In 2011, I took part in a language teaching day at a German secondary school, teaching Irish for a few hours. To begin gently, I asked the students what they knew about Ireland and what Irish people they could name. I was expecting Bono and maybe Liam Neeson or Pierce Brosnan to feature among famous Irish people, but the best-known Irish person at this school was Rea Garvey. Completely unknown in Ireland, Garvey is a rock star in the German-speaking world who has carved a name for himself on German music-based reality TV. He has had a unique and versatile…

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