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Luke Kelly (1940-1984)

Luke Kelly was shaped by Sheriff Street, sharpened in Newcastle folk clubs and turned into a legend by The Dubliners. From Bachelor’s Walk to Brussels, Belgian television and two vandalised Dublin statues, this is his story, with a personal footnote.