Justin Hawkins of The Darkness: 'I love Cork! I had a birthday there' 

As the Darkness release a new album, Justin Hawkins talks about his love of Ireland, and the benefits of having Taylor Swift singing along to one of their songs  

Justin Hawkins and his The Darkness band members.

Things are going well for perennially fabulous British rock group The Darkness, currently on an (almost) sold-out arena tour of Europe which includes three Irish dates in Belfast, King John’s Castle in Limerick, and Killarney’s INEC.

Conscious of the Irish Examiner’s Munster roots, singer Justin Hawkins takes a wild opening punt.