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Pop Culture of Ireland By: Jessica Lovins. Technology: Today Dublin has become Ireland’s technological hub in more recent years due to companies running
Technology: Today Dublin has become Irelands technological hub
in more recent years due to companies running their international
operations through the city, especially those with intellectual
property. It allows takes breaks for companies like Google,
Twitter, and Facebook. In 2011 Ireland won Twitters selection over
London and Berlin which was another huge technological advancement
for the country.
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Technology: Popularity of Twitter
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Technology: Internet In addition to twitter, the top websites
for Ireland are very similar to the U.S., including Google,
Facebook, Yahoo!, Youtube, Wikipedia, Linkedin, and Amazon. Some
Irish-specific websites are RTE, Allie Irish Banks, and Irish
Independent.
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Music Popular music performers began making appearances in the
1940s. Bridie Gallagher is known as Irelands first international
pop star. 1950s-1960s: Irish Show bands, which played covers of
songs currently in the record charts of a variety of genres. As a
result in the rise in popularity of American Country Music, a
subgenre known as Country and Irish became popular. It incorporates
Irish folk music with American country.
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Music: Irish Sands
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Music Cont. Traditional music fused with popular music later in
the century with bands like Van Morrison using traditional elements
in their songs. Riverdance became popular after being performed at
the 1994 Eurovision song contest, which Ireland won. They have won
more than any other of the 51 participating countries. Similar to
American Idol; Countries submit a song to be performed live on
television and radio and then vote on the other countrys songs to
determine which is the most popular. One of the longest running
television programs in the world, and one of the most watched
non-sporting events.
Music Cont. Starting in the 1960s major Irish rock bands
starting forming, much like in the United States. (Van Morrison) As
Punk rock emerged in the late 1970s bands like U2 emerged, and
eventually Irish Punk led to alternative music styles. In the 1990s
pop bands like The Cranberries became popular, and in the 2000s it
is continuing to grow with groups like Snow Patrol. Celtic music
has remained fairly popular throughout while being incorporated
into other genres, whereas a lot of countries lose their
traditional music to the times. U2 is the top selling Irish act of
all time, along with Van Morrison and the Cranberries ranking in
the top 5.
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U2s Sunday Bloody Sunday Bloody Sunday Recap: Nonviolent Civil
Rights march held on January 1972 in Derry involving the death of
13 nonviolent protestors, some teenagers. Protesting against
inequalities involving the Catholic minority of Northern Ireland.
British soldiers opened fire. U2 wrote this song as a part of the
album War, and it is on Rolling Stones list The 500 Greatest Songs
of All time. The band formed in 1976 in Dublin.
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U2s Sunday Bloody Sunday
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Sports The most popular sports in Ireland include hurling,
Gaelic football, soccer, and rugby. As far as attendance, Gaelic
football or Gaelic is the most popular. Hurling is native to
Ireland and is similar to Hockey. It is also the second most
popular sport and is classified with Gaelic football under Gaelic
games. These traditional Irish games are governed by the GAA.
Football, referred to as soccer in the U.S., is played and Ireland
has taken part in the FIFA world cup. Rugby has become increasingly
more popular in recent years along with ice hokey in Northern
Ireland.
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Sports: Hurling
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Sports: Gaelic Football
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Sports: Rugby
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Fashion The Irish fashion scene is similar to most western
cultures, constantly changing to fit the needs and lifestyles of
the population. Today the fashion scene mirrors that of other
countries in Europe and the U.S. Layers are worn often in Irish
culture to help accommodate the cooler, rainy weather and sometimes
traditional Irish clothing including hand knit sweaters are still
worn.
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Fashion: Marilyn Monroe Type Icons
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Maureen OHara: Know for red hair and long time friend of John
Wayne. Now has a magazine named after her. Anne Sullivan: Lifelong
teacher and companion of Helen Keller, daughter of U.S. immigrants
that fled from the Irish potato famine. Imelda May:
Singer/Songwriter known for her 1950s look. Sybil Connolly: Irish
fashion designer said to have put Irish fashion on the map. Know
for incorporating everyday Irish clothing into fashion. Maude
Gonne: Radical revolutionary that got Irish women involved in 20th
century politics. Known for refusing marriage proposals from a man
who wouldnt convert to Catholicism.
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Fashion: Kilts Kilts are sometimes viewed as traditional Irish
dress but actually originated in Scotland. They didnt actually
become popular until the 1930s and 40s through step-dance culture
in which men wore them to competitions. Women wore heavily
embroidered dresses. They are still worn to similar occasions
today.
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Fashion: Stepdance ThenNow
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Film: History The history if Irish film is relatively recent
compared to its European counterparts due to lack of state
investment and a smaller domestic audience. History is put into
three categories: Early Cinema: Silent and Sound Films (1910-1975)
mostly dominated by American and British producers. Indigenous
filmmaking: First wave (1970s to 1990) Contemporary Irish Cinema:
Early 1990s to today beginning with the reestablishment of the
Irish Film Board in 1993.
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Film: Today The Irish Film industry has grown significantly in
recent years with an expansion of the Irish Film Board, and Ireland
and has also become a popular film sight for American films like
Braveheart, Saving Private Ryan, and P.S. I love you. Famous Irish
actors: Liam Neeson, Colin Farrell, Pierce Brosnan (James Bond),
Michael Gambon (Dumbledore), Richard Harris (Original Dumbledore)
My left foot1989 double Oscar winner that set off indigenous
filmmaking.
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Irish Television Television got started in the 1950s similarly
to the U.S., but it was first made available in the Republic of
Ireland in 1961 by the public service broadcaster RTE (Raidi
Teilifs ireann). They were originally afraid of British influence
picked up by British channels in Northern Ireland, which began in
1959. Today RTE, MTV, Comedy Central, and Discovery Channel are on
their top 20 most widely viewed channels. A lot of Irish channels
are still British influenced, as well as newspapers and magazines
but Irish based media is growing quickly.
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Newspaper and Media Independent News and Media (INM) is
Irelands leading media company that owns five market leading
national newspapers. They are the number one newspaper publisher
and the leading wholesale distributor of newspapers and magazines.
RTE still provides most of the latest Irish and international news
as well as stories on sports, entertainment, life and style,
television, and radio making it one of the oldest broadcasters in
the world.
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Magazines: IMAGE The intelligent read for Irelands smartest
women. Cosmopolitan
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Art Irish Andy Warhol Jonathan Aiken focuses on famous
political and domestic icons in his work. Here he focuses on the
60s.
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Pop art: Aiken This is a work by Aiken portraying Irelands 108
members of legislative assembly.