All-Ireland songs – the good, the bad…

1. Whipping Boys No More, by Declan Clancy & Ruairí Henchy

Listen: bit.ly/whippingboys

With thanks to: My Lovely Horse by Father Ted Crilly

Inspiration power: ****

X-Factor: Emotional

2. Do the Jimmy Barry Murphy, by GMC feat. the Red Rooster

Listen: bit.ly/dothejbm

With thanks to: Mark Morrison’s Return of the Mack

Inspiration power: ****

X-Factor: Organised rebellion.

3. The Banner’s Road to Croker, by Noel McInerney

Listen: bit.ly/banerroad

With thanks to: Original composition

Inspiration power: ***

X-Factor: The next Bressie?

4. Banner Bound, by Éanna Mulvihill and Oisín Hickey

Listen: bit.ly/bannerboys

With thanks to: Original composition

Inspiration power: ***

X-Factor: Reflective — perhaps more suited to a Sunday night inquest

5. The Banner’s Back Again, by MC Banner and the Killaloolas

Listen: bit.ly/bannersback

With thanks to: Just Can’t Get Enough, by Depeche Mode

Inspiration power: ***

X-Factor: Will get an airing in Coppers.

6. The Bold JBM, by Ryan Buckley, Dave Browne and The Black Donnellys

Listen: bit.ly/boldjbm

With thanks to: The bold Thady Quill.

Inspiration power: ***

X-Factor: Old school

7. Here’s To Davy, by Buddy Early and the Banner Bangers

Listen: bit.ly/todavy

With thanks to: In the Navy, by The Village People

Inspiration power: **

X-Factor: Cult classic