Of the many great crimes that befell the last century, Ultravox’s Vienna being kept off the top of the UK single charts by Joe Dolce’s Shaddaup You Face in 1981 stands most unashamedly among them.

In a bygone era, back when shorts were short and footballers’ hair was much, much longer, Poland became synonymous with the bad old days endured by Ireland’s national side.

HUNDREDS of furious concert goers demanded refunds after boyband East17 turned up six hours late for a gig at one of Cork’s top nightspots.