the internet Twitter is doing a great job or X whatever it's called there is an amalgamated count of fans in America principally in America but obviously it's in Canada and Mexico as well but you know that famous footage now that's gone around the world of the Scottish man playing the bagpipes at half six in the morning outside your man's Massachusetts Airbnb

Brendan O'Connor
The Watchlist

And he subsequently got a ticket to the match that I stayed up to watch at two o'clock this morning.

Brendan O'Connor
The Watchlist

They won 1-0 against Haiti.

Brendan O'Connor
The Watchlist

There's just lots of crack.

Brendan O'Connor
The Watchlist

The punditry is a bit sombre.

Brendan O'Connor
The Watchlist

And I think it's budgetary restrictions as well because of the geographical spread of the games.