Overview

In 1980, two Cork outsiders, Cathal Coughlan and Sean O’Hagan, met at a New Year's Eve party. Bonding over music, a friendship and songwriting partnership was ignited; the band they formed, Microdisney, was one of the best bands of the 1980s that you’ve probably never heard. Mixing Sean’s stunning melodic arrangements with Cathal’s poetic, angry lyrics, they recorded three brilliant LPs, gained critical adulation and an obsessive cult following. But a hit single eluded them, as did radio play and LP sales. By 1988, frustrated by their lack of progress, the band crashed and burned, leaving a trail of acrimony and broken friendships.

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Cathal Coughlan

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Sean O'Hagan

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John Fell

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Tom Fenner

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Aidan Gillen

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Elvera Butler

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Garreth Ryan

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Jacknife Lee

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Andrew Mueller

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Richard Boon

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Padraig Collins

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Jamie Lane

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